Wethersfield, CT Is in Middlesex County

Wethersfield (est. 1634 — “Connecticut’s oldest town”) lies in Middlesex County, on the west bank of the Connecticut River, immediately south of Hartford.

County Context

• Middlesex created 1785 from Hartford County.
• Borders: Hartford (N), New Haven (W), New London (S), Tolland (NE — via corner).
• County government abolished 1960; towns self-govern.

Quick Facts

• Population: ~27,000 (2020).
• Historic District: 100+ 18th-century houses.
• Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum — three colonial homes, Washington slept here (1781).