Listed record inventories
Selected holdings and indexes for New Haven County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.
Newspapers
- Advocate and Examiner (New Haven [Conn.])1855-1856
- Advocate of the Union (Waterbury, Conn.)1856-1856
- American Eagle (Litchfield, Conn.)1822-182?
- American Sphinx (Waterbury, Conn.)1886-18??
- Ansonia Evening Sentinel (Ansonia, Conn.)1888-1898
- Ansonia Weekly Sentinel (Ansonia, Conn.)1889-1900
- Arbiter (New Haven, Conn.)1853-18??
- Bazar. B (Madison, Conn.)1880-188?
- Branford Gleaner (Branford, Conn.)1878-1880
- Branford Opinion (Branford, Conn.)1913-191?
- Branford Semi-Weekly Record (Branford, Conn.)1898-1899
- Broadway News (New Haven, Conn.)1916-19??
- Call and Citizen (West Meriden [Meriden], Conn.)1876-1882
- City Transcript (New-Haven [Conn.])1845-18??
- City Transcript, and Penny A-Line Advertiser (New-Haven [Conn.])1845-1845
- Columbian Register (New-Haven [Conn.])1840-1845
- Columbian Register (New-Haven, Conn.)1812-1855
- Columbian Weekly Register (New Haven, Conn.)1856-191?
- Connecticut Cio Vanguard (Waterbury, Conn.)1943-1944
- Connecticut Cio Vanguard (Waterbury, Conn.)1947-1950
- Connecticut Herald (New Haven)1821-1846
- Connecticut Herald (New-Haven [Conn.])1803-1818
- Connecticut Herald and Weekly Courier (New Haven [Conn.])1846-1848
- Connecticut Herald and Weekly Journal (New Haven, Conn.)1861-19??
- Connecticut Herald, and General Advertiser (New Haven [Conn.])1818-1821
- Connecticut Journal and Advertiser (New Haven, Conn.)1809-1809
- Connecticut Post, and New Haven Visitor (New Haven [Conn.])1803-1804
- Connecticut Vanguard (Waterbury, Conn.)1944-1946
- Connecticut Vanguard (Waterbury, Conn.)1950-1958
- Daily Derby Journal (Birmingham (Derby), Conn.)1850-1851
- Daily Evening Union (New Haven, Conn.)1873-1875
- Daily Morning Call (West Meriden [Meriden], Conn.)1872-187?
- Daily Palladium (New Haven, Conn.)1844-1845
- Daily Recorder Journal (West Meriden [Meriden], Conn.)1869-1869
- Derby Weekly Journal (Birmingham [Derby], Conn.)1858-18??
- Elm City Pilot (New Haven, Conn.)1879-188?
- Evening Palladium (New Haven, Conn.)1839-1841
- Evening Sentinel (Ansonia, Conn.)1898-1992
- Evening Union (New Haven, Conn.)1893-1895
- Federal Gazetteer (New Haven [Conn.])1796-1797
- Jeffersonian Democrat (New Haven, Conn.)1834-1834
- Knight Hospital Record (New Haven, Ct.)1864-1865
- L'indipendente (New Haven, Conn.)1903-193?
- La Gazzetta = the Gazette (Waterbury, Conn.)1930-193?
- La Verita', Corriere Del Connecticut (New Haven, Conn.)1939-195?
- La Verita, Corriere Del Connecticut (New Haven, Conn.)1939-195?
- Leete's Island Times (Leete's Island [Guilford], Conn.)1879-1879
- Madison Journal (Madison, Conn.)1915-191?
- Meriden Chronicle (West Meriden [i.e. Meriden], Conn.)1856-1860
- Meriden Daily Monitor (West Meriden [Meriden], Conn.)1872-1872
- Meriden Daily Recorder (West Meriden [Meriden], Conn.)1872-1882
- Meriden Evening Press (Meriden, Conn.)1881-1882
- Meriden Literary Recorder (West Meriden [Meriden], Conn.)1865-1871
- Meriden Morning Record (Meriden, Conn.)1898-1899
- Meriden Morning Record (Meriden, Conn.)1901-1924
- Meriden Press-Recorder (Meriden, Conn.)1882-188?
- Meriden Record (Meriden, Conn.)1924-1963
- Meriden Recorder (West Meriden [Meriden], Conn.)1863-1865
- Meriden Sunday News (Meriden, Conn.)1881-188?
- Meriden Transcript (West Meriden [Meriden], Conn.)1855-1856
- Meriden Weekly Mercury (Meriden, Conn.)1849-18??
- Milford Opinion (Milford, New Haven Co., Conn.)1886-189?
