Wallingford
Summary
City/Town
Name:
Wallingford
State:
Connecticut
County:
New Haven County
Probate
District:
17
Year
Established:
1667
Year
Incorporated:
1670
Form
of Government:
Mayor and Town Council, elected every two years
Town
Hall Address:
45 S. Main Street
Web Address:
www.town.wallingford.ct.us
History
Brief:
The founders of New Haven purchased this land in December 1638. The settlement here was known as East Haven Village or New Haven Plain until 1670 when it was named the town of Wallingford. Town vital records begin 1670. Barbour collection records cover 1670-1850.
Other City Names (2) Name: Tracy Name: Yalesville
Settled From (1) Population (3) Year: 1990 Population: 40822 Year: 2000 Population: 43026 Year: 2005 Population: 45309
Founding Families (38) Surname: Andrews, Nathan Surname: Andrews,Samuel Surname: Beach, John Surname: Benham, Joseph Surname: Brockett, John Surname: Brown, Samuel Surname: Cook, Samuel Surname: Curtis, Thomas Surname: Doolittle, Abraham Surname: Hall, John Surname: Hall, Samuel Surname: Hall, Thomas Surname: Harriman, John Surname: Heaton, James Surname: Holt, Eleazer Surname: Hopper. Daniel Surname: How, Jeremiah Surname: How, Nathaniel Surname: How, Zachariah Surname: Ives, John Surname: Ives, Joseph Surname: Johnson, William Surname: Lewis, Benjamin Surname: Merriman, Nathaniel Surname: Miles, John Surname: Miles, Samuel Surname: Moss, John Surname: Munson, Samuel Surname: Peck, Eleazar Surname: Peck, John Surname: Potter, Samuel Surname: Preston, Eliasaph Surname: Preston, Jehiel Surname: Sherman, Daniel Surname: Street,Samuel Surname: Tuttle, Simon Surname: Whitehead, Samuel Surname: Yale, Thomas
Cemeteries (9) Name: Center Street Cemetery Location: Center Street, Wallingford CT Website: members.aol.com/garynkd1qd/centerst.html Name: Gaylord Cemetery Location: Gaylord Sanitorium Name: Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church Cemetery (203) 237-3226 Location: 346 North Colony Street Name: In Memoriam Cemetery (203) 269-9840 Location: 18 Maplewood Ave. ,Wallingford, CT 06492 Name: Masonic Cemetery Location: 549 Hall Avenue Name: St. Casimir Cemetery Location: Doolittl's Crossing Name: St. John Roman Catholic Cemetery (203) 237-3226 Location: 150 East Christian Street Name: St. Peter and St. Paul Cemetery Location: 1007 Durham Road Name: Wallingford Jewish Cemetery Location: 223 Dudley Avenue
Churches (20) Name: Beth Israel Synagogue Location: 22 North Orchard street, Wallingford Name: Calvary United Pentecostal Church (203) 265-9581 Location: 26 Meadow Street Name: Church of Christ (203) 265-2787 Location: 164 W. Whittlesey Avenue Name: Church of the Nazarene (203) 269-9313 Location: 26 Parker Farms Road, Wallingford Name: Door of Hope Community Church (203) 741-1001 Location: 120 Church Street, Yalesville Website: www.doorofhopecc.com Name: Evangelical and Reform United Church of Christ (203) 269-4827 Location: 205 S. Cherry Street, Wallingford Name: First Baptist Church Location: 114 N. Main Street, Wallingford Name: First Congregational Church (203) 165-1691 Location: 23 South main Sreet, Wallingford Website: www.firstchurchwlfg.org Name: First United Methodist Church Location: 941 Old Rock Hill Road, Wallingford Website: www.gbgm-umc.org/fumc-wallingford Name: Good News Christian Church (203) 284-9383 Location: 46 John Street, Wallingford Name: Heritage Baptist Location: 161 S. Whittlesey Ave., Wallingford, CT -06492 Name: Holy Trinity Church (203) 269-8791 Location: 84 North Old Colony Road Website: www.holytrinitywallingford.org Name: Jehovah's Witnesses (203) 265-4169 Location: 9 Cottage Street Name: ST. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church (203) 269-9526 Location: 360 Church Street, Yalesville Name: St. Paul's Espiscopal Church (203) 269-5050 Location: 65 North Main Street, Wallingford Website: www.stpaulswallingford.org Name: St. Peter and Paul Church (203) 269-4617 Location: 139 North Orchard Street, Wallingford Name: Wallingford Church of Christ (203) 284-2171 Location: 1213 Old Colony Road, (Rt 71) Wallingford Website: www.wallingfordchurch.com Name: White Oak Baptist (203) 265-3548 Location: 20 N. Whittlesey Ave. Wallingford, CT 06492 Website: www.whiteoakbc.net Name: Yalesville United Methodist Church (203) 269-9521 Location: 8 New Place Street, Yalesville Name: Zion Lutheran Church (203) 269-6847 Location: 235 Pond Hill Road, Wallingford
