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Colchester County is located in north central Nova Scotia. This area was originally known as Cobequid until 1780 when it was named after the town of Colchester, England. Colchester was part of Halifax County until 1835. The town of Truro (population 12,500) is the county seat.
Colchester County Resources
- Colchester Historical Museum & Archives - including a brief history of Colchester Co., archive holdings, publications for sale, hours and admission
- Colchester Co. Genealogy Books at the Library of Congress
- List of Census Microfilms for Colchester Co.
- Download a Map of Colchester Co. from 1898
- Colchester County Census and Vital Statistics Files by Don Lewis
- List of Irish settlers who came to Colchester Co. in 1762
- Find out what genealogical records are available for the following communities in Colchester County by clicking on the links in this table:
| Acadia Mines | Brule | Folly Lake | Lanesville | Newton Mills | Sandville |
| Alton | Carrs Brook | Forest Glen | Londonderry | North River | South Branch |
| Annandale | Clifton | Gays River | Lornevale | Nuttby | Stewiacke |
| Balmoral Hills | Cloverdale | Glenholme | Lower Londonderry | Old Barns | Tatamagouche |
| Bass River | Coldstream | Goshen | Lower Onslow | Oliver | Truro |
| Bayhead | Cove Road | Great Village | Lower Stewiacke | Onslow | Union |
| Beaver Brook | Debert | Green Oaks | Lynn | Otter Brook | Upper Londonderry |
| Belmont | Denmark | Greenfield | Masstown | Pembroke | Upper Onslow |
| Bible Hill | Earltown | Halfway Brook | Middle Londonderry | Portapique | Upper Stewiacke |
| Black Rock | Eastville | Harmony | Middle Stewiacke | Princeport | Waugh's River |
| Millbrook | |||||
| Brookfield | Economy | Hilden | Montrose | Riversdale | West St. Andrew |
| Brookfield Corner | Five Islands | Kemptown | New Annan | Salmon River | Wittenburg |
Family Genealogies with Colchester County Connections
- Thomas Miller's book published in 1873 recently updated and computerized
- Noah WEBB Descendants from Cumberland County, with a few members in Colchester Co.
- BURGESS Family of Old Barns
- FULMER/FULMOR/FULMORE
- Tribute to MacKAY Heritage from Scotland to Earltown
- FIELD Family of Truro
- McNEIL Family in the Masstown area
- Descendants of Captain John Morrison of Colchester County, NS by Glenn Morrison, including Faulkner, Marsh, Corbett, Hill and others
- RATH Family of Colchester County
- Colchester Families by Jane (Currie) Wile, including Archibald, Cottam, Johnson, McNutt, Vance, Upham, and many more
Colchester County Surname Registry
- Submit Your Colchester Co. Surnames
- View Colchester Co. Surnames A-K
- View Colchester Co. Surnames L-Z
Colchester County Cemetery Links
Colchester Memorial Marker Database - webpages by Allen White - many have headstone photos.
CANADA GEN-WEB CEMETERY PROJECT
If anyone
else has a Colchester County cemetery link we would be happy to
hear from you.
- Baptist Cemetery, Five Islands Thanks to William Hill
- Belmont Cemetery Thanks to William T. Hill
- Brodrick Cemetery, Five Islands Thanks to William Hill
- Burnt Hill Cemetery, Upper Burnside Thanks to George Newbury
- Camden Cemetery Thanks to Karen Gault
- Crowe Cemetery, Pleasant Hills Thanks to William Hill
- Debert Cemetery A couple of photos of the ROBB family submitted by Jeanne Arquelles
- Durning Cemetery, Economy Many thanks to William Hill
- Economy Cemetery Index only Thanks to William T. Hill
- Folly Mountain Cemetery Photos of ROBB family headstones submitted by Jeanne Arquelles
- French River Cemetery Many thanks to George Newbury
- Gays River United Church Cemetery - Many thanks to Debbie Sutherland
- Lower Economy Family Plot Many thanks to William Hill
- Lynn Mountain Cemetery, Economy Many thanks to William Hill
- McLaughlin Cemetery, Economy Many thanks to William Hill
- Pleasant Hills Cemetery, Portaupique Thanks to William Hill
- St. Ambrose Catholic Cemetery Thanks to William T. Hill
- Staples Pioneer Memorial Site Thanks to William T. Hill
- The Four Oaks Cemetery Many thanks to George Newbury
- Upper Stewiake - Old Baptist Cemetery Thanks to Karen Gault
Colchester County Photo Pages
of
CROWE family contributed by Suzanne Schroeder.
