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Windham, Sussex - No such place![edit]

This article states that Windham County is named after Windham, Sussex, England. However, I do not believe that there is such a place in Sussex. The Wyndham family do, however, have their family seat in Sussex - Petworth House, Petworth. Perhaps there is some connection here? Bazonka (talk) 20:06, 31 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Some further digging has revealed that there used to be a hundred called Windham and Ewhurst in the rape (!) of Bramber in Sussex.[1] The parish of Ewhurst still exists, but I can find no evidence on contemporary maps of anywhere nearby named Windham, Wyndham or similar. (Petworth is some distance away - I suspect there is no link between Windham & Ewhurst and the Wyndhams of Petworth House.) Bazonka (talk) 20:38, 31 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Found it! Windham is now known as Wineham. It's near a small place called Ewhurst, but this is not the same Ewhurst mentioned above. See [2]. A map is here [3]. However, I still have no idea what the connection is with this village and Windham, CT. Bazonka (talk) 21:04, 31 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

County evolution[edit]

Fairfield[edit]

1666: Original towns of Rye, Greenwich, Stamford, Norwalk, Fairfield, Stratford
1673: Woodbury incorporated as part of Fairfield County
1683: Border with New York established; Rye ceded to New York
1687: Danbury incorporated
1709: Ridgefield incorporated
1711: Newtown incorporated
1740: New Fairfield incorporated (territory assigned to Fairfield County in 1728)
1751: Woodbury transferred to newly-formed Litchfield County
1767: Redding split from Fairfield
1787: Weston split from Fairfield
1788: Brookfield formed from parts of Newtown, Danbury, and New Milford, gaining territory from Litchfield County
1789: Shelton split from Stratford
1797: Trumbull split from Stratford
1801: New Canaan formed from parts of Stamford and Norwalk
1802: Sherman split from New Fairfield
1802: Wilton split from Norwalk
1820: Darien split from Stamford
1821: Bridgeport formed from parts of Fairfield and Stratford
1823: Monroe split from Shelton
1835: Westport formed from parts of Weston, Norwalk, and Fairfield
1845: Easton split from Weston
1855: Bethel split from Danbury

New Haven[edit]

1666: Original towns of Milford, New Haven, and Guilford
1670: Wallingford split from New Haven
1675: Derby incorporated
1685: Branford split from New Haven
1686: Waterbury incorporated as part of Hartford County
1708: Durham incorporated as part of New Haven County
1712: New Milford incorporated (territory designated as part of New Haven County in 1706)
1722: Unincorporated northwestern Connecticut (except newly-incorporated town of LItchfield) assigned as part of New Haven County
1728: Waterbury transferred from Hartford County
1730: Territory of Harwinton, Colebrook, Winchester, Torrington, Hartland, Barkhamsted, and New Hartford reassigned to Hartford County
1738: Territory of North Canaan, Canaan, Norfolk, Cornwall, Goshen, Kent, and Warren reassigned to Hartford County
1739: Sharon incorporated as part of New Haven County
1741: Salisbury incorporated as part of New Haven County
1751: New Milford, Salisbury, and Sharon tranferred to newly-formed Litchfield County
1780: Watertown split from Waterbury and transferred to Litchfield County
1780: Cheshire split from Wallingford
1784: Woodbridge formed from parts of New Haven and Milford
1785: East Haven split from New Haven
1786: Hamden split from New Haven
1786: North Haven split from New Haven
1787: Southbury incorporated as part of Litchfield County
1796: Wolcott formed from parts of Waterbury and Southington, gaining territory from Hartford County
1798: Oxford formed from parts of Derby and Southbury, gaining territory from Litchfield County
1799: Durham transferred to Middlesex County
1806: Meriden split from Wallingford
1807: Southbury transferred from Litchfield County
1807: Middlebury created from parts of Waterbury, Woodbury, and Southbury, gaining territory from Litchfield County
1822: Orange formed from parts of New Haven and Milford
1826: Madison split from Guilford
1827: Prospect formed from parts of Cheshire and Waterbury
1831: North Branford split from Branford
1832: Bethany split from Woodbridge
1844: Naugatuck created from parts of Bethany, Oxford, and Waterbury
1850: Seymour split from Derby
1871: Beacon Falls formed from parts of Bethany, Oxford, Seymour, and Naugatuck
1889: Ansonia split from Derby
1921: West Haven split from Orange

New London[edit]

