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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 Cedar Lake (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 Cedar Lake. 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 Cedar Lake ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Cedar Lake: Cedar Lk.

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.

Cedar Lake is located in Middlesex 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 Middlesex County: Hartford, New Haven & New London.

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

  • Middlesex County     (The home county of Cedar Lake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Lake, with the one closest to Cedar Lake listed first.
    • Chester
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
      • Chester is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,175 people
    • Chester
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Deep River
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Deep River
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
      • Deep River is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,419 people
    • Killingworth
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killingworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingworth
      • Killingworth is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,340 people
    • Arnolds
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds
      • Arnolds is located in Middlesex County
    • East Haddam
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Haddam
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haddam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
      • Haddam is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,150 people
    • Ivoryton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Killingworth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killingworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingworth
      • Killingworth is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killingworth <2>
    • Haddam
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Centerbrook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Essex
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
      • Essex is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,634 people
  • Hartford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Lake, with the one closest to Cedar Lake listed first.
    • Marlborough
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlborough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
      • Marlborough is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,303 people
    • Marlborough
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Terramuggus
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terramuggus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terramuggus
      • Terramuggus is located in Hartford County
    • Taylor Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
      • Taylor Town is located in Hartford County
    • South Glastonbury
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Glastonbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Glastonbury
      • South Glastonbury is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Glastonbury <2>
    • East Berlin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Glastonbury
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glastonbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastonbury
      • Glastonbury is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,426 people
    • Rocky Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Berlin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Rocky Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
      • Rocky Hill is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,037 people
    • East Glastonbury
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Berlin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Buckingham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
      • Buckingham is located in Hartford County
  • New Haven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Lake, with the one closest to Cedar Lake listed first.
    • Madison
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,924 people
    • North Madison
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
      • North Madison is located in New Haven County
    • Madison
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>
    • Guilford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guilford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
      • Guilford is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,043 people
    • Guilford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • North Branford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Branford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branford
      • North Branford is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,066 people
    • North Branford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Branford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branford
      • North Branford is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Branford <2>
    • Northford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Stony Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
      • Stony Creek is located in New Haven County
    • Wallingford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallingford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
      • Wallingford is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,076 people
    • Clintonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
      • Clintonville is located in New Haven County
    • Totoket
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Totoket have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totoket
      • Totoket is located in New Haven County
    • Wallingford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • New London County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Lake, with the one closest to Cedar Lake listed first.
    • Hadlyme
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hamburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in New London County
    • Lyme
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Lyme
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
      • Lyme is located in New London County
    • Sterling City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling City
      • Sterling City is located in New London County
    • Old Lyme
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lyme
      • Old Lyme is located in New London County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Lyme <2>
    • Westchester
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westchester
      • Westchester is located in New London County
    • Old Lyme
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lyme
      • Old Lyme is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,280 people
    • North Westchester
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Westchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westchester
      • North Westchester is located in New London County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Westchester <2>
    • Salem
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,083 people
    • Salem
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • East Lyme
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lyme
      • East Lyme is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,525 people
    • Colchester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Tolland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Lake, with the one closest to Cedar Lake listed first.
    • Amston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hebron
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Turnerville ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turnerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
      • Turnerville is located in Tolland County
    • Gilead
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
      • Gilead is located in Tolland County
    • Hebron
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Gay City ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay City
      • Gay City is located in Tolland County
    • Columbia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Columbia is located in Tolland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,355 people
    • Andover
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Columbia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Andover
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Andover is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <2>
    • Bolton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 north)
    • Coventry Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Lake
      • Coventry Lake is located in Tolland County
  • Windham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Lake, with the one closest to Cedar Lake listed first.
    • South Windham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Willimantic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Windham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
      • Windham is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,463 people
    • Windham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Scotland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Windham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windham
      • North Windham is located in Windham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Windham <2>
    • Scotland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
      • Scotland is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
  • Suffolk County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Lake, with the one closest to Cedar Lake listed first.
    • East Marion
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Marion
      • East Marion is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Marion <2>
    • Orient
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orient have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
      • Orient is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orient <2>
    • Greenport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Orient Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Point
      • Orient Point is located in Suffolk County (NY)
    • Dering Harbor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dering Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dering Harbor
      • Dering Harbor is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
    • Shelter Island Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelter Island Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Island Heights
      • Shelter Island Heights is located in Suffolk County (NY)
    • Southold
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southold
      • Southold is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southold <2>
    • Peconic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peconic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peconic
      • Peconic is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peconic <2>
    • Shelter Island
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelter Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Island
      • Shelter Island is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelter Island <2>
    • Westmoreland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland
      • Westmoreland is located in Suffolk County (NY)
    • Fishers Island
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Island
      • Fishers Island is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers Island <2>
    • Cutchogue
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutchogue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutchogue
      • Cutchogue is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cutchogue <2>
    • Mattituck
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Cedar Lake ...

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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedar Lake.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedar Lake, 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 Cedar Lake.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Cedar Lake:

Cemeteries Near Cedar Lake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar Lake.

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

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

  • Cedar Lake Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Lake Cemetery
  • Winthrop Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Hill Cemetery
  • Hearse Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hearse Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hearse Hill Cemetery
  • Parker Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Hill Cemetery
  • Lane District Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane District Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane District Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Fountain Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fountain Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fountain Hill Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Burr District Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burr District Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burr District Cemetery
  • Turkey Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turkey Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turkey Hill Cemetery
  • Luther Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luther Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luther Cemetery
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    • Hadlyme Cove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hadlyme Cove Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the east of Hadlyme.
      • The Hadlyme Cove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cove Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hadlyme Cove Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103295 <5>
    • River View Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the River View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the River View Cemetery
    • Shailerville Tylerville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shailerville Tylerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shailerville Tylerville Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

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

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

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

  • Winthrop
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
    • Winthrop is located in Middlesex County
  • Chester
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Deep River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Tylerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tylerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylerville
    • Tylerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Killingworth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killingworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingworth
    • Killingworth is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killingworth <2>
  • Ivoryton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • East Haddam
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Shailerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shailerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shailerville
    • Shailerville is located in Middlesex County
  • Arnolds
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds
    • Arnolds is located in Middlesex County
  • Hadlyme
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Haddam
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Essex
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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    • Brockway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brockway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
      • Brockway is located in New London County
    • Little Haddam
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Haddam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Haddam
      • Little Haddam is located in Middlesex County
    • North Madison
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
      • North Madison is located in New Haven County

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cedar Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cedar Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4015, Longitude: -72.5045       In this case, the coordinates for Cedar Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cedar Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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