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Welcome to Fort Trumbull ...

Fort Trumbull is located in New London County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Trumbull: Ft. Trumbull

Fort Trumbull is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Fort Trumbull lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Fort Trumbull: 860 & 959<3>

Communities Also Named Fort Trumbull ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Connecticut communities named Fort Trumbull: This one is located in New London County and the other is located in New Haven County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fort Trumbull.

Communities near Fort Trumbull ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Trumbull.

  • Norwich
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Norwich is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,619 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwich <4>
  • Norwich
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Norwich is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,619 people
  • Groton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Groton is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,258 people
  • Westerly
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Westerly is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,328 people
  • Stonington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Stonington is located in New London County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,566 people
  • East Lyme
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • East Lyme is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lyme
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,525 people
  • Montville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Montville is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,463 people
  • Ledyard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ledyard is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledyard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,579 people
  • Griswold
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Griswold is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people
  • Old Saybrook
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Old Saybrook is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Saybrook
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fort Trumbull. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Trumbull.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Trumbull. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fort Trumbull.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Trumbull. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Trumbull.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Trumbull ...

Looking for more information about Fort Trumbull? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fort Trumbull, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Trumbull.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including New London, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Trumbull - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 860 code has been Overlayed with the 959 area code. New phone numbers in the Fort Trumbull area will be assigned with one of these codes: 860 or 959. As a result, placing a call in the Fort Trumbull area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.