Non-Genealogy Links for Colchester County
- Tour through western Colchester County along the Glooscap Trail
- A virtual visit to Truro, the county seat of Colchester
Nova Scotia Links
- Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet - Nova Scotia
- Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia (GANS)
- Nova Scotia Mailing List - sponsored by GANS
- Nova Scotia Genealogy Network Association
- Nova Scotia Genealogy Resources Page
- Nova Scotia Vital Records - order B/M/D records from Nova Scotia
- Acadian Research in Nova Scotia
- Early Acadian Period Archaeology
- Planter Studies Centre - New England residents who settled in Nova Scotia between 1759 and 1774
- Scots in New Scotland (Nova Scotia)
- Nova
Scotia CNGenWeb Project
- Annapolis Co. NSGenWeb
- Antigonish Co. NSGenWeb
- Cape Breton Area NSGenWeb (includes Cape Breton, Inverness, Richmond and Victoria counties)
- Colchester Co. NSGenWeb (this site)
- Cumberland Co. NSGenWeb
- Digby Co. NSGenWeb
- Guysborough Co. NSGenWeb
- Halifax Co. NSGenWeb
- Hants Co. NSGenWeb
- Kings Co. NSGenWeb
- Lunenburg Co. NSGenWeb
- Pictou Co. NSGenWeb
- Queens Co. NSGenWeb
- Shelburne Co. NSGenWeb
- Yarmouth Co. NSGenWeb
- HALIFAX HERALD has (current) obituaries online
- Nova Scotia Newspapers on Microfilm at the National Library of Canada
- Road Map of Nova Scotia
- Nova Scotia Genealogy Books at the Library of Congress
- Nova Scotia Libraries Online - links to the libraries
- NS Online - general information on Nova Scotia, great if you're planning a trip
Canada Links
- Canadian Cemetery Index
- Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet - Canada
- Canadian Genealogy & History Links
- ROOTS-L Resources: Canada
- Acadian Research Links
- Généalogie/CEA - Acadian ancestry
- World War I Links
- Canadian Expeditionary Force - searchable database for those who served in the Great War
- Books of Remembrance - searchable databases for those who died in the Great War (other wars, too)
- Canadian Great War Home Page
- Canadian
Archives
- National Archives of Canada
- British Columbia Archives - searchable births, marriages and deaths
- Manitoba Provincial Archives
- Provincial Archives of New Brunswick - genealogical guides to 15 counties online
- Newfoundland and Labrador Archives
- Northwest Territories Archives
- Ontario Archives
- Archives nationales du Québec
- Prince Edward Island Public Archives and Records
- CanadaGenWeb Project
- Canadian Library Index - Canadian Libraries Online
- National Library of Canada
- Infospace Directory - search telephone listings for people and businesses
- Canadian Gazetteer - find historic and current placenames
Other Useful Links
- Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet - 41,850 links, updated frequently
- Genealogy Gateway - over 28,000 links to genealogical and historical resources
- National Archives and Records Administration (U.S.) - follow the link to The Genealogy Page
- Genealogy Helplist - volunteers worldwide to lookup information for others in repositories near them
- Genealogy CD Lookup List - volunteers to lookup information on their CD-roms
- Roots Surname List - search more than 600,000 surnames
- RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative
- Helm's Genealogy Toolbox
- Everton's Genealogical Helper
- Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: FamilyFinder Index
- Genealogical Database Index - index to GenWeb databases
- Ancestry Search: SSDI - search the Social Security Deaths Index
- New England Historic Genealogical Society
- Maine State Archives - searchable marriages, 1892-1966
- Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet - Finding People - search for phone numbers, addresses, email and web addresses
- Switchboard - search for people and businesses in the U.S.
- U.S. Gazetteer - search U.S. places by name or zip code
- U.S. Geographic Names Info System - most complete online gazetteer by U.S. Geological Survey
- United States Postal Service - find U.S. zip codes
- Local History & Genealogy at the Library of Congress - download their research guides and search the online catalog
- Sources of Copyright Information - educate yourself about copyright laws, some of which are surprising
- Public Libraries Online - List of U.S. Libraries Online
- Amazon.com Books - Earth's Biggest Bookstore
- Shareware.com - find shareware on the Internet
Help with Personal Research
- Canada Genealogy Helplist
- Subscribe to the Nova Scotia Mailing List sponsored by GANS
- Subscribe to CAN-NS-COLCHESTER Mailing List at Rootsweb
- Exchange information with other researchers on the Internet at GenForum
Anyone with primary source data for Colchester County (e.g., census indexes, tombstone inscriptions, passenger lists) should contact the Webmaster for possible upload to this site by sending email to:
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This page last updated on Sunday, 11-May-2008 10:01:16 MST
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