City/Town: South Windsor
Summary
City/Town
Name:
South Windsor
State:
Connecticut
County:
Hartford County
Probate
District:
Pending
Year
Established:
1845
Year
Incorporated:
1845
Form
of Government:
Town Council - Manager
Town
Hall Address:
Town Hall
Web Address:
www.southwindsor.org/
History
Brief:
This was part of East Windsor when it was separated from Windsor in 1768. The Wapping section was incorporated as the town of South Windsor in 1845. Town vital records begin 1845. Barbour collection records cover 1845-1851.
Other City Names (0) Settled From (3) Town Name: East Hartford Town Name: East Windsor Town Name: Windsor
Population (6) Year: 1910 Population: 2251 Year: 1920 Population: 2142 Year: 1930 Population: 2535 Year: 1940 Population: 2863 Year: 1950 Population: 3865 Year: 2000 Population: 24412
Founding Families (2) Surname: Burnham Surname: Edwards
Cemeteries (9) Name: Center Cemetery Location: Main Street Name: East Windsor Hill Cemetery Location: Off Main Highway Name: Jonathan Edwards Cemetery Location: Main Street Name: New Wapping Cemetery Location: Oakland Street Name: Old South Windsor Location: On Main Highway next to Masonic Temple Name: Old Wapping Cemetery Location: Rear of Church at Wapping Name: Rye Street Cemetery Location: Rye Street Name: Single Grave Location: King Street Name: Watson Lot Cemetery Location: In lot north of East Windsor Hill
Churches (15) Name: Calvary Church of South Windsor (860) 644-1102 Location: 400 Buckland Road, South Windsor, CT 06074 Name: Colonial Point Christian Church (860) 432-3511 Location: 100 Arnold Way, South Windsor, CT 06074 Name: Connecticut Valley Seveth Day Adventist Church (860) 644-6119 Location: 354 Foster Road, South Windsor, CT 06074 Website: www.connecticut-adventist.org Name: First Congregational Church of South Windsor (860) 528-7992 Location: 993 Main Street, South Windsor, CT 06074 Website: www.firstchurchsw.org Name: Kingdow Hall of Jehovahs Witness (860) 528-2717 Location: 630 Burnham Street, South Windsor, CT 06074 Website: www.watchtower.org Name: Messiah Ev Lutheran Church (860) 644-211- Location: 300 Buckland Road, South Windsor, CT 06074 Website: www.messiah-ct.com Name: Our Savior Lutheran Church (860) 644-6458 Location: 239 Graham Road, South Windsor, CT 06074 Website: www.oursaviorct.org Name: St. Francis of Assis Church (860) 528-8288 Location: 673 Ellington Road, South Windsor, CT 06074 Website: www.stfrancisofassisw.com Name: St. Margaret Marys Rectory (860) 644-2411 Location: 80 Hayes Street, South Windsor, CT 06074 Name: St. Peters Episcopal Church (860) 644-8548 Location: 109 Sand Hill Road, South Windsor, CT 06074 Website: www.stpeters-sw.org Name: Temple Beth Hillel (860) 282-8466 Location: 20 Baker Lane, South Windsor, CT 06074 Name: The Pentecostals Location: 100 Long Hill Road, South Windsor, CT 06074 Name: Truth Baptist Church (860) 289-8976 Location: 60 Burnham Street, South Windsor, CT 06074 Website: truthbaptistchurch.org Name: Unity Church of Hartford (860) 289-8963 Location: 919 Ellingron Road, South Windsor, CT 06074 Website: www.unityhartford.com Name: Wapping Community Chrch (860) 644-0833 Location: 1790 Ellington Road, South Windsor, CT 06074 Website: www.wappingchurch.org
Monuments (0) Communities (8) Name: Barber Hill Name: Dart Hill Name: Long Hill Name: Pleasant Valley Name: Podunk Name: Stone Quarry Name: Vinton Mills Name: Wapping
Historical Locations (0) Notable Citizens (6) Name: Brett and Gary Burnham - Minor league baseball players Type: Contemporary Name: Chris Clark - NHL player Type: Contemporary Name: John Fitch (1743-1798) Inventor Type: Historic Name: Major Michael Donnelly - Gulf War veteran activist Type: Contemporary Name: Marcus Camby - NBA player Type: Contemporary Name: Oliver Wolcott (1726-1797) - Signer of the Declaration of the Independence Type: Historic
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: South Windsor Life (860) 953-0444 Type: Contemporary Location: 106 South Street, West Hartford, CT 06110 Website: www.whitepublishing.com Name: The Reminder (860) 875-3366 Type: Contemporary Location: 130 Old Town Road, P.O. Box 27, Vernon, CT 06066 Website: www.remindernewspapers.com
Schools (7) Name: Eli Terry Elementary School (Pk-5) (860) 648-5020 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 569 Griffin Road, South Windsor, CT 06074 Website: www.swindsor.k12.ct.us/Schools/et.index.html Name: Orchard Hill Elementary School (K-5) (860) 648-5015 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 350 Foster Street, South Windsor, CT 06074 Website: www.swindsor.k12.ct.us/Schools/oh/index.html Name: Philip R Smith Elementary School (Pk-5) (860) 648-5025 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 949 Avery Street, South Windsor, CT 06074 Website: www.swindsor.k12.ct.us/Schools/prs/prsmith.html Name: Pleasant Valley Elementary School (Pk-5) (860) 291-1280 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 591 Ellington Road, South Windsor, CT 06074 Website: www.swindsor.k12.ct.us/Schools/pv/index.htm Name: South Windsor High School (860) 648-5000 Type: Middle School Location: 161 Nevers Road, South Windsor, CT 06074 Website: www.swindsor.k12.ct.us/Highschool.index.shtml Name: Timothy Edwards Middle School (6-8) (860) 648-5030 Type: Middle School Location: 100 Arnold Way, South Windsor, CT 06074 Website: www.swindsor.k12.ct.us/Schools/tems/index/htm Name: Wapping Elementary School (Pk-5) (860) 648-5010 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 91 Ayers Road, South Windsor, CT 06074 Website: www.swindsor.k12.ct.us/Schools/ws/wapping.htm
Libraries (2) Published Histories (5) Name: A Supplement to the History & Genealogies of Ancient Windsor Author: Henry Reed Stiles Date Published: 1863 Publisher: J Munsell Name: East Hartford: History and Traditions Author: Joseph Olcott Goodwin Date Published: 1879 Publisher: Case, Lockwood and Brainard Name: Long Hill, South Windsor, Connecticut, "Reminiscences" Author: Mary Janette Elmore Date Published: 1976 Publisher: South Windsor Historical Society Name: The Burnham Family: or Genealogical Records of the Descendants of the Four Author: Roderick Henry Burnham Date Published: 1869 Publisher: Case, Lockwood and Brainard Name: The History & Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Conn. Including South Windsor 1635-1891 Date Published: 1891 Publisher: Case Lockwood and Brainard
Genealogy Websites (1) Historic Timeline (0) Town Historian (1) Name: Contact the: Contact Data: South Windsor History Scoietywww.southwindsorhistory.org/
Vital Records (1) Birth: 1845 - Present - - Earlier birth, marriage, and death records Marriage: 1845 - Present - - may be found in Windsor or East Windsor Death: 1845 - Present
