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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Amston (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Amston. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Amston is located in Tolland County.

To see how the shape of Connecticut's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tolland County: Hartford, New London, Windham, Hampden (MA) & Worcester (MA).

Below are the counties that are near Amston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Amston:

  • Tolland County     (The home county of Amston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amston, with the one closest to Amston listed first.
    • Turnerville ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turnerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
      • Turnerville is located in Tolland County
    • Hebron
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hebron
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Hebron is located in Tolland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,480 people
    • Columbia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Columbia is located in Tolland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,355 people
    • Columbia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Gilead
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
      • Gilead is located in Tolland County
    • Andover
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Andover is located in Tolland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,228 people
    • Andover
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Andover is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <2>
    • Gay City ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gay City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay City
      • Gay City is located in Tolland County
    • Coventry Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Lake
      • Coventry Lake is located in Tolland County
    • Coventry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
      • Coventry is located in Tolland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,389 people
    • Conantville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conantville
      • Conantville is located in Tolland County
    • Bolton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
      • Bolton is located in Tolland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,855 people
  • Hartford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amston, with the one closest to Amston listed first.
    • Marlborough
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Terramuggus
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terramuggus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terramuggus
      • Terramuggus is located in Hartford County
    • Marlborough
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlborough have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
      • Marlborough is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,303 people
    • East Glastonbury
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Buckingham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
      • Buckingham is located in Hartford County
    • Glastonbury
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glastonbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Addison
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
      • Addison is located in Hartford County
    • Lydallville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydallville
      • Lydallville is located in Hartford County
    • Manchester Green
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Green
      • Manchester Green is located in Hartford County
    • Manchester
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Manchester
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • South Glastonbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Glastonbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Glastonbury
      • South Glastonbury is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Glastonbury <2>
    • Taylor Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
      • Taylor Town is located in Hartford County
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amston, with the one closest to Amston listed first.
    • East Hampton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Pocotopaug
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Pocotopaug have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pocotopaug
      • Lake Pocotopaug is located in Middlesex County
    • East Hampton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hampton
      • East Hampton is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,747 people
    • Crowley Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley Corner
      • Crowley Corner is located in Middlesex County
    • East Haddam
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Haddam have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Haddam
      • East Haddam is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,956 people
    • Johnsonville ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
      • Johnsonville is located in Middlesex County
      • Johnsonville has also been known as:
      • Johnsonville Village
    • Moodus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moodus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moodus
      • Moodus is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moodus <2>
    • Little Haddam
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Haddam have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Haddam
      • Little Haddam is located in Middlesex County
    • Middle Haddam
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cobalt
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Portland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
      • Portland is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,213 people
    • East Haddam
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Haddam
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • New Haven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amston, with the one closest to Amston listed first.
    • North Madison
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
      • North Madison is located in New Haven County
    • Madison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,924 people
    • Meriden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meriden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
      • Meriden is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,981 people
    • Meriden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Wallingford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallingford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
      • Wallingford is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,076 people
    • South Meriden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Meriden
      • South Meriden is located in New Haven County
    • Yalesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Guilford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guilford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
      • Guilford is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,043 people
    • Madison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>
    • Wallingford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • North Branford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Branford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branford
      • North Branford is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,066 people
    • Northford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Autumn HIll
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autumn HIll
      • Autumn HIll is located in New Haven County
  • New London County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amston, with the one closest to Amston listed first.
    • Colchester
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • North Westchester
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Westchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westchester
      • North Westchester is located in New London County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Westchester <2>
    • Lebanon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Lebanon is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,112 people
    • Liberty Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
      • Liberty Hill is located in New London County
    • Lebanon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Lebanon is located in New London County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <2>
    • Westchester
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westchester
      • Westchester is located in New London County
    • Gilman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
      • Gilman is located in New London County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilman <2>
    • North Franklin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
      • North Franklin is located in New London County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Franklin <2>
    • Williams Crossing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossing
      • Williams Crossing is located in New London County
    • Salem
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Franklin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,914 people
    • Salem
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,083 people
    • Bozrah
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bozrah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozrah
      • Bozrah is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,712 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bozrah <2>
  • Windham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amston, with the one closest to Amston listed first.
    • South Windham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Willimantic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Windham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
      • Windham is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,463 people
    • Windham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • North Windham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windham
      • North Windham is located in Windham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Windham <2>
    • Scotland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
      • Scotland is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
    • Scotland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Chaplin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaplin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaplin
      • Chaplin is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,232 people
    • Chaplin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Westminster
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
      • Westminster is located in Windham County
    • Canterbury
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canterbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury
      • Canterbury is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,088 people
    • Hampton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
      • Hampton is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
    • Hampton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Hampden County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amston, with the one closest to Amston listed first.
    • State Line
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
      • State Line is located in Hampden County (MA)
    • Baptist Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baptist Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Village
      • Baptist Village is located in Hampden County (MA)
    • Hampden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
      • Hampden is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,154 people
    • South Factory Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Factory Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Factory Village
      • South Factory Village is located in Hampden County (MA)
  • Suffolk County (NY)
    • Fishers Island
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Island
      • Fishers Island is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers Island <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Amston, see our County-by-County Page for Amston.

Newspapers Published in Amston ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Amston.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Amston, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Amston.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Amston:

Cemeteries Near Amston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Amston.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Amston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Amston, with the one closest to Amston listed first.

  • Jones Street Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Street Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
  • Burrows Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burrows Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burrows Hill Cemetery
  • Andover Road Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andover Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andover Road Cemetery
  • Linwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Old Burying Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Burying Ground
  • Ponemah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ponemah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ponemah Cemetery
  • Exeter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Exeter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Exeter Cemetery
  • Goshen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goshen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goshen Cemetery
  • Liberty Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Hill Cemetery
  • Columbia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Columbia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbia Cemetery
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    • Utley Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Utley Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Utley Hill Cemetery
    • Gilead Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bull Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bull Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bull Hill Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Amston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Amston.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Amston, with the one closest to Amston listed first.

  • Turnerville ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turnerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
    • Turnerville is located in Tolland County
  • Hebron
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Colchester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • North Westchester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Westchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westchester
    • North Westchester is located in New London County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Westchester <2>
  • Liberty Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Liberty Hill is located in New London County
  • Columbia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Gilead
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
    • Gilead is located in Tolland County
  • Westchester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westchester
    • Westchester is located in New London County
  • Lebanon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Lebanon is located in New London County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <2>
  • Marlborough
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Andover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
    • Andover is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <2>
  • East Hampton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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    • Millington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
      • Millington is located in Middlesex County
    • Salem
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • North Franklin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
      • North Franklin is located in New London County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Franklin <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Amston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Amston.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Amston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Amston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6254, Longitude: -72.3429    
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Amston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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