1666: Original towns of Saybrook, New London, Norwich, and Stonington
1667: Killingworth established as part of New London County
1667: Lyme split from Saybrook
1687: Preston incorporated
1698: Colchester incorporated
1699: Plainfield incorporated (territory designated as part of New London County in 1697)
1700: Lebanon incorporated
1703: Canterbury split from Plainfield
1705: Groton split from New London
1708: Colchester tranferred to Hartford County
1708: Killingly incorporated as part of New London County
1713: Pomfret incorporated as part of New London County
1721: Voluntown incorporated
1726: Windham County established taking towns of Voluntown, Pomfret, Killingly, Canterbury, Plainfield, and Lebanon
1783: Colchester tranferred from Hartford County
1785: Middlesex County established taking town of Killingworth and Saybrook
1786: Bozrah split from Norwich
1786: Franklin split from Norwich
1786: Lisbon split from Norwich
1786: Montville split from New London
1801: Waterford split from New London
1803: Marlborough formed from parts of Colchester, Glastonbury, and Hebron; assigned to Hartford County
1807: North Stonington split from Stonington
1815: Griswold split from Preston
1819: Salem formed from parts of Colchesterm, Lyme, and and Montville
1824: Lebanon transferred from Windham County
1836: Ledyard split from Groton
1839: East Lyme formed from parts of Lyme and Waterford
1855: Old Lyme split from Lyme
1861: Sprague formed from parts of Lisbon and Franklin
1881: Voluntown transferred from Windham County

Hartford[edit]

1666: Original towns of Windsor, Wethersfield, Hartford, Farmington, and Middletown
1668: Haddam incorporated as part of Hartford County
1670: Simsbury incorporated
1674: Suffield incorporated as part of Hampshire County (Mass.)
1683: Enfield incorporated as part of Hampshire County (Mass.)
1686: Waterbury incorporated as part of Hartford County
1690: Glastonbury split from Wethersfield
1692: Windham incorporated as part of Hartford County
1702: Mansfield split from Windham (as part of Hartford County)
1708: Colchester transferred from New London County
1708: Hebron incorporated as part of Hartford County
1712: Coventry incorporated as part of Hartford County
1714: Ashford incorporated as part of Hartford County
1715: Tolland incorporated as part of Hartford County
1719: Stafford incorporated as part of Hartford County
1719: Litchfield incorporated as part of Hartford County
1720: Bolton incorporated as part of Hartford County
1726: Windham County established taking towns of Ashford, Coventry, Mansfield, and Windham
1727: Willington incorporated
1728: Waterbury transferred to New Haven County
1734: East Haddam split from Haddam
1734: Somers split from Enfield
1730: Territory of Harwinton, Colebrook, Winchester, Torrington, Hartland, Barkhamsted, and New Hartford transferred from New Haven County
1737: Harwinton incorporated as part of Hartford County
1738: New Hartford incorporated as part of Hartford County
1738: Territory of North Canaan, Canaan, Norfolk, Cornwall, Goshen, Kent, and Warren transferred from New Haven County
1739: Canaan, Goshen, and Kent incorporated as part of Hartford County
1740: Cornwall and Torrington incorporated as part of Hartford County
1749: Suffield, Enfield, and Somers annexed by Connecticut into Hartford County
1751: Litchfield County established taking over Litchfield, Harwinton, New Hartford, Canaan, Goshen, Kent, Cornwall, and Torrington
1761: Hartland incorporated as part of Litchfield County
1767: East Hampton split from Middletown
1768: East Windsor split from Windsor
1774: Connecticut annexes Congamond Lakes area from Hampshire County (Mass.)
1779: Southington split from Farmington
1783: Colchester transferred to New London County
1783: East Hartford split from Hartford
1785: Berlin formed from parts of Middletown, Wethersfield, and Farmington
1785: Bristol split from Farmington
1785: Middlesex County established taking over Middletown, East Hampton, Haddam, East Haddam
1785: Tolland County established taking over Somers, Stafford, Tolland, Bolton, Hebron, Willington
1786: Ellington split from East Windsor; assigned to Tolland County
1786: Granby split from Simsbury
1796: Hartland transferred from Litchfield County
1796: Wolcott formed from parts of Waterbury and Southington; assigned to New Haven County
1803: Marlborough formed from parts of Colchester, Glastonbury, and Hebron; assigned to Hartford County
1804: Connecticut cedes western half of Congamond Lakes area to Hampshire County (Mass.)
1806: Canton split from Simsbury
1806: Burlington split from Bristol
1823: Manchester split from East Hartford
1830: Avon split from Farmington
1835: Bloomfield formed from parts of Windsor, Farmington, and Simsbury
1843: Rocky Hill split from Wethersfield
1845: South Windsor split from East Windsor
1850: New Britain split from Berlin
1854: West Hartford split from Hartford
1854: Windsor Locks split from Windsor
1858: East Granby formed from parts of Granby and Windsor Locks
1869: Plainville split from Farmington
1871: Newington split from Wethersfield

Windham[edit]

1726: Established from parts of Hartford County (Ashford, Coventry, Mansfield, Windham) and New London County (Voluntown, Pomfret, Killingly, Canterbury, Plainfield, Lebanon)
1734: Union incorporated as part of Windham County
1749: Woodstock annexed from Worcester County (Mass.) (originally incorporated 1690 as part of Suffolk County (Mass.))
1785: Thompson split from Killingly
1785: Tolland County established from parts of Hartford County and the town of Union
1786: Coventry transferred to Tolland County
1786: Brooklyn formed from parts of Pomfret and Canterbury
1786: Hampton formed from parts of Windam, Pomfret, Brooklyn, and Canterbury
1794: Sterling split from Voluntown
1804: Columbia split from Lebanon
1822: Chaplin formed from parts of Windham, Hampton, and Mansfield
1824: Lebanon transferred to New London County
1827: Mansfield and Columbia transferred to Tolland County
1847: Eastford split from Ashford
1855: Putnam formed from parts of Thompson, Pomfret, and Killingly
1857: Scotland split from Windham
1881: Voluntown transferred to New London County

