Tolland County, Connecticut Genealogy

Guide to Tolland County, Connecticut ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Description
Tolland County was created on 13 Oct 1786 and named for the hamlet of Tolland, Somerset, England. The counties in Connecticut do not have county seats. The cities and towns are responsible for all local governmental activities. It is located in the Northcentral area of the state.

County Courthouse
Tolland County Courthouse 69 Brooklyn Street Rockville CT 06066 Phone: 860-896-4920 Tolland County Website

There is no county government and no county seat today. The government is at the town level. Town clerks have birth, marriage, death and land records. Probate Judge has probate records. Clerk of the Superior Court has court records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Biographies

 * Commemorative biographical record of Tolland and Windham counties, Connecticut containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and of many of the early settled families, (Chicago, Illinois J.H. Beers, 1903). Includes full name index (in part 1 for pts. 1 and 2). Available at the FamilySearch Library, or FS Library US/CAN Film 982349.
 * J.R. Cole, History of Tolland County, Connecticut including its early settlement and progress to the present time; a description of its historic and interesting localities; sketches of its towns and villages: portraits of some of its prominent men, and biographies of many of its representative citizens, (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983). Available at the FamilySearch Library,
 * Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Society. Volunteer Aids, Index to Commemorative biographical record of Tolland and Windham counties, Connecticut, part 1, Manuscript. Includes full name index to part 1 but only through pt. 1's page 602. Online at: Ancestry($). Available in the FamilySearch Library,

Census Records
Territory and State Census Records
 * Tolland County Records at Census Online
 * Connecticut Census Records at Census Finder, online links by county
 * Tolland County Census Records at LDSGenealogy.com
 * Census Records and Indexes at Linkpendium - Tolland County, Connecticut.

Federal Census Records
 * 1800 Lowell M. Volkel, An index to the 1800 federal census of Litchfield, New Haven, Tolland and Windham counties, state of Connecticut, ([S.l.] L.M. Volkel, c1969). Available at the FamilySearch Library,
 * US Federal Census Collection at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * Tolland County, Connecticut Federal Census Index at USGenWebArchives - Transcriptions in progress

Church Records

 * 1760-1861 Tolland County, Connecticut, church papers, 1760-1861, (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1977). Contains lists of pastors in Tolland County churches, a copy of the Connecticut Courant, Nov. 21, 1815, a list of members of the Vernon Church and of the Vernon Ecclesiastical Society and other miscellaneous papers. Available at the FamilySearch Library,
 * Tolland County Church Records at LDSGenealogy.com. Includes church and vital records.

List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Court Records
Online Court Indexes and Records
 * 1719-1910 Grace Louise Knox &amp; Barbara B. Ferris, Connecticut divorces Superior Court records for the counties of New London, Tolland &amp; Windham, 1719-1910, (Bowie, Maryland Heritage Books, c1987). Includes index. Available at the FamilySearch Library,
 * 1772-1891 Executions, A-Z, 1772-1891, Connecticut. Superior Court (Tolland County), (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1989). A record of executions of court judgements. Available at the FamilySearch Library,
 * 1892-1893 Depositions, 1892-1893, Connecticut. Superior Court (Tolland County), (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1989). A record of depositions taken for a trial in the Superior Court, Tolland County, Connecticut. Depositions have to do with the suit of George W. Adams, of Tolland County, Connecticut, vs. Charles I. Rawson, of Oxford, Massachusetts.Available at the FamilySearch Library,
 * Tolland County Connecticut Court Records Directory at Court Reference

Directories

 * 1883-1934 Rockville (Connecticut) city directories, (Woodridge, Connecticut Research Publications, [1992?]). Available at the FamilySearch Library, (3 Films covering a variety of years between 1883-1934.)

Emigration and Immigration

 * 1804-1959 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection - index/images
 * 1966-2002 Connecticut, Marriages, 1966-2002 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Genealogies

 * Tolland County Genealogy at LDSGenealogy.com. 679 Tolland county genealogy record sources.
 * Walter Everett Corbin, Lottie S. Corbin and Robert J. Dunkle, The Corbin Collection, (Boston, Massachusetts New England Historic Genealogical Society, c2003-c2005). 3 CD's available on the desktop at the FamilySearch Library, and CD-ROM no. 2644 v.2 and CD-ROM no. 2644 v. 3.

