Are Records for Surrounding Towns Maintained in Waterbury?
In general, records for vital events are recorded in the city or town in which the event occurred. You should make every effort to determine the town of occurrence before requesting a record of the event. If you are researching a vital record in a surrounding town, it is possible that a copy or the original may be housed in the Waterbury Vital Records collection. This is especially true for Death records. In most cases, if a Waterbury resident died outside the city limits (or outside the state), the death is recorded where it occurred, but a courtesy copy of the certificate was also sent to the Waterbury vital records office for filing. The requirements relating to this notification have changed over time, but you should inquire about the specifics if you think the record you’re searching for may be impacted by an occurrence outside Waterbury.
