Connecticut Land Records

Connecticut is a state-land state. Lands were generally acquired from town proprietors or from other individuals. The Connecticut General Assembly had first jurisdiction over the colony and established town proprietors to meet and make decisions regarding community life in the town. Land was then divided and sold in lots. Registration of deed transactions in Connecticut, including the purchases from proprietors, was the responsibility of the town clerk. Deed books are found in the town level of jurisdiction rather than the county, and are generally indexed individually. Town clerks also usually have comprehensive indexes to grantors and grantees. Formerly microfilmed only to 1850, the books have now been microfilmed to 1900 and can be consulted either in the central location at the Connecticut State Library or through the FHL and its branches. There is no state-wide index to all deeds, however; they must be searched town-by-town. Unfortunately, few land records in Connecticut have been published.

Connecticut BLM Office:

Eastern States Office
Bureau of Land Management
7450 Boston Blvd.
Springfield, VA 22153
Tel: (703) 440-1600
FAX: (703) 440-1599

Connecticut State Historical Society:

The Connecticut Historical Society
1 Elizabeth St. at Asylum Ave
Hartford, CT 06195
(860) 236-5621 FAX (860) 236-2664
Email: cthist@ix.netcom.com (library)
Ctmus@ix.netcom.com (museum)
URL: http://www.hartnet.org/chs/

Connecticut County Courthouses:

Fairfield County
Fairfield County Clerk
1061 Main Street
Bridgeport, CT 06604-4222
Telephone: (203) 579-6527

Hartford County
Hartford Judicial District Bureau of Vital Records
550 Main St. Room 10
Hartford, CT 06103
Telephone: (860) 543-8538

Litchfield County
Litchfield County Clerk
P.O. Box 247
Litchfield, CT 06759
Telephone:(203) 567-0885

Middlesex County
Middlesex County Clerk
1 Court Street
Middletown, CT 06457-3442
Telephone: (860) 344-2966

New Haven County
New Haven County Clerk
235 Church Street
New Haven, CT 06510-0998
Telephone: (203) 789-7908

New London County
New London County Clerk
181 State St.
New London, CT 06320
Telephone: (860) 447-5204

Tolland County
Tolland County Clerk
69 Brooklyn Street
Vernon Rockville, CT 06066-3643
Tlephone: (860) 875-6294

Windham County
Windham County Clerk
Courthouse
Putnam, CT 06260
Telephone: (860) 928-2779

County Public Records
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State Links:

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Connecticut State Archives