Hartford County, Connecticut Genealogy

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County Courthouse

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

Parent County

 * Created 10 May 1666, one of four original counties from the Colonial lands.
 * Named after Hertfordshire, England.

Boundary Changes

 * The west part was taken to create Litchfield County 14 Oct 1751.
 * The east part of the county was taken to form Windham County 12 May 1726.
 * The southeast portion was taken to create Middlesex County 2 May 1785.

Populated Places

 * Cities: Bristol . Hartford . New Britain
 * Towns: Avon . Berlin . Bloomfield . Burlington . Canton . East Granby . East Hartford . East Windsor . Enfield . Farmington . Glastonbury . Granby . Hartland . Manchester . Marlborough . Newington . Plainville . Rocky Hill . Simsbury . South Windsor . Southington . Suffield . West Hartford . Wethersfield . Windsor Locks . Windsor
 * Communities: Blue Hills . Broad Brook . Burnside . Canton Valley . Collinsville . Hazardville . Hockanum . Kensington . Marion . Milldale . North Granby . Plantsville . Salmon Brook . Sherwood Manor . Simsbury Center . Southwood Acres . Suffield Depot . Tariffville . Terramuggus . Thompsonville . Weatogue . West Simsbury

Neighboring Counties
Litchfield | Middlesex | New Haven | New London | Tolland | Hampden County, Massachusetts

Web Sites

 * The Hartford County CTGenWeb Project, an member of The CTGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Hartford County
 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library catalog for Hartford County