Springfield, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Genealogy

United States

New England

New Hampshire

Sullivan County

Springfield

Town Information

Description

• Springfield, New Hampshire at Wikipedia
  

Populated Places

Includes Neighborhoods, Villages, Unincorporated Communities,
Districts, and Census-Designated Places:

Town Records

In New England most original vital records of birth, marriage, and death can be found at the town clerk's office

• Springfield Town Reports at Springfield Town Office
  

2750 Main Street

PO Box 22

Springfield, NH 03284

Vital Records

• Springfield Vital Records Request at Springfield Town Office
  

Telephone: 603-763-4805 ex 102

Fax: 603-696-6276

• Certificate Application at State of New Hampshire
  

Births

• 1636-1947 New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
  
• 1654-1969 New Hampshire: Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1654-1969 at American Ancestors — index & images ($)
• 1765-1880 Records of the town of Springfield, of births, deaths, marriages, marks, etc., 1765-1880(*) at FamilySearch Catalog; images
  
• 1794-1915 Springfield, New Hampshire, town records of marriages, births, and deaths, ca. 1794-1915(*) at FamilySearch Catalog; images
  
• 1901-1915 New Hampshire Birth Certificates, 1901-1915 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
  

Marriages

• 1636-1947 New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
  
• 1654-1969 New Hampshire: Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1654-1969 at American Ancestors — index & images ($)
• 1765-1880 Records of the town of Springfield, of births, deaths, marriages, marks, etc., 1765-1880(*) at FamilySearch Catalog; images
  
• 1794-1915 Springfield, New Hampshire, town records of marriages, births, and deaths, ca. 1794-1915(*) at FamilySearch Catalog; images
  
• 1828-Onward New Hampshire Marriages at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
• 1829-1877 Vital records of Springfield, N.H., 1829-1877(*) at FamilySearch Catalog; images
  

Deaths

• 1636-1947 New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1636-1947 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
  
• 1654-1969 New Hampshire: Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1654-1969 at American Ancestors — index & images ($)
• 1765-1880 Records of the town of Springfield, of births, deaths, marriages, marks, etc., 1765-1880(*) at FamilySearch Catalog; images
  
• 1794-1915 Springfield, New Hampshire, town records of marriages, births, and deaths, ca. 1794-1915(*) at FamilySearch Catalog; images
  
• 1830-1882 Vital records of Springfield, N.H., 1830-1882(*) at FamilySearch Catalog; images
  

Town Reports

The town of Springfield kept annual town reports. These reports often contained birth, marriage, and death information. Below is a list of years when Springfield kept town reports. (NOTE: Occasionally, these town reports missed vital statistic information from the end of the year. If you don't find your ancestor's vital information, check the following year's town report to see if your ancestor's information was recorded later.)

• 1780-1849 Town records, 1780-1849(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• 1852-2025 Annual Town Reports at University of New Hampshire
• 1887-2014 Annual Town Reports on Archive.org
  

1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1932 1933 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945a 1945b 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2014

Resources

For more County and State resources see:

Cemeteries

• Springfield Cemeteries at FamilySearch Catalog
  
• Springfield Cemeteries List at Find a Grave
  
• Sullivan County Cemeteries at FamilySearch Places
  

Church Records

Historically, the largest religious groups in New Hampshire were the Congregational, Baptist, Roman Catholic, and Methodist churches. For general information about New Hampshire denominations, view the New Hampshire Church Records wiki page.

To see the churches in Springfield, visit FamilySearch Places.

Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. The following are church records available online for the town of Springfield:

• 1600s-1900s Genealogical Collection (Includes New Hampshire Church Records(*) by Daughters of the American Revolution at FamilySearch Catalog; index & images
  
• 1771-1905 New Hampshire, Church Records, 1771-1905 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
  
• New Hampshire Church Records
  

Land Records

The following are online land records for the town of Springfield:

• 1600s-1800s New Hampshire Provincial and State Papers (Vols. 1-40(*) by George E. Jenks at FamilySearch Catalog; index & images
  
• 1748-1846 Proprietors' Records, 1748-1846(*) New Hampshire Proprietors at FamilySearch Catalog; index & images
  
• 1827-1850 General Index, 1827-1850 (Sullivan County, New Hampshire)(*) Register of Deeds at FamilySearch Catalog; index & images
  
• 1827-1874 Probate Records, 1827-1902; General Index, 1827-1874 (Includes Division of Real Estate for Sullivan County, New Hampshire)(*) New Hampshire. Probate Court (Sullivan County) & New Hampshire. County Court (Sullivan County) at FamilySearch Catalog; index & images
  
• 1827-Present Sullivan County, New Hampshire Register of Deeds at nhdeeds; index & images ($)
  
• 1852-1947 Probate, Wills and Indexes 1852-1947, Sullivan County, New Hampshire (Includes Sales of Real Estate)(*) at FamilySearch Catalog; index & images
  
• New Hampshire Land and Property
  
• Sullivan County Deed Search at newportnhhistory
  

Local Histories

• Published materials for this town at Internet Archive
  

Maps

This selection incudes town, county, state, and historical maps

• Boundary Map of Springfield at HomeTownLocator
  
• McConnell's Historical Maps of the United States at Library of Congress
  
• Old Maps of New Hampshire at Old-Maps
  
• Springfield at FamilySearch Places
  
• Springfield at Google Maps
• Springfield at Mapcarta
  
• Sullivan County Map at Nhcounties
  
• New Hampshire Maps State Page
  

Military

Some Records are Searchable by Town

Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

For more Revolutionary War Military Records see:

• 1775-1783 United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
  
• New Hampshire Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
  
• United States Military Records - Revolutionary War, 1775-1783
  

Civil War, 1861-1865

For more Civil War Military Records see:

• New Hampshire Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
  
• United States Military Records - Civil War, 1861-1865
  

World War I, 1917-1918

For more World War I Military Records see:

• New Hampshire Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
  
• United States Military Records - World War I, 1917-1918
  

World War II, 1941-1945

For more World War II Military Records see:

• New Hampshire Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
  
• United States Military Records - World War II, 1941-1945
  

Other Town Records

Burials Appointments Earmarks Estrays (stray animals) Freemens' oaths (men eligible to vote) Land records Mortgages Name changes Care of the poor School records Surveys Tax lists Town meeting minutes Voter registrations Warning outs (of town)

Probate Records

• 1623-1772 Province New Hampshire Deeds and Probate Records From 1623-1772(*) New Hampshire (Colony) at FamilySearch Catalog; index & images
  
• 1643-1982 New Hampshire, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1643-1982 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
  
• 1660-1973 New Hampshire, County Probate Records, 1660-1973 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
  
• New Hampshire Probate Records
  

Research Facilities

Libraries

• New Hampshire's State Library Genealogy and NH History
  

FamilySearch Centers & Affiliate Libraries

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Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

• Concord New Hampshire FamilySearch Center
• Lebanon New Hampshire FamilySearch Center
• South Royalton Vermont FamilySearch Center
• American Canadian Genealogical Society - an affiliate library
  
• Brooks Memorial Library - an affiliate library
  
• Griffin Free Public Library - an affiliate library
  
• Meredith Public Library - an affiliate library
  
• Thornton Public Library - New Hampshire - an affiliate library
  

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