Groton, Connecticut town records

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

Use the property search of the Assessment Division: https://maps.groton-ct.gov/apps/GrotonGISViewer/

In Groton, deeds are recorded by the Town Clerk; property values come from the Assessment Division; court files are split between the Clerk, Superior Court, New London Judicial District and the Clerk, Superior Court, Geographical Area No. 10 at New London.

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)
Historical records
Good to know about Groton 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 deeds¹Fee charged	$1 per page¹
Property values and owners	Assessment Division²	Property search³	—
Property tax bills	Tax Collection²	Tax bill search⁴Fee charged	—
Court cases	Clerk, Superior Court, New London Judicial District⁵ Clerk, Superior Court, Geographical Area No. 10 at New London⁵	Connecticut Superior Court, New London Judicial District⁶ Connecticut Superior Court, Geographical Area No. 10 at New London⁷	Superior Court clerk: copies $1 per page; certifying under seal $2; copy of a judgment file $25 certified / $15 uncertified (CGS 52-259)⁸
Marriage records	Town Clerk²	—	Certified copy fee: $20.00 per copy; by mail to the Groton Town Clerk with SASE, or online via Permitium or VitalChek (service fees)⁹
Divorce records	Superior Court, New London Judicial District; family clerk at 1 Courthouse Square, Norwich (860-887-3515)¹⁰	—	—
Birth certificates	Town Clerk²	—	$20.00 per certified copy (plus vendor fee and postage for card orders: $1 regular mail or $17.50 next business day)⁹
Death certificates	Town Clerk²	—	$20 per certified copy; mail with money order payable to Groton Town Clerk and SASE, or online via Permitium/VitalChek⁹
Probate and wills	Southeastern CT Regional Probate Court¹³	Search probate cases¹¹	$5 per document up to 5 pages + $1 per additional page (statewide statutory fee)¹²
Business names (DBA)	Town Clerk²	—	$20 to file a Trade Name Certificate; expires 5 years from filing (pre-2025 filings expire December 31, 2029)¹

Deeds and land records

Deeds, mortgages and other land documents for property in Groton are recorded by the Town Clerk (Land Records).²

Online search: recordhub.cottsystems.com¹Fee charged
Cost: Fee to print images via RECORDhub (amount not stated by the town)¹
Who runs it: Cott Systems RECORDhub¹
Years online: Land records online from 1962 to present; maps and trade name certificates also viewable online¹

Copy fee: $1 per page¹
Certified copy fee: Additional $2 for certification¹
Map copy fee: Maps and surveys: $3 for 11 x 17; $5 for full size¹
How to order: Online via RECORDhub, or in person at the Town Clerk's Office in Groton Town Hall during working hours (cash or check; no cards)¹
Recording hours: Documents for recording presented between 8:30am and 4:00pm¹
Property alert: Free PropertyCheck property and mortgage fraud alert via RECORDhub¹

How deeds work in Connecticut

Property values, owners and tax bills

The Assessment Division sets property values²; Tax Collection (Tax Collector) bills and collects the tax².

Property search: maps.groton-ct.gov/apps/GrotonGISViewer (GIS Viewer with assessment information, deeds, property cards and pictures)³
Tax bill search: mytaxbill.org/inet/bill/home.do (Quality Data Service / Invoice Cloud; fee-based payment)⁴
Parcel map (GIS): maps.groton-ct.gov/apps/GrotonGISViewer (property ownership data current to 09/28/2026; 2025 Grand List)³
Appealing a value: Board of Assessment Appeals: written application by February 20 (2026 for the October 1, 2025 Grand List); meets in March, September for motor vehicles; Superior Court appeal within 60 days of the Board's decision notice¹⁴
Revaluation: 2026 revaluation of real estate under way; assessments are 70% of market value¹⁴
Tax fees: Online payment: e-check $1.95; credit 2.99% (minimum $3.95)⁴

How property tax works in Connecticut

Court records: which clerk keeps which case

Court	Cases	Records kept by	Case search
Connecticut Superior Court, New London Judicial District	Civil and major criminal at New London (70 Huntington St.); family matters at Norwich (1 Courthouse Square)	Clerk, Superior Court, New London Judicial District (civil, at New London)	civilinquiry.jud.ct.gov Civil, family, housing, small claims; no fee stated; statewide Judicial Branch Case Look-up⁶
Connecticut Superior Court, Geographical Area No. 10 at New London	Criminal and motor vehicle cases (geographical area court)	Clerk, Superior Court, Geographical Area No. 10 at New London	jud.ct.gov/crim.htm Judicial Branch criminal/motor vehicle look-up (no fee stated)⁷

