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United States Vermont  Franklin   Fairfax 

Brief History
Fairfax was chartered on August 18, 1763. Not one of the original proprietors ever made a settlement in the town. The first settler in this town was Capt. Broadstreet Spafford and commenced his settlement in 1783. The first recorded meeting of the proprietors was held in Arlington at the house of Elnathan Merwin, inn-holder, Aug. 30, 1786.

Historical Data
Inventory of the town, village and city archives of Vermont, no. 6, Franklin County, vol. IV, town of Fairfax can be viewed online.

Town Histories
Fairfax In The 20th Century by Henry A. Raymond

Fairfax And The Flood Of November, 1927 by Mike Cain

Vital Records
FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.

Fairfax Vital Records Page, courtesy of the Fairfax Historical Society

Military Records
Fairfax, Franklin County, Vermont, Enrolled Militia Records, 1861-1867 are online at FamilySearch

Land Records
Fairfax, Vermont Land Records, 1846-1915, can be found online at FamilySearch (browse only images).

Probate Records
Franklin Probate Division 17 Church St. St. Albans, VT 05478 Phone: (802) 524-7948

Franklin County, Vermont Probate Records, 1860-1910, are available on FamilySearch (browse only images).

Church Records

 * Christ Episcopal Parish (Fairfax, Vermont) Records, 1821-1922, are available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Order film online.

Maps
1871 maps of Fairfax, Fairfax Town North, and Fairfax Town Falls

Cemeteries
The following is a list of major cemeteries in present-day Enosburgh Town. For location of all cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Franklin County, website at this link.


 * Bordoville-Advent Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * East Enosburgh Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Enosburgh Center Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Main Street Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Missisquoi Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint John the Baptist Cemetery (New) - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint John the Baptist Cemetery (Old) - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Stevens Ferry Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Enosburg Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Enosburg Cemetery Records, early to 1870, are available on microfilm at the Family Search Library. Order film online.

Town Records
Fairfax, Vermont Death Records, 2000-2006, are available on FamilySearch (browse only imagess).

Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1923 -2000, can be found on FamilySearch (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Enosburgh Town Clerk's Office. These include Vital records of Fairfax, Vermont, ca. 1797-May 2000, and pre-1870 cemetery transcription, Town records (births 1784-1860, family records early to 1866, marriages 1798-1860, and deaths 1795-1860), Town records (births 1784-1860, family records early to 1866, marriages 1798-1860, and deaths 1795-1860), Town records, 1758-1845, and Land records, 1763-1850.

Fairfax Town Clerk 12 Buck Hollow Road P.O. Box 27 Fairfax, VT 05454 Phone: (802) 849-6111 Email: clerk@fairfax-vt.gov Website: http://www.fairfax-vt.gov/

Newspapers
St. Albans Messenger

Vermont Online Historical Newspapers

Libraries and Historical Societies
Fairfax Community Library 75 Hunt St. Fairfax, VT 05454 Phone: (802) 849-2420 Website: http://www.fairfaxvtlibrary.org/

Fairfax Historical Society 1181 Main Street PO Box 145 Fairfax,VT 05454