Cheshire, Connecticut town records

Q: How do I look up who owns a property in Cheshire?

Use the property search of the Assessor: https://www.propertyrecordcards.com/searchmaster.aspx?towncode=025

In Cheshire, deeds are recorded by the Town Clerk; property values come from the Assessor; court files are kept by the Cheshire - Southington Probate Court, serving Cheshire and Southington.

Last checked against official sources on November 4, 2026.

On this page

Where to get each record
Deeds and land records
Property values, owners and tax bills
Court records: which clerk keeps which case
Marriage records
Divorce records
Birth certificates
Death certificates
Probate records and wills
Business names (DBA)
Voter records
Historical records
Good to know about Cheshire records
Office addresses, phones and hours
Records that are not online: public records requests
Questions people ask
Official copies vs look-alike sites
Sources

Where to get each record

Record	Office	Search online	Fee
Deeds and land records	Town Clerk²	Search deeds¹	$1 per page; land record maps: small $5, large $7.50, section $1; battery-powered scanner $20 per occasion¹
Property values and owners	Assessor³	Property search⁴	—
Property tax bills	Collector of Revenue⁵	Tax bill search⁴	—
Court cases	Cheshire - Southington Probate Court, serving Cheshire and Southington⁶	—	Clerk copy fee $1 per page; certifying under seal $2; exemplification $20; copy of a judgment file $25 certified / $15 uncertified (copy and certification fees included). Civil entry fee $360 (Superior Court); small claims $95.⁷
Marriage records	Statewide: Registrar of vital statistics (vital records office) of the town where the marriage took place⁹	—	Certified copy fee: $20 with a completed application; government-issued photo ID required⁸
Divorce records	Clerk of the Superior Court where the divorce (dissolution) was granted¹⁰	—	—
Birth certificates	Town Clerk (vital records)²	—	$20 with a completed application and valid photo ID⁸
Death certificates	Statewide: Town vital records office where the death occurred (or where the decedent lived) and the State Vital Records Office¹¹	—	$20 with a completed application; government-issued photo ID required⁸
Probate and wills	Cheshire - Southington Probate Court, serving Cheshire and Southington⁶	—	Fees are set by statute and the same statewide. Copies: $5 per document up to 5 pages + $1 per extra page. Certified copies: $5 per document for the first 2 pages + $2 per extra page. Recording: $3 per page after the first 5.¹²
Business names (DBA)	Statewide: Trade names (DBAs) are filed with the town clerk of the town where the business is mainly carried on, not with the Secretary of the State¹³	—	—

Deeds and land records

Deeds, mortgages and other land documents for property in Cheshire are recorded by the Town Clerk.²

Online search: searchiqs.com/ctche/Login.aspx¹
Who runs it: SearchIQS, linked from the Town Clerk Land Records page¹
Years online: Records from 1780; 1780-1931 on the IndexBooks tab¹

Copy fee: $1 per page; land record maps: small $5, large $7.50, section $1; battery-powered scanner $20 per occasion¹
Certified copy fee: $2¹
Recording fee: $70 first page + $5 each additional page or portion; MERS/DART nominee documents $160 first page + $5 each additional page; MERS/DART release or assignment as grantor $160 flat; map filing $20, subdivision of 3 or more parcels $30; surcharges $2, $5, $1¹
How to order: View and print on the online site, or use the Town Clerk's Office; pay by cash, check payable to "Cheshire Town Clerk", or credit card (2.5% fee, minimum $2)¹

How deeds work in Connecticut

Property values, owners and tax bills

The Assessor sets property values³; the Collector of Revenue bills and collects the tax⁵.

