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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 Bishops Corner (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 Bishops Corner. 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.

Name Variations for Bishops Corner ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Bishops Corner: Bishops Cor. (or less commonly used: Bishops Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Bishops Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bishops Corner may originally have been Bishop's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bishops Corner might be written as Bishop Corner.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Bishops Corner is located in Hartford 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 Hartford County: Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New London, Tolland & Hampden (MA).

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

  • Hartford County     (The home county of Bishops Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bishops Corner, with the one closest to Bishops Corner listed first.
    • Southington
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southington
      • Southington is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,829 people
    • Southington
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southington
      • Southington is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southington <3>
    • Milldale
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Plantsville
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Marion
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
    • Berlin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,390 people
    • East Bristol
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bristol
      • East Bristol is located in Hartford County
    • Plainville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
      • Plainville is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,486 people
    • Plainville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
      • Plainville is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainville <3>
    • Berlin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kensington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bristol
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Bristol is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,734 people
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bishops Corner, with the one closest to Bishops Corner listed first.
    • Shelton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
      • Shelton is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,957 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelton <3>
    • Stevenson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevenson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
      • Stevenson is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stevenson <3>
    • East Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
      • East Village is located in Fairfield County
    • Riverside
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Shelton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
      • Shelton is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,957 people
    • Botsford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Botsford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botsford
      • Botsford is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Botsford <3>
    • Huntington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
      • Huntington is located in Fairfield County
    • Monroe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <3>
    • Sandy Hook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Monroe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,328 people
    • Newtown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
      • Newtown is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,832 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newtown <3>
    • Oronoque
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronoque have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque
      • Oronoque is located in Fairfield County
  • Litchfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bishops Corner, with the one closest to Bishops Corner listed first.
    • Terryville Station
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terryville Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville Station
      • Terryville Station is located in Litchfield County
    • Pequabuck
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pequabuck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequabuck
      • Pequabuck is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pequabuck <3>
    • Terryville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Greystone
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
      • Greystone is located in Litchfield County
    • Plymouth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Plymouth is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,552 people
    • Plymouth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Plymouth is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <3>
    • Oakville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
      • Oakville is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakville <3>
    • Thomaston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomaston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
      • Thomaston is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,505 people
    • Thomaston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomaston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
      • Thomaston is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomaston <3>
    • Watertown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Watertown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
      • Watertown is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,517 people
    • Northfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
      • Northfield is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfield <3>
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bishops Corner, with the one closest to Bishops Corner listed first.
    • Middlefield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
      • Middlefield is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,350 people
    • Middlefield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
      • Middlefield is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlefield <3>
    • Cromwell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
      • Cromwell is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,772 people
    • Cromwell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Middletown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,013 people
    • Middletown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Portland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Durham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gildersleeve
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gildersleeve have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildersleeve
      • Gildersleeve is located in Middlesex County
    • Durham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Durham is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,137 people
    • Portland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Cobalt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • New Haven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bishops Corner, with the one closest to Bishops Corner listed first.
    • Autumn HIll
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autumn HIll
      • Autumn HIll is located in New Haven County
    • Meriden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meriden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • South Meriden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Meriden
      • South Meriden is located in New Haven County
    • Cheshire
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheshire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
      • Cheshire is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,806 people
    • Cheshire
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • West Cheshire
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Cheshire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cheshire
      • West Cheshire is located in New Haven County
    • Wolcott
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolcott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
      • Wolcott is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,565 people
    • Yalesville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Wolcott
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Prospect
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
      • Prospect is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,755 people
    • Prospect
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • New London County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bishops Corner, with the one closest to Bishops Corner listed first.
    • Westchester
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westchester
      • Westchester is located in New London County
    • North Westchester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Westchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Hadlyme
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Colchester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Hamburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in New London County
    • Lyme
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
      • Lyme is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,304 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyme <3>
    • Lyme
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lyme. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
      • Lyme is located in New London County
    • Sterling City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling City
      • Sterling City is located in New London County
  • Tolland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bishops Corner, with the one closest to Bishops Corner listed first.
    • Gay City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay City
      • Gay City is located in Tolland County
    • Gilead
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
      • Gilead is located in Tolland County
    • Hebron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Bolton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Bolton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Vernon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hebron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Amston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Turnerville ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • 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.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
      • Turnerville is located in Tolland County
    • Andover
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Vernon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Vernon is located in Tolland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,400 people

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

Newspapers Published in Bishops Corner ...

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 Bishops Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bishops Corner, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bishops Corner.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Bishops Corner:

Cemeteries Near Bishops Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bishops Corner.

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

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

  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • South End Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South End Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South End Cemetery
  • Quinnipiac Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quinnipiac Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quinnipiac Cemetery
  • Cheshire Street Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Wonx Spring Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wonx Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wonx Spring Cemetery
  • Olde Burying Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olde Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olde Burying Ground
  • Meriden Hebrew Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meriden Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meriden Hebrew Cemetery
  • South Burying Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Burying Ground
  • Smith Elementary School Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Elementary School Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Elementary School Cemetery
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    • St. Laurents Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Laurents Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Laurents Cemetery
    • Walnut Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Grove Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

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.<7>

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

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

  • Milldale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Southington
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southington
    • Southington is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southington <3>
  • Plantsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Cheshire Street ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheshire Street have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire Street
    • Cheshire Street is located in New Haven County
  • Marion
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
  • South Meriden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Meriden
    • South Meriden is located in New Haven County
  • Meriden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • West Cheshire
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Cheshire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cheshire
    • West Cheshire is located in New Haven County
  • Cheshire
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • East Farms
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Farms
    • East Farms is located in New Haven County
  • Yalesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Tracy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tracy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
    • Tracy is located in New Haven County
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    • Berlin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kensington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Plainville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
      • Plainville is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainville <3>

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Bishops Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bishops Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5812, Longitude: -72.8690       In this case, the coordinates for Bishops Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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 Bishops Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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