Fairfax, Franklin County, Vermont Genealogy

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.

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

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


 * Beaver Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Carroll Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Fairfax Plains Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Kingsbury Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Learned Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Mudgett Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * North Fairfax-Beeman Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Saint Lukes Catholic Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Sanderson Corners Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Spafford Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

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

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Fairfax 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
 * 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