Property search: propertyrecordcards.com/searchmaster.aspx Run by propertyrecordcards.com, linked by the Assessor⁴
Tax bill search: mytaxbill.org/inet/bill/home.do⁴
Parcel map (GIS): cheshire.mapxpress.net⁴
Appealing a value: Written application to the Board of Assessment Appeals on or before February 20; hearings in March (real estate, business personal property, supplemental motor vehicles) and September (motor vehicles)¹⁴
Mill rate: 2025 Grand List: 31.36 mills for real estate, business personal property and motor vehicles⁵

How property tax works in Connecticut

Court records: which clerk keeps which case

Court	Cases	Records kept by	Case search
Connecticut Superior Court, New Haven Judicial District	Civil, family (divorce), housing, major criminal (Superior Court is the sole trial court of general jurisdiction)	—	Judicial Branch Case Look-up: Superior Court civil/family/housing/small claims (civilinquiry.jud.ct.gov), criminal/motor vehicle (pending cases, daily dockets, convictions), and Supreme/Appellate (appellateinquiry.jud.ct.gov)¹⁵
Connecticut Superior Court, Geographical Area No. 7	Criminal and motor vehicle cases	—	Online conviction search shows convictions for generally no more than 10 years after sentencing; youthful offender, juvenile, infraction and violation convictions are not shown¹⁶
Cheshire - Southington Probate Court (PD-18)	Wills, decedents' estates, trusts, conservatorships, guardianships, adoptions, name changes	Cheshire - Southington Probate Court (PD-18), serving Cheshire and Southington	Probate Case Lookup: decedent estates and trusts from Jan. 5, 2011 (incomplete before then)¹⁷

Small claims: Small claims options: New Haven J.D., 235 Church Street, New Haven 06510, (203) 503-6800; or Meriden J.D., 54 West Main Street, Meriden 06451, (203) 238-6666¹⁸
Court system: Unified state court system: the Superior Court is the sole trial court of general jurisdiction (civil, criminal, family, housing, small claims, juvenile), organized by judicial district and geographical area. Probate is a separate system of 54 Probate Courts.¹⁹
Fees: Clerk copy fee $1 per page; certifying under seal $2; exemplification $20; copy of a judgment file $25 certified / $15 uncertified (copy and certification fees included). Civil entry fee $360 (Superior Court); small claims $95.⁷

Criminal records and background checks

Convictions online: Online conviction search shows convictions for generally no more than 10 years after sentencing; youthful offender, juvenile, infraction and violation convictions are not shown¹⁶
State repository: DESPP, State Police Bureau of Identification (SPBI), 1111 Country Club Road, Middletown, CT 06457; phone (860) 685-8480²⁰
Fee: Name/DOB search (yes/no only): $36. Full CT criminal history record search (name or fingerprint): $75. Personal record search: $75. Letter of Good Conduct: $75. Fingerprinting at a State Police location: $15. FBI federal check: $15 from Oct. 1, 2026 ($13 volunteers), only where a law authorizes it.²¹

How Connecticut courts keep their files

Marriage records

Where Connecticut keeps it: Registrar of vital statistics (vital records office) of the town where the marriage took place.⁹

Marriage license: Appointment required; license must come from the town of the ceremony; expires 65 days from issuance; both parties sign in person and $50 is paid at signing²²
Marriage license fee: $50²²
Certified copy fee: $20 with a completed application; government-issued photo ID required⁸
Online: cheshirectvitals.permitium.com (extra charges apply)⁸
Waiting period: 48 hours (new as of October 1, 2026): the town cannot issue the license until at least 48 hours after the second applicant signs²³

Connecticut marriage records, statewide

Divorce records

Clerk of the Superior Court where the divorce (dissolution) was granted; DPH Vital Records does not keep divorce decrees¹⁰

Older records: Older divorce files for some counties are held by the State Archives (e.g., Fairfield 1868-1941, Hartford 1864-1953, New London 1857-1974, digitized by FamilySearch)²⁴

Connecticut divorce records: decree or state record

Birth certificates

Town Clerk (vital records)²

Fee: $20 with a completed application and valid photo ID⁸
Online: cheshirectvitals.permitium.com (additional charges apply)⁸
Restrictions: Birth records are confidential except those at least 100 years old²⁵
State fee: $30 from the State Vital Records Office²⁵

Ordering a Connecticut birth certificate

Death certificates

Where Connecticut keeps it: Town vital records office where the death occurred (or where the decedent lived) and the State Vital Records Office.¹¹

Fee: $20 with a completed application; government-issued photo ID required⁸
Online: cheshirectvitals.permitium.com (additional charges apply)⁸
Who may: Anyone 18 or older; the decedent's SSN only for the spouse or next of kin²⁶

