The
townof Plainfield is located in the Southeast corner of Connecticut.
It is bordered by Canterbury
to the West, Brooklyn
to the Northwest, Killingly
to the North, Sterling
to the East. The town is appx. 43 square miles with a 2000
populaton of 14,619 residents spread out between the villages of
Plainfield, Central Village, Mossup and Wauregan. The area
was incorporated in May 1699 under the name Quinebaug and later
renamed to Plainfield. During the 18th century agriculture was its
primary industry which gave way to manufacturing during the 19th
and early 20th century, with the resources of the Mossup and Quinebaug
Rivers and 2 railways running from major cities.
Records
A central location for all types of transcribed
records relating to Plainfield. Check out the Windham
County Gen Web Site for links to various newspaper and history
collections that may have references to Plainfield.
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The
townof Plainfield is located in the Southeast corner of Connecticut.
It is bordered by 
