New London County, Connecticut Genealogy Records

Selected record inventories for New London County, their listed years, and where to ask for access.

Selected inventory review: 2026-11-02. Selected newspaper catalog metadata checked for state and county attribution. Publication dates do not establish complete issue holdings or online access. Library of Congress newspaper directory

Formed: 1666
County seat: New London

New London CountyToday's boundaries · U.S. Census Bureau

Listed record inventories

Selected holdings and indexes for New London County, checked against the repository descriptions linked below. Date spans may contain gaps; an index is not a complete set of original records.

Record type

Newspapers

America's Friend (Stonington, Conn.)1807-180?
American Mechanic and Home Journal (Norwich, Conn.)1849-18??
Baltic Weekly News (Baltic, Conn.)1869-18??
Canal of Intelligence (Norwich, Conn.)1826-1829
Chelsea Courier (Norwich [Conn.])1796-1798
Colchester Citizen (Colchester, Conn.)1950-1960
Connecticut Democrat (Uncasville, Conn.)1949-1949
Connecticut Eastern News (Niantic, Conn.)1894-1898
Connecticut Gazette (New-London [Conn.])1805-1823
Connecticut Gazette, and the Commercial Intelligencer (New-London [Conn.])1800-1805
Connecticut Life (Uncasville, Conn.)1949-19??
Cooley's Weekly (Norwich, Conn.)1876-1927
Eastern Connecticut News (Groton, Conn.)1946-194?
Ebco News (Groton, Conn.)1944-1945
Gospel Temperance (Norwich, Conn.)1883-188?
Impartial Journal (Stonington, Conn.)1799-1804
Journal of the Times (Stonington [Conn.])1798-1799
Lux Mundi (Stonington Conn.)1849-18??
Mechanics', Operatives', and Laborers' Advocate (Norwich, Ct.)1836-1837
Mirror-Journal (Stonington, Conn.)1946-1948
Morning News (New London [Conn.])1844-1848
Morning News (New London, Conn.)1844-1848
Morning Telegraph (New London, Conn.)1885-1906
Mystic Journal (Mystic, Conn.)1905-1917
Mystic Journal (Mystic, Conn.)1948-1952
Mystic News (Mystic, Conn.)1931-19??
Mystic Semi-Weekly Journal (Mystic, Conn.)1895-1905
New London Advertiser (New-London, Conn.)1853-1856
New London Daily Globe (New London, Conn.)1897-1927
New London Daily Press (New London, Conn.)1868-1868
New London Globe (New London, Conn.)1927-1934
New London Life (New London, Conn.)1946-1963
New London Morning Star (New London [Conn.])1846-1847
New-London Daily Chronicle (New London, Conn.)1851-1858
New-London Daily Chronicle (New London, Conn.)1863-186?
New-London Daily Star (New London, Conn.)1855-1868
New-London Gazette & Advertiser (New-London [Conn.])1840-1844
Niantic Herald ([Place of Publication Not Identified])1888-18??
Niantic Theater and Shopping News (Niantic, Conn.)1950-1950
No License Advocate (Norwich, Conn.)1879-1879
Norwich Aurora (Norwich, Conn.)1838-1878
Norwich Bulletin (Norwich, Conn.)1895-2011
Norwich Bulletin, Norwich Courier, Cooley's Weekly (Norwich, Conn.)1927-1927
Norwich Courier (Norwich, Conn.)1809-1845
Norwich Courier (Norwich, Ct.)1842-1845
Norwich Courier-Cooley's Weekly (Norwich, Conn.)1927-1930
Norwich Daily Advertiser (Norwich, Conn.)1867-1874
Norwich Daily Aurora (Norwich, Conn.)1860-186?
Norwich Daily Courier (Norwich, Ct.)1858-1859
Norwich Daily News (Norwich, Ct.)1881-1???
Norwich Evening Courier (Norwich, Conn.)1860-1860
Norwich Evening Courier (Norwich, Ct.)1845-1856
Norwich Free Press (Norwich, Conn.)1830-183?
Norwich Morning Bulletin (Norwich, Conn.)1858-1895
Norwich Observer (Norwich, Conn.)1897-1897
Norwich Packet (Norwich [Conn.])1790-1802
Norwich Republican (Norwich, Conn.)1828-1829
Norwich Republican (Norwich, Conn.)1831-183?
Norwich Semi-Weekly Courier (Norwich, Ct.)1859-1860
Norwich Spectator (Norwich, Conn.)1829-18??
Norwich Tri-Weekly Aurora (Norwich, Conn.)1848-18??
Norwich Weekly Courier (Norwich, Conn.)1796-18??
Norwich Weekly Courier (Norwich, Conn.)1845-1859
Norwich Weekly Courier (Norwich, Conn.)1860-1???
Norwich Weekly Courier (Norwich, Ct.)1860-1???
Plain Folks (Norwich, Conn.)1875-187?
Political Observer and Working Man's Friend (New-London, (Ct.))1831-183?
Religious Messenger (Norwich, Conn.)1831-1832
Republican Advocate (New London, Conn.)1818-1828
Seaside Topics (Eastern Point [New London, Conn.])1913-191?
Springer's Weekly Oracle (New London [Conn.])1797-180?
State Guard (Norwich, Conn.)1855-185?
State Temperance Journal (New London, Conn.)1866-1867
Stonington Mirror (Stonington, Conn.)1905-1917
Stonington Mirror (Stonington, Conn.)1948-1952
Stonington Mirror and Mystic Journal (Stonington, Conn.)1917-1943
Stonington Phenix (Stonington [Conn.])1830-183?
Stonington Semi-Weekly Mirror (Stonington, Conn.)1895-1905
Stonington Spectator (Stonington, Conn.)1834-1834
Stonington Telegraph (Stonington, Conn.)1827-1829
Sunday Herald (Bridgeport, Conn.)1934-196?
Telegraphic News (Norwich, Ct. [Conn.])1847-1???
The Advertiser (New London, Conn.)1856-18??
The Advertiser (Stonington, Conn.)1853-185?
The American Conflict (Norwich, Conn.)1878-188?
The American Patriot (Norwich, Conn.)1847-????
The Aurora (Norwich City [Norwich], Conn.)1835-1838
The Bee (New London, Conn.)1797-1821
