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Welcome to Talcottville ...

Talcottville is located in Tolland County<1>.


The location of Talcottville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Talcottville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

Talcottville is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Talcottville is located in the (860) area code.

Communities Also Named Talcottville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Talcottville - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Talcottville ...

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

  • Hartford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hartford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Hartford is located in Hartford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,535 people
  • New Britain
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Britain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
    • New Britain is located in Hartford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,198 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Britain <4>
  • New Britain
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Britain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
    • New Britain is located in Hartford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,198 people
  • West Hartford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hartford
    • West Hartford is located in Hartford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,868 people
  • Manchester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Manchester is located in Hartford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,362 people
  • East Hartford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hartford
    • East Hartford is located in Hartford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,630 people
  • Middletown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Enfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
    • Enfield is located in Hartford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,559 people
  • Glastonbury
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glastonbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastonbury
    • Glastonbury is located in Hartford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,426 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 Talcottville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Talcottville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Talcottville. 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 Talcottville.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Talcottville ...

Looking for more information about Talcottville? 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 Talcottville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Talcottville.

Adding Talcottville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Talcottville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Talcottville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Talcottville post office opened in 1866.

We also found Talcottville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Talcottville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Talcottville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including Tolland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Talcottville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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