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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 Bethel (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 Bethel. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Bethel is located in New London 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 New London County: Hartford, Middlesex, Tolland, Windham, Kent (RI) & Washington (RI).

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

  • New London County     (The home county of Bethel)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
    • Glasgo
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Griswold
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griswold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
      • Griswold is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people
    • Voluntown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Preston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in New London County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <1>
    • Voluntown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voluntown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown
      • Voluntown is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
    • Jewett City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • North Stonington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Stonington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stonington
      • North Stonington is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,197 people
    • Mashantucket
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mashantucket. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashantucket
      • Mashantucket is located in New London County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mashantucket <1>
    • Preston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,629 people
    • Lisbon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
    • North Stonington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hallville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallville
      • Hallville is located in New London County
  • Hartford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
    • Marlborough
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Terramuggus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terramuggus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terramuggus
      • Terramuggus is located in Hartford County
    • Marlborough
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
    • Crowley Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley Corner
      • Crowley Corner is located in Middlesex County
    • East Haddam
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Haddam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Little Haddam
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Haddam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Haddam
      • Little Haddam is located in Middlesex County
    • Moodus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moodus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Centerbrook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Deep River
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Essex
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
      • Essex is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,634 people
    • Essex
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fenwick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
      • Fenwick is located in Middlesex County
    • Chester
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • East Haddam
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Johnsonville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
      • Johnsonville is located in Middlesex County
      • Johnsonville has also been known as:
      • Johnsonville Village
  • Tolland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
    • Conantville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conantville
      • Conantville is located in Tolland County
    • Atwoodville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atwoodville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwoodville
      • Atwoodville is located in Tolland County
    • Mansfield Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Center
      • Mansfield Center is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield Center <1>
    • Columbia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mansfield City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield City
      • Mansfield City is located in Tolland County
    • Mansfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
      • Mansfield is located in Tolland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <1>
    • Mount Hope
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
      • Mount Hope is located in Tolland County
    • Amston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Turnerville ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
      • Turnerville is located in Tolland County
    • Gurleyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurleyville
      • Gurleyville is located in Tolland County
    • Hebron
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Windham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
    • Ekonk
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ekonk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekonk
      • Ekonk is located in Windham County
    • Plainfield Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Village
      • Plainfield Village is located in Windham County
    • Plainfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Canterbury
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Plainfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Plainfield is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,084 people
    • Moosup
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Sterling
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Oneco
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco
      • Oneco is located in Windham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneco <1>
    • Sterling
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
      • Sterling is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
    • Canterbury
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canterbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Almyville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyville
      • Almyville is located in Windham County
    • Central Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Suffolk County (NY)
    • Fishers Island
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Kent County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
    • Greene
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
      • Greene is located in Kent County (RI)
    • Rice City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice City
      • Rice City is located in Kent County (RI)
    • Coventry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
      • Coventry is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
    • Gortons Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortons Corner
      • Gortons Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
    • West Greenwich
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greenwich
      • West Greenwich is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,418 people
    • Kitts Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner
      • Kitts Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
    • Coventry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
      • Coventry is located in Kent County (RI)
    • East Greenwich
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
      • East Greenwich is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
    • Shippee Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Corner
      • Shippee Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
    • Quidnick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quidnick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick
      • Quidnick is located in Kent County (RI)
    • Arkwright
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
      • Arkwright is located in Kent County (RI)
    • Phenix
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
      • Phenix is located in Kent County (RI)
  • Newport County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
    • Clarks Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
      • Clarks Village is located in Newport County (RI)
    • Jamestown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Newport County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
    • Jamestown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Newport County (RI)
    • Brenton Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brenton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenton Village
      • Brenton Village is located in Newport County (RI)
  • Providence County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
    • Clayville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
      • Clayville is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Foster
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
      • Foster is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
    • Simmons Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Corner
      • Simmons Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Richmond ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richmond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Richmond is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Rockland ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
      • Rockland is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Foster
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
      • Foster is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Ashland ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Chopmist
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopmist
      • Chopmist is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Kent ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kent. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Kent is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Scituate
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scituate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate
      • Scituate is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,727 people
    • North Scituate
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scituate
      • North Scituate is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Oaklawn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oaklawn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
      • Oaklawn is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Washington County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
    • Moscow
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Moscow is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Hopkinton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopkinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
      • Hopkinton is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,095 people
    • Hopkinton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
      • Hopkinton is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Canonchet
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
      • Canonchet is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Arcadia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Arcadia is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Hope Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
      • Hope Valley is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Lewis City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City
      • Lewis City is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Ashaway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashaway
      • Ashaway is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Wyoming
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
      • Wyoming is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Westerly
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westerly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
      • Westerly is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Alton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
      • Alton is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Burdickville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdickville
      • Burdickville is located in Washington County (RI)

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

Cemeteries Near Bethel ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bethel.

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 Bethel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Brown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Davis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pachaug Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pachaug Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pachaug Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kinne Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinne Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Kinne Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Kinne Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Kinne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Leonard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leonard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leonard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gallup Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gallup Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gallup Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Robbins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robbins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robbins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fobes - Amos Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fobes - Amos Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fobes - Amos Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodward Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodward Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stewart Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Chapman Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapman Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pendleton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pendleton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pendleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Palmer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

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

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

  • Glasgo
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Voluntown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Preston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Preston is located in New London County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <1>
  • Jewett City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shewville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shewville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shewville
    • Shewville is located in New London County
  • North Stonington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Clarks Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Falls
    • Clarks Falls is located in New London County
  • Laurel Glen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Glen
    • Laurel Glen is located in New London County
  • Rockville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Rockville is located in Washington County (RI)
  • Ekonk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ekonk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekonk
    • Ekonk is located in Windham County
  • Versailles
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Versailles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
    • Versailles is located in New London County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <1>
  • Taftville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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    • Poquetanuck
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poquetanuck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquetanuck
      • Poquetanuck is located in New London County
    • Hopkinton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
      • Hopkinton is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Escoheag
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Escoheag have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escoheag
      • Escoheag is located in Kent County (RI)

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

Newspapers Published in Bethel ...

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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bethel.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bethel, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bethel.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Bethel:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<4>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 Bethel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bethel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bethel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5470, Longitude: -71.9079       In this case, the coordinates for Bethel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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