Summary
City/Town
Name:
Tolland
State:
Connecticut
County:
Tolland County
Probate
District:
Pending
Year
Established:
1715
Year
Incorporated:
1722
Form
of Government:
Town Council/Town Manager
Town
Hall Address:
21 Tolland Green
Web Address:
www.tolland.org/
History
Brief:
The origin of this town was closely associated with that of Coventry. Both were part of the land bequeathed by Joshua Uncas, Sachem of the Mohegans, to men in Hartford. The town of Coventry was set off in October 1711. In May 1715, the General Court established conditions for the town of Tolland to be set off. Tolland was named a full town by the Act of 1722. Town vital records begin 1715. Barbour collection records cover 1750-1850.
Other City Names (0) Settled From (1) Population (8) Year: 1910 Population: 1126 Year: 1920 Population: 1040 Year: 1930 Population: 1064 Year: 1940 Population: 1192 Year: 1950 Population: 1655 Year: 1990 Population: 11001 Year: 2000 Population: 13146 Year: 2005 Population: 14350
Founding Families (11) Surname: Abbot Surname: Aborns Surname: Carpenter Surname: Chapman Surname: Dimock Surname: Grant Surname: Lathrop Surname: Nye Surname: Stearns Surname: Steel Surname: West
Cemeteries (8) Name: 2 Graves (Benton) Location: Old Chapin Farm Name: Cemetery Location: Dimock Farm Name: East Cemetery Location: Charter Road Name: Grant Hill Cemetery Location: 2 3/4 miles from Tolland Center Name: Loomis Cemetery Location: 1/2 mile southeast of Center Name: North Cemetery Location: Crystal Lake Road Name: Northrup Cemetery Location: On land of Gardner Hall & Co. Name: South Cemetery Location: Cider Mill Road
Churches (6) Name: Beth el Congregation (860) 896-1816 Location: 35 Birchwood Drive, Tolland, CT 06084 Name: First Baptist Church of Tolland (860) 871-0592 Location: 75 Cider Mill Road, Tolland, CT 06084 Website: www.fbctolland.com Name: Peace Lutheran Church (860) 872-9401 Location: 670 Tolland Stage Road, Tolland, CT 06084 Website: www.peacelutheranchurch.org Name: Seventh Day Adventist Church (860) 875-0450 Location: 9 Hartford Turnpike, Tolland, CT 06084 Website: www.adventist.org Name: St Matthews (860) 872-0200 Location: 111 Tolland Green, Tolland, CT 06084 Website: www.stmatthewct.org Name: United Congregational Church of Tolland (860) 875-4160 Location: 45 Tolland Green, Tolland, CT 06084 Website: www.ucctolland.org
Monuments (0) Communities (0) Historical Locations (0) Notable Citizens (0) Newspapers (3) Name: Journal Inquirer (860) 646-0500 Type: Contemporary Location: 306 Progress Drive, P.O. Box 510, Manchester, CT 06045 Website: www.zwire.com Name: The Chronicle (860) 432-8466 Type: Contemporary Location: One Chronicle Road, P.O. Box 148, Willimantic, CT 06226 Website: www.thechronicle.com Name: The Reminder (860) 875-2089 Type: Contemporary Location: 130 Old Town Road, P.O. Box 27, Vernon, CT 06066 Website: www.remindernewspapers.com
Schools (4) Name: Birch Grove Primary School Pk-2 (860) 870-6750 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 247 Rhode Road, Tolland, CT 06084 Website: www.tolland.k12.ct.us Name: Parker Memorial School 3-4 (860) 870-6875 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 104 Old Post Road, Tolland, CT 06084 Website: www.tolland.k12.ct.us Name: Tolland High School 9-12 (860) 870-6818 Type: High School Location: One Eagle Hill, Tolland, CT 06084 Website: www.tolland.k12.ct.us/ Name: Tolland Middle School 5-8 (860) 875-2564 Type: Middle School Location: 96 Old Post Road, Tolland, CT 06084 Website: www.tollandmiddleschool.net
Libraries (1) Published Histories (2) Name: EARLY HISTORY OF TOLLAND Author: Loren Pinckney Waldo Date Published: 1861 Publisher: Case, Lockwood and Co. Name: TOLLAND: THE HISTORY OF AN OLD CONNECTICUT POST ROAD TOWN Author: Harold Weigold Date Published: 1971 Publisher: Pequot Press
Genealogy Websites (2) Historic Timeline (3) Date: 1715 Description: Charter was abtained and town settled Date: 1722 Description: Tolland was incorporated as Connecticut's 49th town Date: 1785 Description: Tolland County was organized and Tolland was designated as the county seat.
Town Historian (2) Vital Records (1) Birth: 1665 Marriage: 1692 Death: 1693