The Bugle-Call (Norwich, Conn.)1881-188?
The Colchester Advocate (Colchester, Conn.)1887-189?
The Commonwealth (New London, Conn.)1867-18??
The Connecticut Centinel (Norwich, Conn.)1802-18??
The Connecticut Gazette (New-London [Conn.])1787-1799
The Connecticut Gazette, and the Universal Intelligencer (New-London [Conn.])1773-1787
The Connecticut Yankee (Stonington, Conn.)1937-1937
The Courier (Norwich [Conn.])1798-1809
The Daily Argus (Norwich [Conn.])1876-187?
The Daily Chronicle (New London, Conn.)1848-18??
The Daily Chronicle (New London, Conn.)1858-1861
The Daily Star (New London, Conn.)1868-1873
The Daily Times (Mystic, Conn.)1897-19??
The Daily Times (New London, Conn.)1870-187?
The Day (New London, Conn.)1881-1925
The Day (New London, Conn.)1896-1899
The Dolphin (Mystic, Conn.)1950-195?
The Evening Courier (Norwich, Ct.)1856-1858
The Evening Star (Norwich, Conn.)1880-188?
The Examiner (Norwich, Conn.)1853-1855
The Free Soil Pioneer (Norwich, Conn.)1848-184?
The General Advertiser (Norwich, Ct.)1853-18??
The Globe (New London, Conn.)1890-1896
The Herald of Peace (Norwich, Conn.)1831-183?
The Laurel Hill Eagle (Norwich, Conn.)1891-1???
The Liberty Bell and Workingmen's Advocate (Norwich, Conn.)1867-186?
The Local (New London, Conn.)1864-18??
The Mystic Journal (Mystic River [Stonington], Conn.)1870-1871
The Mystic Journal (Stonington, Conn.)1872-1895
The Mystic Light (Mystic, Conn.)1925-1926
The Mystic Light and Groton Beacon (Mystic, Conn.)1926-1927
The Mystic Pioneer (Mystic, Conn.)1859-1870
The Mystic Press (Mystic River [Stonington], Conn.)1873-1901
The Mystic Standard (Mystic, Conn.)1927-1928
The Mystic Standard (Mystic, Conn.)1929-1929
The Mystic Standard (Mystic, Conn.)1931-1931
The Mystic Standard and Stonington Review (Mystic, Conn.)1929-1930
The Mystic Times (Mystic, Conn.)1905-191?
The Native American (Norwich, Conn.)1812-1813
The New London Democrat (New London [Conn.])1845-185?
The New London Evening Day (New London, Conn.)1925-1963
The New London Telegram (New London, Conn.)1875-188?
The New-London Advertiser (New London [Conn.])1795-1795
The New-London Examiner (New-London, Conn.)1838-18??
The New-London Gazette (New-London [Conn.])1763-1773
The New-London Gazette, and General Advertiser (New-London [Conn.])1823-1840
The New-London Summary (New London [Conn.])1763-1763
The New-London Summary, Or, the Weekly Advertiser (New London [Conn.])1758-1763
The Niantic News (Niantic, Conn.)1950-1961
The Norwich Courier (Norwich, Conn.)1860-1860
The Norwich Packet (Norwich [Conn.])1777-1779
The Norwich Packet ; and the Weekly Advertiser (Norwich [Conn.])1779-1782
The Norwich Packet and the Connecticut, Massachusetts, New-Hampshire, and Rhode-Island Weekly Advertiser (Norwich [Conn.])1773-1777
The Norwich Packet, Or, the Chronicle of Freedom (Norwich [Conn.])1783-1785
The Norwich Reporter (Norwich, Conn.)1847-184?
The Norwich Republican and Stonington Telegraph (Norwich City, Conn.)1829-1831
The Norwich Spectator (Norwich, Conn.)1843-184?
The Norwich Tribune (Norwich, CT)1852-1853
The Norwich Weekly Gazette (Norwich, Ct.)1848-1???
The Norwich-Packet, Or, the Country Journal (Norwich [Conn.])1785-1790
The Patriot, Or, Scourge of Aristocracy (Stonington-Port, Conn.)1801-1803
The Patriot, Or, Scourge of Aristocracy : A Weekly Collection of Republican Essays, And, Articles of Intelligence (Stonington-Port [Stonington], Conn.)1801-1803
The Penny Press (New London, Conn.)1881-1882
The People's Advocate and New London County Republican (New London, Conn.)1840-1848
The Reporter (Norwich, Conn.)1845-1845
The Repository (New-London, Ct.)1858-186?
The Salem Press (Salem, Conn.)1936-194?
The Slave's Cry (New-London, Conn.)1844-18??
The Sound Breeze (Lyme, Conn.)1889-189?
The Sound Breeze (Old Lyme, Conn.)1896-1898
The Sound Breeze and Connecticut Eastern News (Old Lyme, Conn.)1898-1???
The Stonington Advertiser (Stonington Conn.)1853-1853
The Stonington Gazette (Stonington, Conn.)1860-186?
The Stonington Mirror (Stonington, Conn.)1869-1871
The Stonington Mirror (Stonington, Conn.)1872-1895
The Stonington Sun (Stonington, Conn.)1892-189?
The Township (Stonington, Conn.)1890-189?
The Union Banner (Norwich, Conn.)1872-1872
The Week (New London, Conn.)1881-1896
The Weekly Mirror=journal (Stonington, Conn.)1871-1872
The Weekly News (Norwich, Conn.)1841-184?
The Weekly Pennant, and New-London, Windham and Tolland County Advertiser (Brooklyn, Conn.)1842-????
The Weekly Register (Norwich [Conn.])1791-1795
The Weekly Register (Norwich [Conn.]; Norwich)1791-1795
The Weekly Reporter (Norwich, Conn.)1845-1847
The Weekly Reveille (Norwich Town, Conn.)1858-185?
The Yankee (Stonington Borough, Conn.)1824-1827
True Republican (New London [Conn.])1807-1808
True Republican (Norwich, Conn.)1804-1806
Twenty-Sixth (Camp Parapet [i.e. New Orleans, La.])1863-186?
Ultimatum (New London Conn.)1837-18??
Weekly Democrat (New London, Conn.)1855-18??
Weekly Oracle (New-London [Conn.])1796-1797
Weekly Outlook (New London, Conn.)1877-18??
Windham County Transcript (West Killingly, Conn.)1860-1977
Yankee Whig (Norwich [Conn.])1839-184?

