About Litchfield County
Connecticut (CT)
 

  

Located in the north west corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut.

Litchfield County borders Hartford County to the east, Fairfield County to the south, the state of Massachusetts to the north and the state of New York to the west.

Real Estate and Community Information on Towns in Litchfield County Connecticut:

Barkhamsted
Bethlahem
Bridgewater
Canaan
Colebrook
Cornwall
Goshen

Harwinton
Kent
Litchfield
Morris
New Hartford
New Milford
Norfolk

North Canaan
Plymouth
Roxbury
Salisbury
Sharon
Thomaston
Torrington

Warren
Washington
Watertown
Winchester
Woodbury

History:

Litchfield County was created on October 9, 1751, by an act of the Connecticut General Court from land belonging to Fairfield, New Haven, and Hartford counties. The act establishing the county states:

That the townships of Litchfield, Woodberry, New Milford,
Harwinton, New Hartford, Barkhempstead, Hartland, Colebrook,
Norfolk, Canaan, Salisbury, Kent, Sharon, Cornwall, Goshen,
Torrington, and Winchester, lying in the northwesterly part
of this Colony, shall be and remain one entire county,and be
called the County of Litchfield, and shall have and exercise
the same powers, priviledges [sic] and authorities, and be subject
to the same regulations, as the other counties in this Colony
by law have and are subject unto. The bounds of which
county shall extend north to the Colony line, and west to the
Colony line till it meets with the township of New Fairfield,
and to include the towns abovementioned.

Between 1780 and 1807, several new towns were created at the boundaries between Litchfield County and other counties in Connecticut. The town of Watertown was established in 1780 from Waterbury and was placed under Litchfield County jurisdiction. The establishment of the town of Brookfield from part of New Milford in 1788 resulted in Litchfield County losing territory to Fairfield County. In 1796, the town of Hartland was transferred to Hartford County. In 1798, the town of Oxford was established from part of Southbury causing Litchfield County to lose territory to New Haven County. The establishment of the town of Canton in 1806 from part of New Hartford caused loss of territory to Hartford County. In 1807, the town of Southbury was transferred to New Haven County. The final boundary change occurred on October 8, 1807, when the town of Middlebury was established from part of Woodbury. 

School Websites:

  • Barkhamsted Schools
  • Bethlahem Schools
  • Bridgewater Schools
  • Canaan Schools
  • Colebrook Schools
  • Cornwall Schools
  • Goshen Schools
  • Harwinton Schools
  • Kent Schools
  • Litchfield Schools
  • Morris Schools
  • New Hartford Schools
  • New Milford Schools
  • Norfolk Schools
  • North Canaan Schools
  • Plymouth Schools
  • Roxbury Schools
  • Salisbury Schools
  • Sharon Schools
  • Thomaston Schools
  • Torrington Schools
  • Warren Schools
  • Washington Schools
  • Watertown Schools
  • Winchester Schools
  • Woodbury Schools

Town Websites:

  • Town of Barkhamsted
  • Town of Bethlahem
  • Town of Bridgewater
  • Town of Canaan
  • Town of Colebrook
  • Town of Cornwall
  • Town of Goshen
  • Town of Harwinton
  • Town of Kent
  • Town of Litchfield
  • Town of Morris
  • Town of New Hartford
  • Town of New Milford
  • Town of Norfolk
  • Town of North Canaan
  • Town of Plymouth
  • Town of Roxbury
  • Town of Salisbury
  • Town of Sharon
  • Town of Thomaston
  • Town of Torrington
  • Town of Warren
  • Town of Washington
  • Town of Watertown
  • Town of Winchester
  • Town of Woodbury

 

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