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Historic General Stores in Fairfield County, CT

Fairfield County is one of 8 counties in Connecticut. The list below comes straight from the published records, with the distance from the center of Fairfield County, CT and the source for each site.

General stores, mercantiles and trading posts near you, the one building every small town could not do without.

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On the record near Fairfield County, CT

The 12 nearest

14 listed sites on the record match historic general stores within 60 miles of Fairfield County, CT, out of 434 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles. 191 listed sites carry Fairfield County as their county.

Hicks Lumber Company Store32 miles from the center of Fairfield County · Building · Roslyn · listed 1986National Register of Historic Places
Dykman, J. Y., Flour and Feed Store34 miles from the center of Fairfield County · Building · Nelsonville · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places
Dykman, J. Y., Store34 miles from the center of Fairfield County · Building · Nelsonville · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places
Clark, A. J., Store38 miles from the center of Fairfield County · Building · Cornwall · listed 1996National Register of Historic Places
Kurtz, J., and Sons Store Building41 miles from the center of Fairfield County · Building · New York · listed 1983National Register of Historic Places
Luckey, Platt & Company Department Store45 miles from the center of Fairfield County · Building · Poughkeepsie · listed 1982National Register of Historic Places
Wallace Company Department Store45 miles from the center of Fairfield County · Building · Poughkeepsie · listed 2024National Register of Historic Places
Yelverton Inn and Store48 miles from the center of Fairfield County · Building · Chester · listed 1980National Register of Historic Places
International Mercantile Marine Company Building49 miles from the center of Fairfield County · Building · New York · listed 1991National Register of Historic Places
Colebrook Store56 miles from the center of Fairfield County · Building · Colebrook · listed 1976National Register of Historic Places
O'Brien General Store and Post Office58 miles from the center of Fairfield County · Building · Rhinecliff · listed 1987National Register of Historic Places
Lock Tender's House and Canal Store Ruin58 miles from the center of Fairfield County · Building · High Falls · listed 1998National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Fairfield County, CT. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

General Stores in Fairfield County, step by step

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See every listed site of this kind in the area
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Sort by distance and pick the closest few
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Read the record for the year, the builder and the use
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View from the public way and note what has changed
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Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in Fairfield County, CT ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Fairfield County, CT?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are these buildings open to the public?

Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.

What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?

It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.

How a visit works in Fairfield County

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Fairfield County, CT the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Fairfield County, CT are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.