Windham (CT)

Welcome to Windham County ...

Time Zone: Windham County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Windham County was founded in 1726. Windham was created by taking area from Hartford and New London Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Windham had a population of 116,884 people. This is a decrease of 1.3% since the last Census (which gave a population of 118,428 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Windham represented 3.31% of the total population of Connecticut.

Below are some of the communities located in Windham County:

Ashford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Ashford is located in Windham County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,246 people
Brooklyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Brooklyn is located in Windham County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,280 people
Canterbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canterbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury
- Canterbury is located in Windham County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,088 people
Chaplin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaplin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaplin
- Chaplin is located in Windham County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,232 people
Eastford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastford
- Eastford is located in Windham County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,800 people
Hampton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Hampton is located in Windham County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
Killingly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killingly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingly
- Killingly is located in Windham County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
Plainfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Windham County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,084 people
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- Pomfret
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomfret have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret
  - Pomfret is located in Windham County (CT)
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,196 people
- Putnam
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
  - Putnam is located in Windham County (CT)
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Scotland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  - Scotland is located in Windham County (CT)
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
- Sterling
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
  - Sterling is located in Windham County (CT)
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
- Thompson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
  - Thompson is located in Windham County (CT)
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 9,371 people
- Windham
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
  - Windham is located in Windham County (CT)
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 24,463 people
- Woodstock
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  - Woodstock is located in Windham County (CT)
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 7,834 people

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Connecticut
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- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //ctstatelibrary.org/state-archives/

Websites specific to Windham County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Worcester County
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- Providence County
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- Kent County
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- New London County
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- Tolland County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Connecticut
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Connecticut
- Cemeteries of Windham County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Connecticut
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Connecticut
- Cemeteries of Windham County

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.