- Milford Times (Milford, Conn.)1888-189?
- Milford Topics (Milford, Conn.)1918-192?
- Morning Journal and Courier (New Haven [Conn.])1848-1894
- Morning Journal and Courier (New Haven, Conn.)1848-1894
- Morning Register (New-Haven [Conn.])1833-183?
- National Pilot (New Haven [Conn.])1821-1823
- National Republican (New-Haven, Conn.)1831-1832
- Naugatuc Valley Democrat (Waterbury, Conn.)1852-185?
- Naugatuck Daily News (Naugatuck, Conn.)1895-1999
- Naugatuck Review (Naugatuck [Conn.])1879-189?
- Naugatuck Valley Advocate (Naugatuck, Conn.)1893-189?
- Naugatuck Valley Democrat (Waterbury, Conn.)1852-185?
- Naugatuck Valley Messenger (Waterbury, Conn.)1866-18??
- Naugatuck Valley Sentinel (Ansonia, Conn.)1871-1889
- New Haven City Gazette (New Haven, Conn.)1830-183?
- New Haven County Record (New Haven, Conn.)1938-193?
- New Haven Daily News (New Haven, Conn.)1859-189?
- New Haven Daily Palladium (New Haven, Conn.)1841-1859
- New Haven Daily Palladium (New Haven, Conn.)1863-1900
- New Haven Democrat (New Haven, Conn.)1845-184?
- New Haven Evening Register (New Haven, Conn.)1874-1960
- New Haven Journal-Courier (New Haven, Conn.)1913-1932
- New Haven Journal-Courier and New Haven Times (New Haven, Conn.)1932-1959
- New Haven Morning News (New Haven, Conn.)1858-1859
- New Haven Morning Register (New Haven [Conn.])1864-1864
- New Haven News (New Haven, Conn.)1891-1893
- New Haven Palladium ([New Haven, Conn.])1835-185?
- New Haven Palladium, the Morning News (New Haven, Conn.)1900-1901
- New Haven Times-Leader (New Haven, Conn.)1910-1915
- New Haven Times-Leader (New Haven, Conn.)1919-192?
- New Haven Weekly Palladium (New Haven, Conn.)1856-1899
- New Haven Weekly Union (New Haven, Conn.)1880-1886
- New-Haven Daily Herald (New Haven, Conn.)1841-1848
- New-Haven Daily Register (New-Haven [Conn.])1846-1864
- New=haven Advertiser ([New Haven, Conn.])1829-1832
- News of Connecticut (New Haven, Conn.)1941-1943
- North Haven News (North Haven, Conn.)1927-19??
- North Haven News-Review (North Haven, Conn.)1946-196?
- North Haven News-Review and Events (North Haven, Conn.)1946-1946
- Oxford Advertiser (Oxford, Conn.)1883-18??
- Palladium and Republican (New Haven, Conn.)1832-1835
- Priestcraft Exposed (New Haven, Conn.)1833-183?
- Recorder-Journal (West Meriden [Meriden], Conn.)1869-1869
- Recorder-Journal (West Meriden [Meriden], Conn.)1871-1871
- Rigg's Meriden Literary Recorder (West Meriden [Meriden], Conn.)1872-1882
- Rytas (Waterbury, Conn.)1896-189?
- Saturday Evening Union (New Haven, Conn.)1871-1873
- Saturday Sensation (New Haven, Conn.)1882-188?
- Shelton and Fairfield County Times (Derby, Conn.)1901-190?
- Shore Line Sentinel (Guilford, New Haven Co., Conn.)1877-18??
- Shore Line Times (Guilford, Conn.)1918-Current
- Short Beach Daily (Short Beach, Branford Conn.)1887-1887
- Star (Waterbury, Conn.)1896-18??
- State Temperance Journal (West Meriden [Meriden], Conn.)1868-1870
- State Temperance Journal and Meriden Weekly Republican (West Meriden [Meriden], Conn.)1868-1868
- Sunday Herald (Bridgeport, Conn.)1934-196?
- Sunday Herald (Waterbury, Conn.)1888-1896
- Sunday Morning Herald (New Haven, Conn.)1870-187?
- Sunday Morning Union (New Haven, Conn.)1871-1871
- Svenska Hartford Posten (New Haven, Ct.)1897-????
- The American (Waterbury, Conn.)1844-1845
- The American Union ([Waterbury, Conn.])1865-186?
- The Amity Star (Bethany, Conn.)1950-1953
- The Ansonia Journal (Ansonia, Ct.)1885-188?
- The Arrow (Waterbury, Conn.)1881-188?
- The Bantam (Waterbury, Conn.)1881-188?
