County Chronology

10 May 1666

NEW LONDON created by the Colony of Connecticut as one of four original counties. (Conn. Col. Recs., 2:34-35)

13 Oct 1687

NEW LONDON gained the town of Preston from Non-County Area 1. (Conn. Col. Recs., 3:240)

14 Oct 1697

NEW LONDON gained the Quinebaug River Valley from Non-County Area 1. (Conn. Col. Recs., 4:226)

12 Oct 1699

NEW LONDON gained the town of Colchester from Non-County Area 1. (Conn. Col. Recs., 4:298)

10 Oct 1700

NEW LONDON gained the town of Lebanon from Non-County Area 1. (Conn. Col. Recs., 4:334)

14 Oct 1708

NEW LONDON lost the town of Colchester to HARTFORD. (Conn. Col. Recs., 5:80-81)

09 May 1717

NEW LONDON gained all of Non-County Area 5; Non-County Area 5 eliminated. (Conn. Col. Recs., 6:6-7)

12 May 1726

NEW LONDON lost to creation of WINDHAM. (Conn. Col. Recs., 7:11-13)

09 Oct 1783

NEW LONDON gained the town of Colchester from HARTFORD. (Conn. St. Recs., 5:220, 281, 378, 384)

12 May 1785

NEW LONDON lost to creation of MIDDLESEX. (Conn. St. Recs., 6:10-11)

31 Oct 1796

NEW LONDON boundaries were redefined [no change]. (Conn. Pub. Acts 1796, pp. 123-124)

13 Oct 1803

NEW LONDON lost to HARTFORD when the town of Marlborough was created from the towns of Colchester, Glastonbury, and Hebron. (Conn. Spec. Acts 1803, 2:1157-1158)

03 Jun 1824

NEW LONDON gained the town of Lebanon from WINDHAM. (Conn. Pub. Acts 1824, ch. 8/p. 47)

16 Mar 1881

NEW LONDON gained the town of Voluntown from WINDHAM. (Conn. Pub. Acts 1881, ch. 28, sec. 1/p. 16)

22 Mar 1881

NEW LONDON jurisdiction over the waters of Long Island Sound was redefined, in accordance with the redefinition of the state line that took effect 26 February 1881 [no change]. (Conn. Pub. Acts 1881, ch. 37, sec. 1/p. 19)

For an interactive map of Connecticut County boundaries over time, click: https://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/map/map.html#CT

Connecticut Atlas of Historical County Boundaries

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