North America -- United States of America -- State of Connecticut -- State of Connecticut -- New London County {Id= 548}
The Chronology of New London County
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)
CITATION: Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, The Newberry Library.