- The Boy's Advocate (New Haven, Conn.)1886-18??
- The Boys Companion ([New Haven, Conn.])1888-18??
- The Branford News (Branford, New Haven Co., Conn.)1878-1878
- The Branford Opinion and Guilford Echo (Branford, Conn.)1906-1912
- The Branford Record (Branford, Conn.)1899-1???
- The Branford Review (Branford, Conn.)1928-1932
- The Branford Review and East Haven News (Branford, Conn.)1932-1952
- The Brass City Herald (Waterbury, Ct.)1886-188?
- The Cheshire Monthly Review (Cheshire, Conn.)1870-187?
- The Cheshire Standard (New Haven, Conn.)1926-192?
- The Chronicle (Milford, Conn.)1892-189?
- The Citizen of Connecticut = IL Cittadino Del Connecticut (Waterbury, Conn.)1924-195?
- The Comet (Waterbury, Conn.)1881-188?
- The Congregational Observer (Hartford, Conn.)1840-1842
- The Connecticut Gazette (New Haven, Conn.)1755-1768
- The Connecticut Journal & Weekly Advertiser (New Haven, Conn.)1799-1799
- The Connecticut Journal (New-Haven [Conn.])1775-183?
- The Connecticut Journal and New-Haven Post-Boy (New Haven [Conn.])1767-1775
- The Connecticut Labor News (New Haven, Conn.)1921-1925
- The Connecticut Organ (Meriden, Conn.)1851-185?
- The Connecticut War Record (New Haven [Conn.])1863-1865
- The Daily Citizen (Naugatuck, Conn.)1895-189?
- The Daily Herald (New-Haven [Conn.])1832-1841
- The Daily Morning Journal and Courier (New Haven, Conn.)1894-1907
- The Daily News ([Derby], Conn.)1898-190?
- The Daily Palladium (New Haven, Conn.)1841-1841
- The Daily Palladium (New Haven, Conn.)1859-1863
- The Daily Register (New Haven [Conn.])1846-186?
- The Daily Witness (Wallingford [Conn.])1886-18??
- The Democrat (New Haven, Conn.)1845-1845
- The Democratic Lever (New Haven, Conn.)1871-1873
- The Derby Democrat (Ansonia, Conn.)1886-188?
- The Derby Journal (Birmingham [Derby], Conn.)1846-1855
- The Derby Journal (Birmingham [Derby], Conn.)1881-188?
- The Derby Transcript (Birmingham [Derby], Conn.)1867-189?
- The Derby Weekly News (Birmingham [Derby], Conn.)1858-1858
- The Eagle (Waterbury, Conn.)1883-188?
- The East Haven Citizen (East Haven, Conn.)1937-19??
- The East Haven News Combined With the Branford Review (East Haven, Conn.)1944-1952
- The Evening Herald (West Haven, Conn.)1915-191?
- The Evening Leader (New Haven, Conn.)1892-1910
- The Evening Recorder (West Meriden [Meriden], Conn.)1872-1872
- The Evening Sentinel (Ansonia, Conn.)1884-1888
- The Evening Star (Meriden, Conn.)1884-1884
- The Evening Times (Wallingford, Conn.)1892-189?
- The Evening Transcript (Birmingham [Derby], Conn.)1888-189?
- The Fair Haven Weekly Star (New Haven, Conn.)1919-19??
- The Fire-Fly (Waterbury, Conn.)1886-18??
- The Fly (Waterbury, Conn.)1882-1886
- The Guilford Item (Guilford, Conn.)1887-18??
- The Hamden Chronicle (Hamden, Conn.)1946-1957
- The Hamden Times (Hamden, Conn.)1935-1938
- The Herald of Minerva, Or, Columbian Ark and Washington Fortress (New Haven [Conn.])1802-1802
- The Home Front (New Haven, Conn.)1943-19??
- The Journal-Recorder (West Meriden [Meriden], Conn.)1871-1872
- The Liberty Dictagraph (Meriden, Conn.)1919-19??
- The Mail (Waterbury, Ct.)1885-18??
- The Maine Law Advocate (New Haven [Conn.])1853-1855
- The Meriden Banner (Meriden, Conn.)1860-186?
- The Meriden Citizen (West Meriden [Meriden], Conn.)1871-1877
- The Meriden Daily Herald (West Meriden [Meriden], Conn.)1876-1876
- The Meriden Daily Journal (Meriden, Conn.)1887-1953
- The Meriden Daily Republican (West Meriden [Meriden], Conn.)1868-1898
- The Meriden Daily Visitor (West Meriden [Meriden], Conn.)1868-1868
- The Meriden Herald (West Meriden [Meriden], Conn.)1876-18??
