Shelton, Fairfield County, Connecticut Genealogy

Description
Shelton, Connecticut at Wikipedia

Populated Places
Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities, Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Adjacent Towns

 * Fairfield County: Monroe | Stratford | Trumbull
 * New Haven County: Derby | Milford | Orange | Oxford | Seymour

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office Shelton Town Clerk 54 Hill Street Shelton, CT 06484 Phone: 203-924-1555 ext. 1503 E-mail: [mailto:m.domorod@cityofshelton.org m.domorod@cityofshelton.org] Shelton Town Clerk

Births

 * 1639-1941 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1739-1912 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Marriages

 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1739-1912 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Deaths

 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1640-1955 — index
 * 1739-1912 at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Divorce
For more resources see:

Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Shelton Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Fairfield County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places

Church Records
At its founding, Congregationalism was the dominant religion in Connecticut and was even the state religion until 1818. Other common Christian denominations include the Methodist, Episcopal, Roman Catholic, and Baptist churches. To see the churches in Shelton, visit. FamilySearch Places Many Connecticut churches have deposited their records at the Connecticut State Library. The following are church records available online for the town of Shelton:

Maps
This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps

Military
Searchable by Town
 * United States Military Records

Other Town Records
For more information see:

Probate Records

 * 1889-1917 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Libraries
Plumb Memorial Library 65 Wooster Street Shelton, CT 06484 Phone: 203-924-1580 E-Mail: [mailto:SheltonLibraryQuestions@gmail.com SheltonLibraryQuestions@gmail.com] Website

Nearest Family History Center
Nearest Family History Centers to the town of Shelton: Nearest Affiliate Libraries to the town of Shelton:

Societies
Shelton History Center PO Box 2155 70 Ripton Road Shelton, CT 06484 Phone: 203-925-1803 Website