Norfolk County, Massachusetts Genealogy

United States Massachusetts  Norfolk County



County Courthouse
614 High Street Dedham, MA 02027-0310

Parent County

 * Created 10 May 1643 from Massachusetts Bay Colony lands.


 * Recreated 26 Mar 1793 from Suffolk County after New York returned Norfolk County to Massachusetts, became part of Suffolk County at time of the return.

Cities:
Braintree | Franklin | Quincy | Weymouth

Neighboring Counties
Bristol | Middlesex | Suffolk | Plymouth | Worcester | Providence County, Rhode Island

State Census
1855 Massachusetts State Census—a free searchable index and images to the 1855 Massachusetts State Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search. This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person’s residence and age in 1855, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors.

1865 Massachusetts State Census—a free searchable index and images to the 1865 Massachusetts State Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person’s residence and age in 1865, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors.

Newspapers
Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Boston newspapers and The Lowell Sun (1878-1977) covering local news that included residents from Norfolk County communities.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Franklin Massachusetts Family History Center

Web Sites

 * The Norfolk County MA GenWeb Project, an member of The MAGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Norfolk County
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Norfolk County (backup site)
 * Norfolk County Massachuesetts History &amp; Genealogy Blog- by David Lambert
 * Family History Library catalog for Norfolk County