Connecticut Town Founding Date/Name Origin
Chester (1640) Chester, Cheshire, England
Meriden (1664) "Meriden Farms," Dorking, Surrey, England
Scotland (1706) Scotland, UK
Newington (1721) Newington, Kent, England
Ellington (1735) Ellington, York, England
Salisbury (1738) Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Norfolk (1738) Norfolk, England
Bethlehem (1739) Hebrew = house of bread
Oxford (1741) Oxford, England
Roxbury (1743) rockier part of Woodbury
Marlborough (1747) Marlborough, England
Andover (1747) Andover, Massachusetts
New Britain (1754) "New" Great Britain
Bethel (1759) Hebrew = house of God
Bethany (1762) Bethany, a biblical village
Eastford (1777) east of Ashford
Woodbridge (1784) named from pastor, John Woodbridge
Berlin (1785) Berlin, Prussia
Bristol (1785) Bristol, England
Hamden (1786) named from John Hampden, English patriot
Franklin (1786) named from Benjamin Franklin
Bozrah (1786) Heb. name = enclosure
Lisbon (1786) Lisbon, Portugal
Warren (1786) named from Gen. Joseph Warren
Hampton (1786) Hampton, Middlesex, England
Montville (1786) French for mountville
Weston (1787) named as the west town
Brookfield (1788) named for Thomas Brooks
Sterling (1794) named from Dr. John Sterling
Plymouth (1795) Plymouth, Massachusetts
Wolcott (1796) named from Gov. Oliver Wolcott
Trumbull (1797) named from Gov. Jonathan Trumbull
Washington (1799) named from George Washington
Sherman (1802) named from Roger Sherman
Columbia (1804) poetic name for the United States
Burlington (1806) named from 3d Earl of Burlington, England
Middlebury (1807) named from its position
Vernon (1808) George Washington home at Mount Vernon
Chaplin (1809) named from deacon, Benjamin Chaplin
Westbrook (1810) west of Saybrook
Griswold (1815) named from Gov. Roger Griswold
Salem (1819) Salem, Massachusetts
Darien (1820) Isthmus of Darien, Panama
Essex (1820) Essex, England
Orange (1822) named from William III of Orange, King of England, Scotland, Ireland)
Manchester (1823) Manchester, England
Monroe (1823) name from Pres. James Monroe
Madison (1826) named from Pres. James Madison
Avon (1830) Avon river at Stratford-on-Avon, England
Plainville (1831) named for its flat, level terrain
Windsor Locks (1833) named from canal locks there
Bloomfield (1835) named from blooming fields
Ledyard, (1836) named from Colonel William Ledyard
Clinton (1838) named from Gov. Dewitt Clinton of N.Y.
Portland (1841) Portland, Dorsetshire, England
Naugatuck (1844) Algonkin name = one tree
Easton (1845) east of Weston
Seymour (1850) named from Gov. Thomas H. Seymour
Cromwell (1851) named from Oliver Cromwell
Putnam (1855) named from Israel Putnam
Morris (1859) named from James Morris, prominent resident.
Sprague (1861) and named from William Sprague, village founder.
Thomaston (1875) named from Seth Thomas, clock mfr. there.
Ansonia (1889) named from Anson G. Phelps, founder of mfg. village
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