New London County, Connecticut Genealogy

United States Connecticut  New London County

County Courthouse

 * There is no county government.
 * The government is at the town level.

Quick Facts

 * Named for the City of London, England.

Parent County

 * One of four original counties, created 10 May 1666 from the Colonial lands.

Boundary Changes

 * 12 May 1726: Windham County set off
 * 2 May 1785: Middlesex County was set off

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890

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Archives and Libraries

 * USGenWeb Connecticut Archives, New London County, (accessed 1 Mar 2011).
 * New London County Public Libraries, (accessed 1 Mar 2011). This site lists the addresses and websites of the public libraries in New London county.

Cemeteries

 * Charles R. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemeteries and Inscriptions, New London County Cemetery Records, (accessed 25 Feb 2011). This website has a collection of cemetery links, organized by town.
 * East Lyme (aka Niantic or Flanders) Cemeteries

Emigration and Immigration
Vessels sailing from New London, Connecticut between 1803 and 1878 made over 2500 voyages to foreign ports. A Crew List was required to be filed stating the vessel's destination and its crew. An Index to those Lists, containing over 37,400 names, may be found at http://library.mysticseaport.org/initiative/CrIndex.cfm. The Index may provide the following information:

• Name • Age • Birth Place • Residence • Complexion • Voyage (Name of ship and date)

Gazetteers
New London County, Gazetteer, (accessed 2 Mar 2011).

History

 * A modern history of New London County, Connecticut; (Volume 1)


 * A modern history of New London County, Connecticut; (Volume 2)


 * A modern history of New London County, Connecticut; (Volume 3)

Maps

 * Department of Economic and Community Development, Connecticut Maps, (accessed 2 Mar 2011). Organized by State and County.  Links to road maps, county outlines, colored outlines and lists of towns.

Civil War
Service men from New London County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Most of the men in the following companies were from New London County.


 * 1) 1st Regiment, Connecticut Heavy Artillery - Company D
 * 2) 1st Regiment, Connecticut Cavalry - Company C
 * 3) 2nd Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Rifle Company C
 * 4) 3rd Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Rifle Company D
 * 5) 8th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company G
 * 6) 14th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company H
 * 7) 18th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company A and F
 * 8) 21st Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company C, E, F, G and H.
 * 9) 26th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company C, E, F, H, I and K.


 * The Norwich memorial; the annals of Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, in the great rebellion of 1861-65, by Malcolm McGregor Dana - American Libraries Online Book

Newspapers

 * New London County Newspaper List, (accessed 1 Mar 2011).
 * New London County, Connecticut Obituaries, (accessed 1 Mar 2011). A directory of obituary databases and archives on the internet.

Probate District Courts
Connecticut State Library, Research Guide to Connecticut Probate Districts, (accessed 28 Feb 2011).

Vital Records
City of New London

Town of East Lyme

Societies, Libraries and Museums

 * New London County Historical Society
 * Connecticut Society of Genealogists, (accessed 2 Mar 2011).
 * TMSocety.org Descendants of Thomas Minor, a co-founder of Stonington, New London County

Websites

 * Census Finder, Connecticut Vital Records, (accessed 28 Feb 2011).  Online transcriptions are listed by county.
 * Connecticut Genealogy, New London Countywide Sources, (accessed 1 Mar 2011).
 * Cyndi's List, (accessed 28 Feb 2011). New London County General Resource Sites
 * epodunk, (accessed 28 Feb 2011).  New London County, Connecticut Quick Links
 * FamilyHistory101, (accessed 28 Feb 2011).  New London County, Connecticut History, Records, Facts and Genealogy.
 * Linkpendium, (accessed 28 Feb 2011). New London County Genealogy and Family History
 * MyGenealogist, (accessed 28 Feb 2011). New London County, Connecticut Genealogy Resources
 * The New London County CTGenWeb Project, an member of The CTGenWeb Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project (backup site)
 * Family History Library catalog for New London County