Barkhamsted, Litchfield County, Connecticut Genealogy

Description
Barkhamsted, Connecticut at Wikipedia

Barkhamsted is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut and contains six villages, West Hill, Mallory, Center Hill, Washington Hill, Pleasant Valley and Riverton. Barkhamsted was named after Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England.

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

Town Records
In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office Barkhamsted Town Clerk 67 Ripley Hill Rd. Barkhamsted, CT 06063 Phone: 860-379-8665 E-mail: [mailto:hkrouse@barkhamsted.us hkrouse@barkhamsted.us] Barkhamsted Town Clerk

Births

 * 1600s-1850 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index and images; some towns maybe missing
 * 1600s-1850 The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records This collection of bound typescripts is available at the listed libraries; some towns may be missing
 * 1600s-1870 Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) at Ancestry - index and images ($); some towns maybe missing
 * 1639-1941 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1640-1955 — index

Marriages

 * 1600s-1850 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index and images; some towns maybe missing
 * 1600s-1850 The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records This collection of bound typescripts is available at the listed libraries; some towns may be missing
 * 1600s-1870 Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) at Ancestry - index and images ($); some towns maybe missing
 * 1640-1955 — index

Deaths

 * 1600s-1850 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog - index and images; some towns maybe missing
 * 1600s-1850 The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records This collection of bound typescripts is available at the listed libraries; some towns may be missing
 * 1600s-1870 Connecticut, U.S., Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) at Ancestry - index and images ($); some towns maybe missing
 * 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1640-1955 — index

Divorce
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Resources
For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

 * Barkhamsted Cemeteries List at FindAGrave
 * at FamilySearch Catalog
 * Litchfield 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 Barkhamsted, 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 Barkhamsted:

City Directories

 * 1914 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Barkhamsted at Ancestry - index and images ($),some years may be missing
 * Various Dates U.S. City Directories, 1860-1960 at MyHeritage - index and images ($) some towns and years may be missing

Maps
This selection includes town, county, state, and historical maps
 * Barkhamsted, Connecticut Town Guides at CT State Library

Military
Searchable by Town
 * United States Military Records

Other Town Records
For more information see:

Probate Records
In Connecticut, most probate records are kept at the town level. Barkhamsted Probate Court covers the Town. Constituted 5 June 1834 from New Hartford. Contains the records of New Hartford Probate District 27 May 1825 to 5 June 1834. The following are online probate records for the town of Barkhamsted:
 * 1825-1925 : at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Societies
Barkhamsted Historical Society 100 East River Road PO Box 94 Pleasant Valley, CT 06063 Phone: 860-738-2456 E-mail: [mailto:bhs@barkhamstedhistory.us bhs@barkhamstedhistory.us] Facebook Website