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * 1857 Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division,Tolland County, Connecticut land ownership map, 1857, (Washington, District of Columbia Library of Congress, 1983). Available online at Flickr. Also available at the FamilySearch Library,

Local Histories

 * History, Tolland County at Linkpendium
 * The Early History of Tolland. 1861. By Loren P. Waldo. Hartford [Connecticut] Case, Lockwood. Online at: Internet Archive.
 * History of Tolland County, Connecticut: Including its Early Settlement... . 1888. By J. R. Cole. New York, New York : W.W. Preston & Co. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Connecticut Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * 1643-1960 Maps of Connecticut (1643-1960) at Maps of US
 * Connecticut Maps at the Department of Economic and Community Development. Organized by State and County. Links to road maps, county outlines, colored outlines and lists of towns.
 * Maps and Gazetteers at Linkpendium, Tolland County
 * Tolland County, Gazetteer at HomeTownLocator
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records
Civil War
 * Civil War Research Database at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database at the National Park Service
 * Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War at Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War - Grave Database

Regiments. Servicemen from New Haven County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Most of the men from the following companies were from Windham County.
 * -14th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company D
 * -25th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company D

World War I
 * 1917 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1917-1918 World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 at Ancestry - index & images ($)

World War II
 * 1942 U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
 * 1942 of men age 45-64 (born 1877-1897), at FamilySearch — How to Use This Collection;  index and images
 * 1940-1945 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images

Naturalization and Citizenship
For more databases, see Connecticut Naturalization and Citizenship and U.S. Naturalization Online Genealogy Records

Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1791-1906 US Naturalization Records, New England, 1791-1906 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)
 * 1825-1927 Tolland County Superior Court at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; List of Records Included in Collection; index and images
 * 1853-1914 Declarations of intention, 1853-1914, Connecticut. Superior Court and County Court (Tolland County), (Salt Lake City, Utah. Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983). Indexes are found within each volume. Includes some records of the County Court, 1853-1856. Available at the FamilySearch Library, 1853-1906  and 1906-1914 FS Library US/CAN Film 1319930 Item 2.
 * 1853-1955 Naturalization records (Tolland County, Connecticut), 1853-1945; naturalization index, 1853-1955, Connecticut. Superior Court and County Court (Tolland County), (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1983-2008). Additional indexes are found within each volume. Includes some records of the County Court, 1853-1855. Available at the FamilySearch Library, (11 Films)
 * 1853-1955 Connecticut, Federal Naturalization Records, 1790-1996 Tolland County Superior Court at Ancestry; index & images ($)
 * 1876-1876 Naturalization record book, 1876-1876, Connecticut. City Court (Hartford), (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1984). Contains petitions for naturalization for persons from the city of Hartford, or nearby towns of Hartford and Tolland counties. Available at the FamilySearch Library,
 * 1893-1906 Connecticut, Federal Naturalization Records, 1790-1996 Connecticut Circuit Court at Ancestry; index & images ($)
 * 1893-1911 U.S. Circuit Court at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Newspapers

 * 1800s-1999 Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * Tolland County, Connecticut Obituaries at NewspaperObituaries.net. A directory of obituary databases and archives on the internet.

Probate Records

 * Research Guide to Connecticut Probate Records at the Connecticut State Library

Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1609-1999 Connecticut Wills and Probate Records 1609-1999 at Ancestry — index and images ($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry - index ($)
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

 * 1865-1874 Connecticut, U.S., Excise Tax Lists, 1865-1874 at Ancestry — index & images ($)

Birth

 * Pre 1850 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1639-1941 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images

Marriage

 * Pre 1850 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1640-1939 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection - Index/images
 * 1966-2002 Connecticut, Marriages, 1966-2002 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Death

 * Pre 1850 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index/images
 * 1640-1955 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection - index/images
 * 1883-1942 Coroner's records, 1883-1942, Tolland County. (Connecticut). Coroner, (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988). Available at the FamilySearch Library,  1st of 3 films.
 * 1949-2012 Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012 at MyHeritage - index ($)

Divorce

 * 1787-1910 Divorce papers, 1787-1910, Connecticut. Superior Court (Tolland County), (Salt Lake City, Utah Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1989). Records are in approximate alphabetical order. Available at the FamilySearch Library, first of 16 films.
 * Vital Records at Linkpendium - Tolland County.

Archives

 * Connecticut Archives at USGenWebArchives - Tolland County.