- The Meriden Morning Record and Republican (Meriden, Conn.)1899-1901
- The Meriden News (Meriden, Conn.)1915-19??
- The Meriden Penny Press (Meriden, Conn.)1881-1881
- The Meriden Recorder (West Meriden [Meriden], Conn.)1869-1871
- The Meriden Republican (Meriden, Conn.)1898-1899
- The Meriden Star (Meriden, Conn.)1950-1951
- The Meriden Weekly Republican (West Meriden [Meriden], Conn.)1870-1917
- The Meriden Weekly Visitor (West Meriden [Meriden], Conn.)1867-1868
- The Milford Citizen (Milford, New Haven County, Conn.)1894-1995
- The Milford News (Milford, Conn.)1928-1952
- The Milford Telegram (Milford, Conn.)1872-187?
- The Morning Journal-Courier (New Haven, Conn.)1907-1913
- The Morning News (New Haven [Conn.])1882-1891
- The Morning News (New Haven, Conn.)1893-1???
- The Morning Record (Meriden, Conn.)1892-1898
- The Morsel (New Haven [Conn.])1841-184?
- The National Pilot (New-Haven)1821-1823
- The Naugatuck News (Naugatuck, Conn.)1894-1895
- The New Era (Deep River, Conn.)1938-1977
- The New Haven Palladium (New Haven, Conn.)1901-1911
- The New Haven Union (New Haven [Conn.])1876-1893
- The New Haven Union (New Haven, Conn.)1873-1873
- The New Haven Union (New Haven, Conn.)1876-1880
- The New Haven Union (New Haven, Conn.)1886-190?
- The New Haven Union (New Haven, Conn.)1895-192?
- The New Haven Weekly Union (New Haven [Conn.])1874-1875
- The New-Haven Chronicle (New Haven, Conn.)1786-17??
- The New-Haven Gazette ([New Haven, Conn.])1791-1791
- The New-Haven Gazette (New Haven, Conn.)1784-1786
- The New-Haven Gazette, and the Connecticut Magazine (New Haven [Conn.])1786-178?
- The New-Haven Gazette, and the Connecticut Magazine (New-Haven, Conn.)1786-1789
- The New-Haven Gazette, and the Connecticut Magazine (New-Haven, Conn.)1786-178?
- The New-Haven Record ([New Haven, Conn.])1839-1840
- The New-Haven Register (New-Haven [Conn.])1846-1846
- The Nutmeg (Waterbury, Conn.)1882-188?
- The Observer (New Haven, Conn.)1882-1882
- The Pacificator (New Haven, Conn.)1870-187?
- The Palladium (New Haven, Conn.)1841-1844
- The People's Organ and Advocate (New York [N.Y.])1856-18??
- The Pilot (New-Haven)1823-1824
- The Pilot (New-Haven, Conn.)1823-1824
- The Point (Meriden, Conn.)1886-189?
- The Polyhymnian Journal (North Haven, Conn.)1875-187?
- The Progressive News (New Haven, Conn.)1912-19??
- The Regulator (S.L.)1867-18??
- The Republican (Waterbury, Conn.)1866-18??
- The Sea World (Branford, Conn.)1879-188?
- The Semi-Weekly Democrat (Waterbury, Conn.)1855-185?
- The Seymour News ([S.L.])1902-190?
- The Seymour Record (Seymour, Conn.)1871-196?
- The Shore Line Times and County Chronicle (New Haven, Conn.)1892-1918
- The Shoreline Times (Guilford, Conn.)1877-????
- The Stalwart (Leete's Island [Guilford], Conn.)1882-188?
- The Sun of Liberty (Danbury [Conn.])1800-1801
- The Sunday Democrat (Meriden, Conn.)1885-1885
- The Sunday Whisper (Meriden, Conn.)1885-1885
- The Temperance Journal (Hartford, Conn.)1872-1875
- The Times (Leete's Island [Guilford], Conn.)1879-18??
- The Times-Observer and Hamden Times (Hamden, Conn.)1938-194?
- The Tribunal (Waterbury, Conn.)1883-188?
- The Union Times (New Haven, Conn.)1941-1948
- The Vagabond (Waterbury, Conn.)1883-188?
- The Valley Index (Waterbury, Conn.)1869-1878
- The Valley Messenger (Birmingham [Derby], Conn.)1855-1857
- The Visitor (New Haven [Conn.])1802-1803
- The Visitor (New Haven, Conn.)1802-1803
- The Wallingford World (Wallingford, Conn.)1937-19??