Town to court: Groton: Judicial District New London; G.A. 10; juvenile matters at Waterford¹⁰
Fees: Superior Court clerk: copies $1 per page; certifying under seal $2; copy of a judgment file $25 certified / $15 uncertified (CGS 52-259)⁸

How Connecticut courts keep their files

Marriage records

Kept by the Town Clerk (Vital Records).²

Marriage license: $50.00; by appointment (Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., call 860-441-6640); ceremony must take place in Groton; valid 65 days; cash or check⁹
Waiting period: From October 1, 2026: two visits; license issued no sooner than 48 hours after application⁹
Certified copy fee: $20.00 per copy; by mail to the Groton Town Clerk with SASE, or online via Permitium or VitalChek (service fees)⁹

Connecticut marriage records, statewide

Divorce records

Superior Court, New London Judicial District; family clerk at 1 Courthouse Square, Norwich (860-887-3515)¹⁰

Connecticut divorce records: decree or state record

Birth certificates

Kept by the Town Clerk (Vital Records).²

Fee: $20.00 per certified copy (plus vendor fee and postage for card orders: $1 regular mail or $17.50 next business day)⁹
Ordering online: grotonct.permitium.com/rod (Permitium) or VitalChek; both charge a service fee⁹
Any town births: Births in Groton or to Groton-resident mothers, plus any Connecticut birth after June 2001⁹
Restriction: Only the registrant, child, parent/guardian, spouse, grandparent or authorized legal representative; birth records over 100 years old are public⁹

Ordering a Connecticut birth certificate

Death certificates

Kept by the Town Clerk (Vital Records).²

Fee: $20 per certified copy; mail with money order payable to Groton Town Clerk and SASE, or online via Permitium/VitalChek⁹
Years held: Death records back to the early 1700s⁹

Ordering a Connecticut death certificate

Probate records and wills

Kept by the Southeastern CT Regional Probate Court (PD-30).¹³

Online search: ctprobate.gov/case-lookup¹¹
About this search: Probate Case Lookup (no fee stated; decedent estates and trusts from Jan. 5, 2011)¹¹

Copy fee: $5 per document up to 5 pages + $1 per additional page (statewide statutory fee)¹²
Certified copy fee: $5 per certified copy for the first two pages + $2 per page after the second¹²
Uniform fees: Probate fees are uniform statewide¹⁵

Finding a will or probate case in Connecticut

Business names (DBA)

Kept by the Town Clerk (Land Records).²

Fee: $20 to file a Trade Name Certificate; expires 5 years from filing (pre-2025 filings expire December 31, 2029)¹

Historical records

Vital and land records dating back in some cases to the 1600s; visits by appointment, no staff genealogical research⁹

Good to know about Groton records

Groton's Town Clerk holds vital and land records reaching back in some cases to the 1600s, with death records from the early 1700s.⁹
Groton land records are online from 1962 on Cott Systems RECORDhub; printing costs a fee there, while paper copies at Town Hall are $1 a page.¹
The Groton Town Clerk accepts only cash or checks, not credit or debit cards.¹⁶
Groton's Tax Division also collects for nine taxing districts and political subdivisions plus the Groton sewer district.¹⁷
The regional probate court for Groton, Ledyard, North Stonington and Stonington (including Mystic) sits in Groton Town Hall.¹³
Census lists a separate City of Groton government inside the Town of Groton.¹⁸

Office addresses, phones and hours

Town Clerk (Land Records)

Address: Groton Town Hall, 45 Fort Hill Road, Groton, CT 06340¹⁶
Mail: Groton Town Clerk, 45 Fort Hill Road, Groton, CT 06340⁹
Phone: Land Records (860) 441-6642; fax (860) 441-6703; recorded infoline (860) 441-6796¹⁶
Email: [email protected] (general town address)¹⁶
Hours: Monday thru Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm; opens at 9 am on Thursdays¹⁶
Website: groton-ct.gov/departments/twnclk/land.php²

Town Clerk (Vital Records)

