Litchfield County, Connecticut Genealogy

United States Connecticut  Litchfield County


 * This article is about a county in Connecticut. For other uses, see Litchfield (disambiguation).



County Courthouse

 * There is no county government.
 * The government is at the town level.

History

 * Named for City of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. Not to be confused with Litchfield, Hampshire, England.

Parent County

 * 14 October 1751 from Fairfield and Hartford counties.

Record Loss
A LARGE PORTION OF THE TOWN ENTIRELY DESTROYED.

... Besides its national reputation as a resort, Litchfield has a local fame as the county seat ... Next to the block stood the Court House, a big building also of wood, and its turn came next. The townsmen could do nothing to save it, and it burned down before their eyes, but the county records were saved. Close to the Court House there was the only brick building in that part of the town and it proved an effective barrier, the Court House being the last building on West-street to be destroyed. ... Among the property destroyed was Lawyer H. B. Graves's library, which contained many rare and valuable works, and D. C. Kilbourn's historical library. The New York Times, New York, NY 12 Jun 1886 (source:GenDisasters)

Neighboring Counties
Fairfield | Hartford | New Haven | Massachusetts counties: Berkshire | Hampden | New York counties: Columbia | Dutchess

Probate District Courts

 * Sharon - Kent, Salisbury and Sharon Towns

Web Sites

 * The Litchfield County CTGenWeb Project, an member of The CTGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Litchfield County
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Litchfield County (backup site)
 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library catalog for Litchfield County