Monuments (0) Communities (5) Name: East Wallingford Name: Quinnipiac (Partly in North Haven) Name: Tracy Name: Wallingford Center Name: Yalesville
Historical Locations (0) Notable Citizens (4) Name: Lyman Hall - Signer of Declaration of Independance Type: Historic Name: Morton Downey Jr. - Conservative talk show host Type: Contemporary Name: Morton Downey - Singer Type: Contemporary Name: Moses Yale Beach - Founder of the Associated Press Type: Historic
Newspapers (3) Name: The Peoples Press (203) 235-9333 Type: Contemporary Location: P.O. Box 4459, Yalesville, CT 06492 Website: www.peoplespressnews.com Name: The Record Journal (203) 235-1661 Type: Contemporary Location: 11 Crown Street, P.O. Box 915, Meriden, CT 06450 Website: www.myrecordjournal.com Name: Wallingford Post Weekly (203) 269-1464 Type: Contemporary Location: P.O. Box 9
Schools (16) Name: Choate Rosemary Hall 9-12 Preparatory School (203) 697-2239 Type: Other Location: 333 Christian Street, Wallington, Ct Website: www.choate.edu Name: Cook Hill Elementary School Pk-5 (203) 284-5400 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 57 Hall Rd., Wallingford, CT 06492 Name: Dag Hammarskjold Middle School 6-8 (203) 294-5340 Type: Middle School Location: 106 Pond Hill Road, Wallingford, CT 06492 Name: E. C. Stevens Elementary School (203) 294-5330 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 18 Kondracki Lane, Wallingford, CT 06492 Name: Heritage Baptist Academy Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 161 S. Whittlesey Avenue Wallingford, CT 06492 Name: Highland Elementary School K-5 (203) 949-0121 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 200 Highland Avenue Wallingford, CT 06492 Name: Holy Trinity K-8 (203) 269-4476 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 11 N. Whittlesey Avenue Wallingford, CT 06492 Website: www.hts-wallingford.org Name: James H. Moran 6-8 (203) 741-2900 Type: Middle School Location: 141 Hope Hill Road, Wallingford, CT 06492 Name: Lyman Hall High School 9-12 (203) 294-5350 Type: High School Location: 70 Pond Hill Rd., Wallingford, Ct 06492 Name: Mark T. Sheehan High School 9-12 (203) 294-5900 Type: High School Location: 142 Hope Hill Road, Wallingford, CT 06492 Name: Moses Y. Beach Elementary School Pk-5 (203) 949-0343 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 340 N. Main St., Wallingford, CT 06492 Name: Parker Farms Elementary School Pk-5 (203) 949-0349 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 30 Parker Farms Rd., Wallingford, CT 06492 Name: Pond Hill Elemenetary School K-5 (203) 949-0109 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 299 Pond Hill d., Wallingford, CT 06492 Name: Rock Hill Elemenetary School K-5 (203) 949-0115 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 911 Durham Rd., Wallingford, CT 06492 Name: Special Alternative 203-294-6290 Type: Other Location: 75 Parker Street Name: Yalesville Elemenetary School K-5 (203) 265-1498 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 415 Church St., Yalesville, CT 06492
Libraries (2) Published Histories (4) Name: History of Wallingford, CT from its Settlement in 1670 to Present Time Author: Charles Henry Stanley Davis Date Published: 1870 Publisher: Charles Henry Stanley Davis Name: History of the Wallingford Disaster Author: John B. Kendrick Date Published: 1878 Publisher: Case, Lockwood and Brainard Name: Souvenir History of Wallingfor,CT Author: C.B. Gillespie Date Published: 1895 Publisher: Journal Publishing Co. Name: Tales of Old Wallingford Author: Clarence E. Hale Date Published: 1971 Publisher: Pequot Press
Genealogy Websites (1) Historic Timeline (0) Town Historian (1) Name: Contact the: Contact Data: Wallingford Historical Society
Vital Records (1) Birth: 1670 - Present Marriage: 1670 - Present Death: 1670 - Present