Address: Groton Town Hall, 45 Fort Hill Road, Groton, CT 06340¹⁶
Mail: Groton Town Clerk, 45 Fort Hill Road, Groton, CT 06340⁹
Phone: Administrative/Vital Records (860) 441-6640¹⁶
Hours: Monday thru Friday, 8:30am to 4:30pm; opens at 9 am on Thursdays¹⁶
Website: groton-ct.gov/departments/twnclk/vital.php²

Assessment Division

Address: 45 Fort Hill Road, Groton, CT 06340¹⁴
Phone: 860-441-6660 (option 1); fax (860) 441-6678¹⁷
Hours: M - F 8:30 am - 4:30 pm (Town Hall hours)¹⁴
Website: groton-ct.gov/…²

Tax Collection (Tax Collector)

Address: 45 Fort Hill Road, Groton, CT 06340-4370¹⁷
Mail: 45 Fort Hill Road, Groton, CT 06340-4370¹⁷
Phone: 860-441-6670 (option 4); fax 860-441-6678¹⁷
Email: [email protected]¹⁷
Hours: M - F 8:30 am - 4:30 pm (Town Hall hours)¹⁷
Website: groton-ct.gov/departments/finance/tax.php²

Clerk, Superior Court, New London Judicial District (civil, at New London)

Address: 70 Huntington Street, New London, CT 06320¹⁰
Phone: (860) 443-5363¹⁰
Website: jud.ct.gov/…⁵

Family Clerk, New London Judicial District (at Norwich)

Address: 1 Courthouse Square, Norwich, CT 06360¹⁰
Phone: (860) 887-3515¹⁰
Website: jud.ct.gov/…⁵

Clerk, Superior Court, Geographical Area No. 10 at New London

Address: 112 Broad Street, New London, CT 06320¹⁰
Phone: (860) 443-8343¹⁰
Website: jud.ct.gov/…⁵

Southeastern CT Regional Probate Court (PD-30)

Address: Town Hall, 45 Fort Hill Road, Groton, CT 06340¹³
Phone: (860) 441-6655; fax (860) 441-6657¹³
Hours: Mon - Fri 8:30 - 4:30¹³
Website: ctprobate.gov/…¹³

Registrars of Voters

Address: 61 Fort Hill Road (Groton Community Center Building, road entrance), Groton, CT 06340¹⁹
Phone: (860) 441-6650¹⁹
Email: [email protected]¹⁹
Hours: Thursday - Friday 8:30am - 4:00pm; Tuesday 5:00pm - 7:00pm; or by appointment¹⁹
Website: groton-ct.gov/government/voter.php²

GIS (Geographic Information Systems)

Website: groton-ct.gov/departments/gis/index.php²

Records that are not online: public records requests

Request page: groton-ct.gov/… (FOIA Request Form)²

How to write a public records request

Questions people ask

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

The Town Clerk (Land Records) keeps deed records. To order copies: Online via RECORDhub, or in person at the Town Clerk's Office in Groton Town Hall during working hours (cash or check; no cards). Plain copies: $1 per page. Certified copies: Additional $2 for certification.²¹

Can I search Groton land records online for free?

No, the official online search charges a fee. Fee to print images via RECORDhub (amount not stated by the town). The official search: recordhub.cottsystems.com¹

How much is a birth certificate in Groton?

$20.00 per certified copy (plus vendor fee and postage for card orders: $1 regular mail or $17.50 next business day).⁹

Where do I get a divorce decree in Groton?

Superior Court, New London Judicial District; family clerk at 1 Courthouse Square, Norwich (860-887-3515).¹⁰

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

Use the property search of the Assessment Division: maps.groton-ct.gov/apps/GrotonGISViewer³

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 Groton 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 20 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

Town of Groton
Town of Groton
Town of Groton
Town of Groton
Judicial District Courts Staff DirectoryConnecticut Judicial Branch
State of Connecticut Judicial Branch
State of Connecticut Judicial Branch
CGS Chapter 901 (court fees, sec. 52-259)Connecticut General Assembly
Town of Groton
State of Connecticut Judicial Branch
Probate Case LookupConnecticut Probate Courts
CGS Chapter 801b (Probate Court fees)Connecticut General Assembly
Southeastern CT Regional Probate CourtConnecticut Probate Courts
Town of Groton
Fees, Expenses & CalculatorsConnecticut Probate Courts
Town of Groton
Town of Groton
Census Government Units List 2026 (excerpt: Enfield, Norwich, Groton)US Census Bureau
Town of Groton
County population totals: Vintage 2025 (July 1, 2025)US Census Bureau