FamilySearch Centers

 * Hartford Connecticut FamilySearch Center
 * Manchester Connecticut FamilySearch Center
 * Providence Rhode Island FamilySearch Center
 * Southington Connecticut FamilySearch Center
 * Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - an affiliate library
 * Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Inc. - an affiliate library
 * Cora J.Belden Library - an affiliate library
 * Godfrey Memorial Library - an affiliate library
 * Russell Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
Tolland County Public Libraries This site lists the addresses of the public libraries in Tolland county

Andover Public Library 355 Route 6 PO Box 117 Andover, CT 06232-0117 Phone: 860-742-7428 E-mail: [mailto:andoverctpubliclibrary@gmail.com andoverctpubliclibrary@gmail.com] Facebook Website

Bentley Memorial Library 206 Bolton Center Road Bolton, CT 06043 Phone: 860-646-7349 E-mail: [mailto:bentley@biblio.org bentley@biblio.org] Website

Booth & Dimock Memorial Library 1134 Main Street Coventry, CT 06238 Phone: 860-742-7606 E-mail: [mailto:bdlibrary@coventryct.org bdlibrary@coventryct.org] Facebook Website

Douglas Library of Hebron 22 Main Street Hebron, CT 06248 Phone: 860-228-9312 E-mail: [mailto:info@douglaslibrary.org info@douglaslibrary.org] Facebook Website

Hall Memorial Library 93 Main Street PO Box 280 Ellington, CT 06029 Phone: 860-870-3160 E-mail: [mailto:hallmlib@ellington-ct.gov hallmlib@ellington-ct.gov] Facebook Website

Mansfield Public Library 54 Warrenville Rd Mansfield Center, CT 06250 Phone: 860-423-2501 E-mail: [mailto:MansfieldLibrary@MansfieldCT.org MansfieldLibrary@MansfieldCT.org] Website

Saxton B. Little Free Library 319 Route 87 Columbia, CT 06237 Phone: 860-228-0350 E-mail: [mailto:staff@columbiactlibrary.org staff@columbiactlibrary.org] Facebook Website

Societies
Andover Historical Society Andover, CT 06232 E-Mail: [mailto:SYeom98658@aol.com SYeom98658@aol.com] Website

Bolton Historical Society Bolton, CT 06043 E-Mail: [mailto:historian@boltoncthistory.org historian@boltoncthistory.org] Website

Columbia Historical Society PO Box 551 Columbia, CT 06237 E-mail: [mailto:ColumbiaCtHistoricalSociety@gmail.com ColumbiaCtHistoricalSociety@gmail.com] Website

Coventry Historical Society 3282 South St PO Box 534 Coventry, CT 06238 E-mail: [mailto:info@ctcoventryhistoricalsociety.org info@ctcoventryhistoricalsociety.org] Facebook Website

Ellington Historical Society 70 Main Street PO Box 73 Ellington, CT 06029 E-mail: [mailto:genealogist@ellingtonhistsoc.org genealogist@ellingtonhistsoc.org] Website

Hebron Historical Society PO Box 43 Hebron, CT 06248-0043 E-Mail: [mailto:membeship@hebronhistoricalsociety.org membeship@hebronhistoricalsociety.org] Website

Mansfield Historical Society PO Box 145 954 Storrs Road Storrs, CT 06268-0145 Phone: 860-429-6575 Website

Stafford Historical Society 5 Spring St Stafford Springs, CT 06076 Phone: 860-684-7978 Website Facebook

Tolland Historical Society PO Box 107 Tolland, CT 06084 Phone: 860-870-9599 E-Mail: [mailto:society@tollandhistorical.org society@tollandhistorical.org] Website

Union Historical Society 1099 Buckley Hwy Union, CT 06076 Phone: 860-684-7078 E-Mail: [mailto:Jeannine.Upson@unioncthistoricalsociety.org Jeannine.Upson@unioncthistoricalsociety.org] Website

Vernon Historical Society PO Box 2055 734 Hartford Turnpike (Route 30) Vernon, CT 06066 Phone: 860-875-4326 E-Mail: [mailto:vernonhs@sbcglobal.net vernonhs@sbcglobal.net] Website

Willington Historical Society PO Box 214 Willington, CT 06279 E-Mail: [mailto:willingtohistorian@charter.net willingtohistorian@charter.net] Website

Websites

 * ancestry.com($), Available databases for Tolland County.
 * Tolland County Genealogy by LDS Genealogy
 * Cyndi's List, Tolland County, Connecticut General Resource Sites
 * Linkpendium,   Tolland County, Connecticut Genealogy and Family History
 * The Tolland County CTGenWeb Project, a member of The CTGenWeb Project
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project
 * Websites at RootsWeb for Tolland County,
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.