Litchfield[edit]

1751: Established from parts of Fairfield County (Woodbury), New Haven County (New Milford, Sharon, Salisbury), and Hartford County (Litchfield, Harwinton, New Hartford, Canaan, Goshen, Kent, Cornwall, Torrington)
1758: Norfolk incorporated
1761: Hartland incorporated as part of Litchfield County
1771: Winchester incorporated
1774: Jurisdiction extended to Pennsylvania
1776: Pennsylvania area established as Westmoreland County
1779: Barkhamsted and Colebrook incorporated
1779: Washington formed from parts of New Milford, Kent, Woodbury, and Litchfield
1780: Watertown split off from Waterbury; assigned to Litchfield County
1782: Westmoreland County abolished; Pennsylvania claims relinquished
1786: Warren split from Kent
1787: Bethlehem split from Woodbury
1787: Southbury split from Woodbury
1788: Brookfield formed from parts of Newtown, Danbury, and New Milford; assigned to Fairfield County
1795: Plymouth split from Watertown
1796: Roxbury split from Woodbury
1796: Hartland transferred to Hartford County
1798: Oxford formed from parts of Derby and Southbury; assigned to New Haven County
1807: Southbury transferred to New Haven County
1856: Bridgewater split from New Milford
1858: North Canaan split from Canaan
1859: Morris split from Litchfield
1875: Thomaston split from Plymouth

Middlesex[edit]

1785: Established from parts of Hartford County (Middletown, East Hampton, Haddam, East Haddam) and New London County (Killingworth, Saybrook)
1799: Durham transferred from New Haven County
1836: Chester split from Saybrook
1838: Clinton split from Killingworth
1840: Westbrook split from Saybrook
1841: Portland split from East Hampton
1851: Cromwell split from Middletown
1852: Essex split from Saybrook
1854: Old Saybrook split from Essex
1866: Middlefield split from Middletown
1947: Saybrook renamed to Deep River

Tolland[edit]

1785: Established from parts of Hartford County (Somers, Stafford, Tolland, Bolton, Hebron, Willington) and Windham County (Union)
1786: Coventry transferred from Windham County
1786: Ellington split from East Windsor; assigned to Tolland County
1803: Marlborough formed from parts of Colchester, Glastonbury, and Hebron; assigned to Hartford County
1808: Vernon split from Bolton
1827: Mansfield and Columbia transferred from Windham County
1848: Andover formed from parts of Coventry and Hebron

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Polaron (talk • contribs) 04:03, 16 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Etymology[edit]

Several of the counties in CT are named for their county seats, which are in turn named for towns in England. However, the etymology section on this page claims that those counties are named for the regions around the seats’ corresponding towns, which seems a bit strained to me. It seems far more likely to me that Hartford County is named for the city of Hartford, than to say that the state government said, “Hey, let’s name this county after the shire in England that happens to contain the town after which the seat is named!” The citation given is to a book, County Name Origins of the United States. Can someone with access to that book post a relevant excerpt to back up the claims made here? — crism (talk) 18:02, 3 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the move request was: not moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) — mw (talk) (contribs) 18:29, 27 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

List of counties in Connecticut → ? – Please place your rationale for the proposed move here. Great Mercian (talk) 18:14, 20 November 2023 (UTC) From the Counties of the United States article:[reply]

"On June 6, 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau formally recognized Connecticut's nine councils of governments as county equivalents instead of the state's eight counties. Connecticut's county governments were disbanded in 1960, and the councils of governments took over some of the local governmental functions. Connecticut's eight historical counties continue to exist in name only, and are no longer considered for statistical purposes."

Considering this, it would probably be best to rename this article to something a little less misleading. I'd suggest something like Historic Counties of Connecticut like Historic Counties of England. Great Mercian (talk) 02:13, 20 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose - No need to disrupt consistency with the other articles on counties of U.S. states.estar8806 (talk) ★ 18:41, 20 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose move. Although something like List of historical counties in Connecticut would work in theory, there's no reason to deviate from what's already here. O.N.R. ^(talk) 20:08, 20 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose. Although their county government powers no longer exist, and the Connecticut councils of governments have taken over most of those regional powers, as the article currently says: These counties are [still] used in legacy geography, such as identifying land, national statistics and firmly within personnel rostering and court jurisdictions in the state's judicial and state marshal system. Therefore, adding the word "historical" to the article title would be incorrect and not be consistent with the other articles on U.S. counties. And in terms of WP:TIES, "Historic" counties of England may work for that topic if that is what is generally understood by reliable sources in the UK/British English, but that seems less likely in the U.S./American English; any confusion would be cleared up in the article body like any other comparison of American and British English. Zzyzx11 (talk) 05:27, 21 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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