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History · Candlewood Orchards

Half of Candlewood Orchards’ homes were built after 1959

Most of Candlewood Orchards was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1959. Below: maps from 1892 on.

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What stands out about Candlewood Orchards’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Candlewood Orchards are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18926 editions of the USGS map, 1892 to 1984. Watch Candlewood Orchards change.Old housesHalf of Candlewood Orchards’ homes were built before 1959.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Candlewood Orchards’s history is told.

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On the map

Candlewood Orchards on the map, 1892 to 1984

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Candlewood Orchards. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Candlewood Orchards on the 1892 USGS mapCandlewood Orchards on the 1915 USGS mapCandlewood Orchards on the 1953 USGS mapCandlewood Orchards on the 1963 USGS mapCandlewood Orchards on the 1972 USGS mapCandlewood Orchards on the 1984 USGS map1892Danbury sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Candlewood Orchards.

The story so far

Candlewood Orchards, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Candlewood Orchards yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Candlewood Orchards is a private residential community and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is in the northwestern part of the town, on the eastern shore of Candlewood Lake. It is bordered to the north by Candlewood Shores and to the west and south by the town of New Fairfield. Candlewood Orchards was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Candlewood Orchards had a population of 752.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Candlewood Orchards, decade by decade

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Famous people

Famous people close to Candlewood Orchards

Nobody well known was born in Candlewood Orchards itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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P. T. BarnumAmerican showman and politician · b. 1810
Charles IvesAmerican modernist composer · b. 1874
Jonathan BrandisAmerican actor · b. 1976
Lindsey JacobellisAmerican snowboarder · b. 1985
Rebecca MillerAmerican filmmaker and novelist · b. 1962
Jenna von OyAmerican actress · b. 1977
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

New Fairfield2 historic placesB+Brookfield1 historic placeBCandlewood ShoresIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1) and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.