- The Waterbury Democrat (Waterbury, Conn.)1917-1946
- The Waterbury Index (Waterbury, Conn.)1878-18??
- The Waterbury Monitor (Waterbury, Conn.)1880-188?
- The Weekly Democrat (New Haven [Conn.])1845-1847
- The Weekly Palladium (New Haven, Conn.)1899-191?
- The Weekly Press (New Haven, Conn.)1873-187?
- The West Haven Budget (West Haven, Conn.)1885-18??
- The West Haven Journal (West Haven, Conn.)1873-1877
- The Yankee Clipper (Branford, Conn.)1930-193?
- Times-Leader of New Haven (New Haven, Conn.)1915-1919
- Town Crier (West Haven, Conn.)1930-1970
- Wallingford Post (Wallingford, Conn.)1946-1990
- Wallingford Times (Wallingford, Conn.)1891-1892
- Wallingford Witness (Wallingford, Conn.)1886-18??
- Watchtower of Freedom (New-Haven, Conn.)1832-18??
- Waterbury American (Waterbury, Conn.)1845-18??
- Waterbury American (Waterbury, Conn.)1894-1986
- Waterbury American (Waterbury, Conn.)1895-193?
- Waterbury Daily American (Waterbury, Conn.)1866-1894
- Waterbury Daily Chronicle (Waterbury, Conn.)1865-1866
- Waterbury Daily Republican (Waterbury, Conn.)1884-1896
- Waterbury Democrat (Waterbury [Connecticut])1900-1903
- Waterbury Democrat (Waterbury, Conn.)1895-1897
- Waterbury Democrat (Waterbury, Conn.)1900-1903
- Waterbury Evening Democrat (Waterbury [Connecticut])1903-1917
- Waterbury Evening Democrat (Waterbury, Conn.)1887-1895
- Waterbury Evening Democrat (Waterbury, Conn.)1897-1900
- Waterbury Evening Democrat (Waterbury, Conn.)1903-1917
- Waterbury Journal (Waterbury, Conn.)1857-185?
- Waterbury News (Waterbury, Conn.)1929-19??
- Waterbury Republican (Waterbury, Conn.)1887-1888
- Waterbury Republican (Waterbury, Conn.)1896-1990
- Waterbury Weekly Republican (Waterbury, Conn.)1884-1887
- Waterbury Weekly Republican (Waterbury, Conn.)1888-190?
- Weekly Owl (New Haven, Conn.)1880-188?
- Weekly Star (Milford, Conn.)1890-189?
- Weekly Times (West Haven, Conn.)1894-19??
- West Haven Herald (New Haven, Conn.)1900-190?
- Windermere Weekly Forum (Wallingford, Conn.)1877-18??
- Workmen's Advocate (New Haven)1883-1891
- Workmen's Advocate (New Haven, Conn.)1883-1891
- Yale News (New Haven, Conn.)1878-????
- Ye Town Crier (Milford, Conn.)1925-193?
- Young America (Waterbury, Ct.)1880-188?
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Repository access note: Selected newspaper titles cataloged by the Library of Congress with explicit county geography. Priority is given to titles beginning by 1950; up to five later titles are included where no earlier dated title is listed for that county. Dates describe publication history, not the issues available at a library. Multiple format records with the same title, place and dates are grouped. The catalog may describe paper, microfilm or online resources. Open ends and the word Current reflect the catalog description; confirm present availability and exact holdings with the libraries listed on the linked record.
Sources: the catalogs and repository descriptions linked on the entries above. Selected inventories do not establish complete coverage of every record type or online access to original documents. Read the repository access note for source dates and limitations.
Where to find the records
- Find New Haven County's official website
We haven't checked this county's website yet, so this opens a web search. Look for an address ending in .gov, then find the town clerk, the probate court and the Connecticut State Library.
- The town clerk
In Connecticut, land records and births, marriages and deaths are kept by each town, not the county. Ask the town where your ancestor lived.
- The probate court
Wills and estates are handled by probate districts, which follow town lines; a district can cover one town or several.
- The Connecticut State Library
In Hartford: the State Archives, with copies of many town and probate records, the Barbour Collection index of town vital records, and court records.
- Connecticut State Libraryfree
The State Library and State Archives in Hartford: probate and court records, town records, and the Barbour Collection of town vital records to about 1850.
- FamilySearch Catalogfree
Search by place for "Connecticut, New Haven" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
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Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Land not yet in any county
Later formed partly from New Haven County: Litchfield County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1666, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.
Research tip
Connecticut's counties have had no government since 1960, and most records were always kept by towns, so search by town. The Barbour Collection indexes town vital records up to about 1850.