Ordering a Connecticut death certificate

Probate records and wills

Kept by the Cheshire - Southington Probate Court (PD-18), serving Cheshire and Southington, whose cases include “Wills”.⁶

Which court: Cheshire - Southington Probate Court, PD-18; serves Cheshire and Southington⁶
Fees: Fees are set by statute and the same statewide. Copies: $5 per document up to 5 pages + $1 per extra page. Certified copies: $5 per document for the first 2 pages + $2 per extra page. Recording: $3 per page after the first 5.¹²
Online index: Probate Case Lookup: decedent estates and trusts from Jan. 5, 2011 (incomplete before then)¹⁷
Older records: Archived/ancient probate records are at the Connecticut State Library¹⁷

Finding a will or probate case in Connecticut

Business names (DBA)

Where Connecticut keeps it: Trade names (DBAs) are filed with the town clerk of the town where the business is mainly carried on, not with the Secretary of the State.¹³

Trade names: Trade name filing fee $20 at the Town Clerk²

Voter records

Public or restricted: Voter registration lists are kept in the statewide Centralized Voter Registration System and maintained locally by each town's Registrars of Voters (at least two per town, one from each major party). The list is available for limited uses only.²⁷

Historical records

Land records go back to 1780; a volunteer Town Historian works with the library and Historical Society on documents¹

Good to know about Cheshire records

Land records online reach back to 1780; records from 1780-1854 may have quality issues¹
Cheshire Correctional Institution marriages have their own steps, worksheet and approved justice-of-the-peace list²²
The Town Clerk offers a Fraud Alert sign-up through SearchIQS: email alerts if documents are recorded under your name²⁸
Foreclosure property registration costs $60 at the Town Clerk²
Liquor permits stopped being filed with the Town Clerk on Oct. 1, 2025²
Police post arrest and citation logs weekly; a month of logs stays online²⁹
Police offer a criminal history request limited to Cheshire records³⁰
The next general revaluation is scheduled for 2028³
Local conveyance tax is.25% of the transaction price¹

Office addresses, phones and hours

Town Clerk

Address: 84 South Main Street, Cheshire, CT 06410²
Phone: 203-271-6601²
Email: [email protected]²²
Hours: Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 4 pm; recording 8:30 am to 3:30 pm¹
Website: cheshirect.gov/256/Town-Clerk²

Town Clerk (vital records)

Address: 84 South Main Street, Cheshire, CT 06410²
Phone: 203-271-6601²
Email: [email protected]²²
Hours: Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 4 pm¹
Website: cheshirect.gov/261/Vital-Records⁸

Assessor

Address: 84 South Main Street, Cheshire, CT 06410³
Phone: 203-271-6620³
Hours: Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 4 pm³¹
Website: cheshirect.gov/184/Assessor³

Collector of Revenue

Address: 84 S Main Street, Cheshire, CT 06410⁵
Mail: Collector of Revenue, Town of Cheshire, 84 South Main Street, PO Box 129, Cheshire, CT 06410⁵
Phone: 203-271-6630⁵
Hours: Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 4 pm⁵
Website: cheshirect.gov/187/Collector-of-Revenue⁵

Registrars of Voters

Address: 84 South Main Street, Cheshire, CT 06410³²
Mail: Elections Dept, Town Hall, 84 South Main Street, Cheshire CT 06410³²
Phone: 203-271-6680³²
Hours: Monday through Friday 9 am to 3 pm³²
Website: cheshirect.gov/197/Register-to-Vote³²

GIS Mapping (linked by the Assessor)

Website: cheshire.mapxpress.net⁴

Cheshire - Southington Probate Court (PD-18), serving Cheshire and Southington

Address: 84 South Main Street, Cheshire, CT 06410⁶
Phone: (203) 271-6608; fax (203) 271-3735⁶
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30-4:00⁶
Website: ctprobate.gov/…⁶

Cheshire Police Department Records Division

Address: 500 Highland Avenue, Cheshire, CT 06410³⁰
Phone: 203-271-5510; fax 203-271-5592³⁰
Email: [email protected]³⁰
Hours: Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 4 pm; records window temporarily closed Wednesdays from June 24, 2026³⁰
Website: cheshirect.gov/…³⁰

