Norfolk
Summary
City/Town
Name:
Norfolk
State:
Connecticut
County:
Litchfield County
Probate
District:
24
Year
Established:
1758
Year
Incorporated:
1758
Form
of Government:
Selectman - Town Meeting
Town
Hall Address:
Town Hall
Web Address:
www.norfolkct.org/
History
Brief:
This area was part of the Western Lands (Goshen, Colebrook, Kent, Hartland, Norfolk, Canaan, Cornwall, Salisbury, Sharon, Torrington, Barkhamsted, Harwinton, Winchester and New Hartford) made over to Hartford and Windsor in 1686 to save them from being taken by the Royal Gov. Andros. This land was auctioned at Middletown in 1754. In 1758, the General Assembly designated it the town of Norfolk. Town vital records begin 1758. Barbour Collection covers 1758-1850.
Other City Names (0) Settled From (0) Population (1) Founding Families (1) Cemeteries (12) Name: Benedict Cemetery Location: Near Doolittle Lake Name: Dickinson Cemetery Location: On Goshen Road, South Norfolk Name: Grantville Cemetery Location: Winchester Road Name: Huxley Cemetery Location: Over the MA state line Name: Meekertown Cemetery Location: Southwest part of town, near Canaan line Name: Merrill Cemetery Location: Doolittle Drive Name: Norfolk Center Cemetery Location: 15 Old Colony Road Name: Pond Hill Cemetery Location: Doolittle Road/North Colebrook Road Name: Saint Mary's Cemetery Location: North Street Name: South Norfolk Cemetery Location: Litchfield Road Name: St. Mary Roman Catholic Cemetery Location: Old Colony Road Name: Stoekel Cemetery Location: On Stoekel Estate in the Center
Churches (2) Name: Church of Christ (860) 542-5721 Location: 12 Village Green, Norfolk, CT 06058 Website: www.norfolkctucc.org Name: Immaculate Conception Church (860) 542-5442 Location: 4 North Street, Norfolk, CT 06058
Monuments (1) Name: The Soldiers' Monument Description: War of the Rebellion. Erected to the memory of those who from this town gave up their lives. The monument has two bases, a die, a plinth and a shaft. The lower base is six feet square, the second base four and a half feet square, and the die three feet nine inches square and three and a half feet high. The entire height is 24 feet and a little more. Upon the four sides the names of thirty-five of those who gave their lives in the war are carved. Location: Village Green Type: Military Artist/Sculptor: William A. Burdick, Westerly Quaries
Communities (4) Name: Norfolk Center Name: North Norfolk Name: South Norfolk Name: West Norfolk
Historical Locations (0) Notable Citizens (5) Name: Brendan Gill - 1914-1997, Professor and writer Type: Contemporary Name: James Laughlin - 1914-1997 Professor and poet Type: Contemporary Name: Mark Twain - Occasionally a summer resident Type: Historic Name: Mihajlo Pupin - 1858-1935, Professor and inventor Type: Historic Name: William Windom - 1827-1891 Secretary of Treasury Type: Historic
Newspapers (2) Name: Lakeville Journal - Weekly (860) 435-9873 Type: Contemporary Location: 33 Bissell Street, P.O. Box 1688, Lakeville, CT 06039 Website: www.tcextra.com Name: Norfolk Now Type: Contemporary Location: P.O. Box 702, Norfolk, CT 06058 Website: www.nornow.org
Schools (1) Name: Botelle School Pk-6 (860) 542-5286 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 126 Greenwoods Road East, Norfolk, CT 06058 Website: www.botelleschool.org
Libraries (1) Name: Norfolk Library (860) 542-5075 Type: Current Location: 9 Greenwoods Road East, Norfolk, CT 06058 Website: www.norfolklibrary.org
Published Histories (4) Name: A Brief History of the Town Norfolk from 1738 to 1844 Author: Auren Rays Date Published: 1847 Publisher: Henry Ludwig Name: History of Norfolk, Litchfield Co., CT 1744-1900 Author: Theron Wilmot Crissey Date Published: 1900 Publisher: Massachusetts Pulbishing Co. Name: Norfolk Village Green Author: Frederick Sheppard Dennis Date Published: 1917 Publisher: Beer Pulblshing Co. Name: Norfolk, Connecticut 1900-1975 Author: Alice V. Waldecker Date Published: 1976 Publisher: Winchester Press
Genealogy Websites (0) Historic Timeline (0) Town Historian (4) Name: Anne Havemeyer, Assistant Contact Data: 129 Grantville Road Name: Cay P. Fields Contact Data: PO Box 592 Name: Contact the: Contact Data: Norfolk Historical Societywww.norfolkhistoricalsociety.com/ Name: Richard T. Byrne, Assistant Contact Data: PO Box 97norfolksearch@sbcglobal.net
Vital Records (1) Birth: 1740 - Present Marriage: 1756 - Present Death: 1762 - Present
Box 435, Glastonbury, CT, 06033-0435, (860) 569-0002
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