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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 Bridgewater (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 Bridgewater. 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 doctors 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.

Bridgewater is located in Litchfield 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 Litchfield County: Fairfield, Hartford, New Haven, Berkshire (MA), Hampden (MA), Columbia (NY) & Dutchess (NY).

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

  • Litchfield County     (The home county of Bridgewater)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridgewater, with the one closest to Bridgewater listed first.
    • Bridgewater
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Roxbury Station
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roxbury Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Station
      • Roxbury Station is located in Litchfield County
    • Roxbury
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
      • Roxbury is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
    • Roxbury
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lanesville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
      • Lanesville is located in Litchfield County
    • New Milford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Candlewood Lake Club
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Candlewood Lake Club have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewood Lake Club
      • Candlewood Lake Club is located in Litchfield County
    • Chimney Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
      • Chimney Point is located in Litchfield County
    • Hotchkissville ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotchkissville
      • Hotchkissville is located in Litchfield County
    • Northville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
      • Northville is located in Litchfield County
    • Washington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Russian Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russian Village
      • Russian Village is located in Litchfield County
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridgewater, with the one closest to Bridgewater listed first.
    • Brookfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Brookfield is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookfield <1>
    • Brookfield Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookfield Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
      • Brookfield Center is located in Fairfield County
    • Brookfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Brookfield is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,900 people
    • Hawleyville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
      • Hawleyville is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawleyville <1>
    • Sherman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Sherman is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,610 people
    • Sherman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • New Fairfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
      • New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,792 people
    • New Fairfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
      • New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Fairfield <1>
    • Riverside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandy Hook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Newtown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Ball Pond
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ball Pond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Pond
      • Ball Pond is located in Fairfield County
  • Hartford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridgewater, with the one closest to Bridgewater listed first.
    • Bloomfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Marion
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Milldale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Plantsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Bristol
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Bristol
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <1>
    • Southington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • East Bristol
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bristol
      • East Bristol is located in Hartford County
    • Whigville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
      • Whigville is located in Hartford County
    • Burlington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Burlington is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,748 people
    • Burlington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Burlington is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <1>
  • New Haven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridgewater, with the one closest to Bridgewater listed first.
    • Heritage Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
      • Heritage Village is located in New Haven County
    • South Britain
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Southbury
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbury
      • Southbury is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,496 people
    • Southbury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Southford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southford
      • Southford is located in New Haven County
    • Middlebury
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlebury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
      • Middlebury is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,829 people
    • Middlebury
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlebury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
      • Middlebury is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlebury <1>
    • Bowers Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Hill
      • Bowers Hill is located in New Haven County
    • Oxford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,250 people
    • Oxford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <1>
    • Beacon Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beacon Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Falls
      • Beacon Falls is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,230 people
    • Beacon Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Dutchess County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridgewater, with the one closest to Bridgewater listed first.
    • Pawling
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawling
      • Pawling is located in Dutchess County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawling <1>
    • Dogtail Corners
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtail Corners
      • Dogtail Corners is located in Dutchess County (NY)
    • Poughquag
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poughquag. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughquag
      • Poughquag is located in Dutchess County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poughquag <1>
    • Dover Plains
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Haven
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
      • Green Haven is located in Dutchess County (NY)
    • Clove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clove
      • Clove is located in Dutchess County (NY)
    • North Clove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Clove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clove
      • North Clove is located in Dutchess County (NY)
    • Beekman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beekman
      • Beekman is located in Dutchess County (NY)
    • Camby
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Camby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camby
      • Camby is located in Dutchess County (NY)
    • Stormville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Sylvan Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Lake
      • Sylvan Lake is located in Dutchess County (NY)
    • Amenia Union
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amenia Union
      • Amenia Union is located in Dutchess County (NY)
  • Putnam County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridgewater, with the one closest to Bridgewater listed first.
    • Putnam Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnam Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Lake
      • Putnam Lake is located in Putnam County (NY)
    • Deforest Corners
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deforest Corners
      • Deforest Corners is located in Putnam County (NY)
    • Patterson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Towners
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Towners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners
      • Towners is located in Putnam County (NY)
    • Brewster Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Hill
      • Brewster Hill is located in Putnam County (NY)
    • Dykemans
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dykemans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykemans
      • Dykemans is located in Putnam County (NY)
    • Brewster
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
      • Brewster is located in Putnam County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewster <1>
    • Peach Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lake
      • Peach Lake is located in Putnam County (NY)
    • Lake Carmel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel
      • Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County (NY)
    • Crafts
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crafts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
      • Crafts is located in Putnam County (NY)
    • Mahopac Mines
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mahopac Mines. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
      • Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County (NY)
    • Mahopac
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahopac have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac
      • Mahopac is located in Putnam County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahopac <1>
  • Westchester County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridgewater, with the one closest to Bridgewater listed first.
    • Twin Lakes Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
      • Twin Lakes Village is located in Westchester County (NY)
    • Lewisboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisboro
      • Lewisboro is located in Westchester County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisboro <1>
    • Boutonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boutonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boutonville
      • Boutonville is located in Westchester County (NY)
    • Heritage Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
      • Heritage Hills is located in Westchester County (NY)
    • Somers
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
      • Somers is located in Westchester County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somers <1>
    • Cross River
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Goldens Bridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincolndale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolndale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolndale
      • Lincolndale is located in Westchester County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolndale <1>
    • Shenorock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenorock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenorock
      • Shenorock is located in Westchester County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenorock <1>
    • Pound Ridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Scotts Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corners
      • Scotts Corners is located in Westchester County (NY)
    • Granite Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Bridgewater ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bridgewater.

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

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

  • South Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gallows Hill Burying Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gallows Hill Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gallows Hill Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
    • The Quaker Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Housatonic Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery
    • Lanesville Cemetery
  • Laure Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laure Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laure Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Cemetery is located outside and to the north of New Milford.
    • The Center Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Milford Center Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2338390 <4>
  • Central Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • United Jewish Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Jewish Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Jewish Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pierce Hollow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierce Hollow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierce Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Leavonworth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Leavonworth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Leavonworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lands End Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lands End Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lands End Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103436 <4>
  • Continue List   (462 more) ...
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • New Fairfield Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Fairfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Fairfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Taunton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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.<5>

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

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

  • Bridgewater
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Roxbury Station
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roxbury Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Station
    • Roxbury Station is located in Litchfield County
  • Roxbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lanesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
    • Lanesville is located in Litchfield County
  • Brookfield Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookfield Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
    • Brookfield Center is located in Fairfield County
  • New Milford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hawleyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
    • Hawleyville is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawleyville <1>
  • South Britain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • New Fairfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
    • New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Fairfield <1>
  • Northville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
    • Northville is located in Litchfield County
  • Woodbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Woodbury is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <1>
  • Hotchkissville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotchkissville
    • Hotchkissville is located in Litchfield County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Bridgewater ...

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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bridgewater.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bridgewater, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bridgewater.

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 websites either 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 Bridgewater:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bridgewater. 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>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.
<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>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.
<5>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 Bridgewater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bridgewater) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bridgewater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5259, Longitude: -73.3610       In this case, the coordinates for Bridgewater have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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