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City/Town: Hartland

Summary    
City/Town Name:
 Hartland
State:
 Connecticut
County:
 Hartford County
Probate District:
Pending
Year Established:
1761
Year Incorporated:
1761
Form of Government:
Selectmen - Town Meeting
Town Hall Address:
Hartland Town Hall
22 South Road
East Hartland,CT 06027
(860) 653-0285
Mon, Tue, Wed 10:00 - 12:00 & 1:00 - 4:00 Closed 12:00-1:00 for lunch
Web Address:
www.munic.state.ct.us/HARTLAND/hartland.htm
History Brief:
This area was the northeastern part of the Western Lands (Goshen, Colebrook, Kent, Hartland, Norfolk, Canaan, Cornwall, Salisbury, Sharon, Torrington, Barkhamsted, Harwinton, Winchester and New Hartford) made over to Hartford and Windsor in 1686 to save them from being taken by the Royal Gov. Andros. Town vital records begin 1761. Barbour collection records cover 1761-1848.
   
Other City Names (0)
No Data Available.
 
Settled From (0)
No Data Available.
 
Population (8)
Year:1910
Population:544
Year:1920
Population:448
Year:1930
Population:296
Year:1940
Population:300
Year:1950
Population:549
Year:1980
Population:1416
Year:1990
Population:1866
Year:2000
Population:2012
 
Founding Families (3)
Surname:Baxter
Surname:Kendall
Surname:Lull
 
Cemeteries (12)
Name:Bates Cemetery
Location:2 miles north of Riverton, near Colebrook line
Name:Cole Cemetery
Location:Moved to West Hartland Cemetery
Name:East Hartland Cemetery
Location:Next to East Hartland Congregational Church
Name:Hartland Hollow Cemetery
Location:Moved in 1941, The old site is now under water
Name:Holcomb Cemetery
Location:Near Massachusetts State Line
Name:Miller Cemetery
Location:Family lot in woods
Name:Newton Cemetery
Location:Moved to West Hartland Cemetery
Name:Peters Cemetery
Location:1 Mile northwest of Hartland
Name:Searles Cemetery
Location:Near Massachusetts State Line
Name:Tiffany Farm Cemetery
Location:Moved to West Hartland Cemetery
Name:West Hartland Cemetery
Location:West Hartland Baptist Church
Name:Wright Cemetery
Location:Near Granby town line
 
Churches (3)
Name:Bethany Lutheran Brethren Church (860) 653-2005
Location:116 Walnut Hill Road, P.O. Box 250, East Hartland, cT 06027
Name:First Church in Hartland Congregational Church (860) 653-6495
Location:P.O. Box 155 Hartland, CT 06027
Name:Second Congregational Church of Hartland (860) 379-7300
Location:202 Center Street Rte 20, West Hartford, CT 06091
 
Monuments (1)
Name:Banning & Rowe Monument
Description:The brownstone monument is a tapered obelisk standing about 50' high.
Location:27 Granville Road, East Hartland, CT 06027
Type:Military
Dedication Date:ca 1870 ??
 
Communities (2)
Name:East Hartland
Name:West Hartland
 
Historical Locations (0)
No Data Available.
 
Notable Citizens (1)
Name:Asher Benjamin (1773-1845) Architect
Type:Historic
 
Newspapers (0)
No Data Available.
 
Schools (1)
Name:Hartland Elementary School Pk-8 (860) 653-7207
Type:Grammar/Elementary
Location:30 South Road, Route 179, East Hartland, CT 06027
Website:www.hartlandschool.com
 
Libraries (1)
Name:Hartland Public Library (860) 379-4800
Type:Current
Location:61 Center Street Route 20, West Hartland, CT 06091
Website:www.munic.state.ct.us/HARTLAND.HTM
 
Published Histories (1)
Name:History of Hartland, The 69th Town in the Colony of Connecticut
Author:Stanley Austin Ransom
Date Published:1961
Publisher:Dowd Printing Co.
 
Genealogy Websites (0)
No Data Available.
 
Historic Timeline (6)
Date:1686
Description:Hartland is part of the tract of land given by the General Court of Connecticut to the towns of Hartford and Windsor.
Date:1732
Description:Hartford and Windsor land were divided and boundaries set. Hartford would own Winchester, New Hartford, Hartland and the eastern side of Harwinton.
Date:1733
Description:The first Proprietor's meeting.
Date:1761
Description:Hartland was inorporated as a town, at that time belonging to Litchfield County.
Date:1768
Description:The Rev Sterling Graves was ordained as the towns first minister.
Date:1770
Description:The first meeting house was erected.
 
Town Historian (2)
Name:Joanne Groth (East Hartland)
Contact Data:Hartland Historical Society
P.O. Box 221
East Hartland, CT 06027
Name:Paul Eseppi
Contact Data:109 Center Street
West Hartford, CT 06091
 
Vital Records (1)
Birth:1761 - Present
Marriage:1761 - Present
Death:1761 - Present
 



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