Records that are not online: public records requests

Request page: cheshirect.gov/… (police records)³⁰
Where to send it: Town Clerk, 203-271-6601, for municipal records²
Law: Copies: max $0.25/page from state agencies (and judicial administrative functions); max $0.50/page from all other public agencies (towns, etc.), unless another statute sets a fee (e.g., town clerk land-record copies $1/page under 7-34a). Certification under FOIA: $1 first page, $0.50 each additional page. Prepayment may be required if fee is $10 or more. Hand-held scanner use: agency may charge up to $20 per visit. Computer-stored records: actual cost only. Fees waived for indigent requesters and in other listed cases.³³

How to write a public records request

Questions people ask

How do I get a copy of a deed in Cheshire?

The Town Clerk keeps deed records. To order copies: View and print on the online site, or use the Town Clerk's Office; pay by cash, check payable to "Cheshire Town Clerk", or credit card (2.5% fee, minimum $2). Plain copies: $1 per page; land record maps: small $5, large $7.50, section $1; battery-powered scanner $20 per occasion. Certified copies: $2.²¹

Where do I get a divorce decree in Cheshire?

Clerk of the Superior Court where the divorce (dissolution) was granted; DPH Vital Records does not keep divorce decrees.¹⁰

How much does a marriage license cost in Cheshire?

The marriage license fee is $50.²²

How do I look up who owns a property in Cheshire?

Use the property search of the Assessor: propertyrecordcards.com/searchmaster.aspx⁴

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Cheshire office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

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Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from; all 34 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

Land RecordsTown of Cheshire
Town ClerkTown of Cheshire
AssessorTown of Cheshire
DepartmentsTown of Cheshire
Collector of RevenueTown of Cheshire
Cheshire - Southington Probate Court (PD-18)Connecticut Probate Courts
Conn. Gen. Stat. Chapter 901 - Costs (sec. 52-259 court fees)Connecticut General Assembly (Legislative Commissioners' Office)
Vital RecordsTown of Cheshire
Marriage and Civil Union CertificatesConnecticut Department of Public Health, State Vital Records Office
DivorceConnecticut Department of Public Health, State Vital Records Office
How to Obtain a RecordConnecticut Department of Public Health, State Vital Records Office
Conn. Gen. Stat. Chapter 801b - Probate Court fees and procedure (secs. 45a-105 to 45a-112 etc.)Connecticut General Assembly (Legislative Commissioners' Office)
Trade Names (Business.CT.gov knowledge base)Business.CT.gov (State of Connecticut / Secretary of the State)
Board of Assessment AppealsTown of Cheshire
Case Look-up (jud2.htm)State of Connecticut Judicial Branch
Criminal / Motor Vehicle Case Look-up (crim.htm)State of Connecticut Judicial Branch
Case LookupConnecticut Probate Courts (Office of the Probate Court Administrator)
State of Connecticut Judicial Branch
Conn. Gen. Stat. Chapter 882 - Superior Court (sec. 51-164s)Connecticut General Assembly (Legislative Commissioners' Office)
State Police Bureau of IdentificationConnecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (State Police)
Rate Change Effective October 1, 2026 (SPBI fee notice)Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (State Police)
Marriage Licenses InformationTown of Cheshire
License to Get MarriedConnecticut Department of Public Health, State Vital Records Office
Divorce Records for Genealogy ResearchConnecticut State Library / State Archives
Birth CertificatesConnecticut Department of Public Health, State Vital Records Office
Death CertificatesConnecticut Department of Public Health, State Vital Records Office
Connecticut's Voter RollsConnecticut Secretary of the State
Fraud Alert ServicesTown of Cheshire
Arrest and Citation LogsTown of Cheshire
Police Records Request / Permit ApplicationsTown of Cheshire
Hours & DirectionsTown of Cheshire
Register to VoteTown of Cheshire
Conn. Gen. Stat. Chapter 14 - Freedom of Information Act (secs. 1-200 to 1-259)Connecticut General Assembly (Legislative Commissioners' Office)
County population totals: Vintage 2025 (July 1, 2025)US Census Bureau