Where Norwalk's records are kept. Norwalk has its own city government, police department and clerk's office; the town clerk keeps land records and copies of birth and death certificates.
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The cards below include Norwalk's own offices, along with State of Connecticut offices; the Fairfield County offices are on our Fairfield County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
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City of Norwalk
City Hall for the City of Norwalk, Connecticut, is at 125 East Avenue. The city website covers the police department, tax bills and payments, planning and zoning, agendas and minutes, GIS maps and property information.
The Norwalk Police Department at 1 Monroe St. is nationally accredited and invites public comment on its service, with its Records Unit, police permits and the Police Activities League.
The Norwalk Police Records Unit reviews and codes the more than 60,000 calls for service handled each year for FBI crime reporting and keeps the internal arrest records up to date.
Norwalk Freedom of Information requests go through the city's FOIA portal straight to the relevant departments, where several requests can be placed and their progress tracked.
All Norwalk land transactions, from deeds, mortgages and liens to maps and judgments, are recorded in the Office of the Town Clerk, and the land records can be viewed online.
FBI wanted posters, from the Ten Most Wanted list to fugitives, terrorism suspects, kidnapped and missing persons, bank robbers and seeking information cases; tips go to tips.fbi.gov.
Connecticut Department of Public Health Vital Records
The State Vital Records Office holds birth, marriage and death records from July 1, 1897 on, and each of the 169 towns keeps its own; anyone over 18 may buy a death certificate.
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
U.S. Department of Justice search of public sex offender registries from every state, territory and many tribes by name or ZIP code; address radius searches cover only states that send coordinates.
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
The Connecticut State Library History and Genealogy Unit offers genealogy indexes, probate estate and district guides, census and church records help and FamilySearch affiliate access; reference staff answer by phone or email.
Official Government Resourceslibguides.ctstatelibrary.org
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut
Divisional clerk's offices in Hartford, New Haven and Bridgeport are open weekdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; the court's links reach PACER, electronic filing, electronic claims and Pay.gov payments.
The Connecticut Judicial Branch lets you look up Supreme and Appellate Court cases and Superior Court civil, family, housing, small claims, criminal and motor vehicle cases.
Norwalk, a place of 91,184 people, is in Fairfield County, whose county seat is Bridgeport. Norwalk's town clerk keeps its land records and copies of birth and death certificates, and court cases go through the Connecticut Superior Court. Norwalk's own offices are in the cards above, and our Fairfield County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Norwalk
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
The mine records hold 2 named mine sites inside the city or town limits, 2 of them worked out or abandoned. The minerals the records name are dimension stone; Granite.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area.
Norwalk: the boundary from the Census Bureau, and one dot for each old mine or hole on record inside it. The purple dots come off the old survey maps and the darkest of those are shafts and tunnels; the red, green and orange ones are mine records. Hover a dot for its name.Connecticut mine map and abandoned mine records
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
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How do I register to vote in Norwalk, Connecticut?
Voter registration in Connecticut is run by the Connecticut Secretary of the State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Norwalk.
How do I look up property records in Norwalk, Connecticut?
Deeds for property in Norwalk are recorded by the town clerk, and the city or town assessor keeps the tax values. Our Fairfield County page lists the county offices.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Norwalk, Connecticut?
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Connecticut come from the state vital records office, Connecticut State Vital Records Office, and the town or city clerk can also issue copies. The state office's site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
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Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.