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Repository access note: Selected newspaper titles cataloged by the Library of Congress with explicit county geography. Priority is given to titles beginning by 1950; up to five later titles are included where no earlier dated title is listed for that county. Dates describe publication history, not the issues available at a library. Multiple format records with the same title, place and dates are grouped. The catalog may describe paper, microfilm or online resources. Open ends and the word Current reflect the catalog description; confirm present availability and exact holdings with the libraries listed on the linked record.

Sources: the catalogs and repository descriptions linked on the entries above. Selected inventories do not establish complete coverage of every record type or online access to original documents. Read the repository access note for source dates and limitations.

Where to find the records

Find New London County's official website
We haven't checked this county's website yet, so this opens a web search. Look for an address ending in .gov, then find the town clerk, the probate court and the Connecticut State Library.
The town clerk
In Connecticut, land records and births, marriages and deaths are kept by each town, not the county. Ask the town where your ancestor lived.
The probate court
Wills and estates are handled by probate districts, which follow town lines; a district can cover one town or several.
The Connecticut State Library
In Hartford: the State Archives, with copies of many town and probate records, the Barbour Collection index of town vital records, and court records.
Connecticut State Libraryfree
The State Library and State Archives in Hartford: probate and court records, town records, and the Barbour Collection of town vital records to about 1850.
FamilySearch Catalogfree
Search by place for "Connecticut, New London" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.

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Boundaries and parent counties

Formed from: Land not yet in any county

Later formed partly from New London County: Middlesex County, Windham County

New London as created in 1666Where its land was the day beforeToday's boundaryBoundaries: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries

Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1666, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.

Research tip

Connecticut's counties have had no government since 1960, and most records were always kept by towns, so search by town. The Barbour Collection indexes town vital records up to about 1850.