Tolland County, Connecticut Genealogy

This article is about a county in northeastern part of Connecticut. For other uses, see Tolland (disambiguation).

United States Connecticut  Tolland County

County Courthouse

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

Quick Facts

 * Named for the hamlet of Tolland, Somerset, England.

Parent County

 * West part of Windham county was used to create Tolland County 13 Oct 1786.

Record Loss

 * Lost census: 1890

Archives and Libraries

 * USGenWeb Connecticut Archives, (accessed 1 Mar 2011). Tolland County.
 * Tolland County Public Libraries, (accessed 1 Mar 2001). This site lists the addresses and websites of the public libraries in Tolland county.

Cemeteries

 * Charles R. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemeteries and Inscriptions, Tolland County Cemetery Records, (accessed 25 Feb 2011). This website has a collection of cemetery links, organized by town.

Gazetteers
Tolland County, Gazetteer, (accessed 2 Mar 2011).

History

 * Google Timeline, Tolland County, Connecticut History 1600-2011, (accessed 2 Mar 2011).

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 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.


 * 1) 14th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company D
 * 2) 25th Regiment, Connecticut Infantry - Company D

Newspapers

 * Tolland County Newspaper List, (accessed 1 Mar 2011).
 * Tolland 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).

Societies, Libraries and Museums

 * Connecticut Society of Genealogists, (accessed 2 Mar 2011).

Websites

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