Search Hartford County White Pages

Hartford County white pages give you access to people records in the state capital region of Connecticut. About 899,000 residents live in Hartford County, spread across 29 towns. You can look up names, phone numbers, addresses, and public records through local town clerk offices and state databases. Hartford is the capital city, and many state agencies with searchable databases are based here. The search tool below pulls records that can help you find people in Hartford County fast.

Hartford County Records Overview

Hartford County has no county government. Connecticut abolished all county governments in 1960. The county exists only as a geographic boundary now. All public records in Hartford County are kept at the town level. Each of the 29 towns has a town clerk who serves as the local registrar of vital statistics under Section 7-51 of state law. These clerks maintain birth records, death records, marriage records, land records, and trade name filings. If you need to search for someone in Hartford County, the town where they live or have lived is the first place to check.

Hartford itself has a combined Town and City Clerk's office at 550 Main Street. You can reach them at (860) 757-9750. The office handles land records, vital records, dog licenses, election records, and more. Other large towns in Hartford County like New Britain, West Hartford, and Bristol each run their own clerk offices with similar services.

Because the state capital sits in Hartford County, many of the key state databases are physically based right here. The Freedom of Information Commission at 18 Trinity Street in Hartford oversees public records access for the whole state.

Find People in Hartford County

Finding someone in Hartford County can involve checking several places. The state provides free search tools that cover all of Hartford County's towns at once. The civil case lookup through the Connecticut Judicial Branch lets you search by name for any person involved in a court case. This tool covers civil, family, housing, and small claims matters. Criminal conviction records have a separate search tool as well.

The civil case search shown above covers all Connecticut courts, including those serving Hartford County towns. Enter a name to see if there are any case records on file.

The state eLicense portal is another search tool. It covers professional licenses for people in Hartford County and across Connecticut. You can look up anyone by name and see their license type, status, and address on file. Over 800 license types are in the system.

Hartford County Vital Records Search

Vital records are key to finding people. Birth certificates, marriage records, and death certificates all hold personal details. In Hartford County, town clerks keep these records. The Hartford Town Clerk charges $15 for a wallet-size birth certificate and $20 for full size. Cash and money orders are the main payment options, though online orders through VitalChek take credit cards.

The Department of Public Health in Hartford also maintains vital records at the state level. Their office is at 410 Capitol Avenue. Phone number is (860) 509-7700. Walk-in hours are Monday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and Friday from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. You can get records from the DPH for events in any Hartford County town or elsewhere in the state.

The DPH vital records site helps Hartford County residents find birth, death, and marriage certificates for any town in the state.

Note: Hartford County town clerks can only certify copies of vital records for events that took place within their town boundaries.

Hartford County Public Records Law

Connecticut law gives everyone broad rights to public records. Under Section 1-210, you can inspect and copy records from any Hartford County town office. No reason is required. Section 1-200 defines public records to include anything tied to public business. This includes paper documents, electronic files, and emails. Section 1-212 sets copy fees at up to 50 cents per page for municipal offices. You cannot be charged for just looking at records in person.

If a Hartford County town denies your request or fails to respond within four business days, the state considers it a denial. You can file an appeal with the FOIC within 30 days. The Commission holds hearings and can order agencies to release records. Personnel files get a longer response window of 10 business days.

Hartford County Online Databases

Several online tools make it easy to search Hartford County records from home. Here are the main ones you should know about.

• Hartford land records are searchable online at searchiqs.com/cthar with free guest access
• The Secretary of State business search covers all businesses in Hartford County towns
• Court records for Hartford County are available through the Judicial Branch website
• The Open Data portal has public datasets including demographic information
• Professional licenses can be checked at the eLicense portal by name or license number

Land records under Section 7-34a must be maintained by each town clerk and indexed by grantor and grantee. Several Hartford County towns now offer online searching for these records, though some still require in-person visits or subscriptions for full access.

The Open Data portal has hundreds of datasets from state agencies. Some include Hartford County-specific information that can help with people searches and records lookups.

Cities in Hartford County

Hartford County has 14 cities and towns with populations over 25,000. Each one has a town clerk office for records searches.

Nearby Counties

Counties next to Hartford County also have white pages resources worth checking.