Wikipedia notes that ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ was set in 2364 (and beyond), and that that’s “about 100 years after the original series timeframe”.
However, the Wikipedia article on The Original Series doesn’t state what year it was set in.
Did The Original Series mention what year it was set in, or were its events later deemed to have occurred in a specific year, e.g. after The Next Generation stated it was set in 2364?
Answer
While there's no mention within the Original Series of when it took place, there are a number of clues from other series that narrow down the mission time period.
For example, we know—based on Star Trek: The Next Generation's stardate schedule—that Star Trek: Generations took place in 2371. In it,
Captain Picard remarks to Captain Kirk that he's been dead for 80 years.
Therefore, we know the original mission ended before 2291, and substantially before that given how much occurs after the original mission ends.
We also know that it had to have happened substantially after 2063, which is when First Contact occurred.
TrekGuide.com has a much more accurate conjecture, based on dates and ages from episodes in all the series, but the key fact to me is (emphasis mine):
In the Voyager episode "Q2," Icheb states that Kirk completed his historic five-year mission in 2270. Therefore, all episodes of The Original Series must have taken place after January 1, 2265 (assuming it was exactly five years), and before January 1, 2271.
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