Talk:List of counties in Connecticut

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Windham, Sussex - No such place!
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)
 * Some further digging has revealed that there used to be a hundred called Windham and Ewhurst in the rape (!) of Bramber in Sussex. 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)
 * 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 .  A map is here . However, I still have no idea what the connection is with this village and Windham, CT. Bazonka (talk) 21:04, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

Fairfield

 * 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

 * 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

 * 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

 * 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

 * 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

 * 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

 * 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

 * 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)

Etymology
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)

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Requested move 20 November 2023

 * The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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

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:
 * "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) The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
 * Oppose - No need to disrupt consistency with the other articles on counties of U.S. states.estar8806 (talk) ★ 18:41, 20 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Oppose move. Although something like 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)
 * 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)