Our Genealogy Helper
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 Brooklyn (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 Brooklyn. 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.
Brooklyn is located in Windham County.
To see how the shape of Connecticut's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Windham County: New London, Tolland, Worcester (MA), Kent (RI) & Providence (RI).
Below are the counties that are near Brooklyn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brooklyn:
- Windham County (The home county of Brooklyn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Brooklyn
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stetson Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stetson Corner is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson Corner
- Danielson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Brooklyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Brooklyn is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
- Wauregan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pomfret Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pomfret Landing is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret Landing
- Rogers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elliotts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elliotts is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotts
- Dayville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Abington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Central Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hampton is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
- Hartford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Lydallville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lydallville is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydallville
- Marlborough
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Manchester Green is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Green
- Terramuggus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Terramuggus is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terramuggus
- Buckingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Buckingham is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Manchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Manchester is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,362 people
- Manchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Marlborough
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Marlborough is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,303 people
- East Glastonbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wapping
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wapping is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapping
- Windsorville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Windsorville is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsorville
- Middlesex County
- Crowley Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crowley Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley Corner
- New London County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Hanover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jewett City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sprague
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sprague is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,851 people
- Lisbon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lisbon is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
- Versailles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Baltic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Crossing is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossing
- Griswold
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Griswold is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people
- Occum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Occum is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occum
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,914 people
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tolland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Atwoodville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Atwoodville is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwoodville
- Mount Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Hope is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mansfield Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Conantville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Conantville is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conantville
- Gurleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gurleyville is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurleyville
- Mansfield City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mansfield City is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield City
- Mansfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- East Willington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- East Willington is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Willington
- Storrs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Eagleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Eagleville is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hampden County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Holland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holland is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Wales
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wales is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,862 people
- State Line
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- State Line is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Brimfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brimfield is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,679 people
- South Factory Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Factory Village is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Factory Village
- Monson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monson is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
- Hampden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hampden is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,154 people
- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Dudley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dudley is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,663 people
- Merino Village ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Merino Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merino Village
- Webster
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,822 people
- Webster has also been known as:
- Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
- East Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Globe Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Globe Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Southbridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Southbridge is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,788 people
- Tufts Village ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tufts Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tufts Village
- Douglas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,117 people
- West Oxford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- West Oxford is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oxford
- Hodges Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hodges Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Village
- East Douglas
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- East Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Douglas
- Manchaug ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Manchaug is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchaug
- Kent County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Rice City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rice City is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice City
- Greene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greene is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Coventry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coventry is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
- Gortons Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gortons Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortons Corner
- Kitts Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kitts Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner
- West Greenwich
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Greenwich is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,418 people
- Spring Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Lake is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Arkwright
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Arkwright is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
- Coventry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Coventry is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Phenix
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Phenix is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Quidnick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Quidnick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick
- West Warwick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Foster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Foster is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Simmons Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Simmons Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Corner
- Foster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Foster is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- West Glocester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Glocester is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester
- Chopmist
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Chopmist is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopmist
- Clayville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clayville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
- Rockland ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rockland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Burrillville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burrillville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
- Scituate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Scituate is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,727 people
- Richmond ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Richmond is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Chepachet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chepachet is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Pascoag
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pascoag is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascoag
- Washington County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Lewis City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis City is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City
- Arcadia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Austin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Austin is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Moscow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Hope Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hope Valley is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
- Canonchet
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Canonchet is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
- Richmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,886 people
- Wyoming
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Hopkinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hopkinton is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,095 people
- Hopkinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hopkinton is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Tripps Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tripps Corner is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripps Corner
- Exeter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Exeter is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brooklyn, see our County-by-County Page for Brooklyn.
Cemeteries Near Brooklyn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brooklyn.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Brooklyn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brooklyn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- South Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Israel Putnam Memorial
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old Trinity Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stetson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hyde Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hutchins Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Litchfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Raymond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (812 more) ...
- All Hallows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Brooklyn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brooklyn.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Brooklyn
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wauregan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pomfret Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pomfret Landing is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret Landing
- Elliotts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elliotts is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotts
- Central Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Abington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dayville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rawson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rawson is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawson
- Hampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Westminster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westminster is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Canterbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Moosup
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- South Killingly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Killingly is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly
- Killingly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Killingly is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
- Pomfret Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brooklyn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brooklyn.
Newspapers Published in Brooklyn ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brooklyn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brooklyn, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brooklyn.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Brooklyn:
- Websites specific to Connecticut
- Pages specific to Windham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hartford County
- Middlesex County
- New London County
- Tolland County
- Hampden County
- Worcester County
- Kent County
- Providence County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Connecticut
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 Brooklyn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Brooklyn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |