Chatham (Tolland County, CT) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Chatham, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chatham and the surrounding area.

Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Tolland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tolland County

Communities Also Named Chatham ...

We found 26 communities that share the name Chatham.

Within Connecticut, the name Chatham is unique.

Beyond Connecticut, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 23 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alaska community of Chatham.
- Delaware
  - New Castle County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Delaware community of Chatham [New Castle County].
- Florida
  - Monroe County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Chatham [Monroe County].
- Illinois
  - Cook County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Chatham [Cook County].
  - Sangamon County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Chatham [Sangamon County].
- Kentucky
  - Bracken County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Chatham [Bracken County].
- Louisiana
  - Jackson Parish
  - Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Chatham [Jackson Parish].
- Maryland
  - Harford County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Chatham [Harford County].
  - Howard County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Chatham [Howard County].
  - Prince George's County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Chatham [Prince George's County].
- Massachusetts
  - Barnstable County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Chatham [Barnstable County].
- Michigan
  - Alger County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Chatham [Alger County].
- Minnesota
  - Kittson County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Chatham [Kittson County].
  - Wright County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Chatham [Wright County].
- Mississippi
  - Washington County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Chatham [Washington County].
- New Brunswick
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Brunswick community of Chatham.
- New Hampshire
  - Carroll County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Chatham [Carroll County].
- New Jersey
  - Morris County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Chatham [Morris County].
- New York
  - Columbia County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Chatham [Columbia County].
- Ohio
  - Licking County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Chatham [Licking County].
  - Medina County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Chatham [Medina County].
- Ontario
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Chatham.
- Pennsylvania
  - Chester County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Chatham [Chester County].
- Quebec
  - Please visit our profile page for the Quebec community of Chatham.
- Virginia
  - Pittsylvania County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Chatham [Pittsylvania County].
- Wyoming
  - Washakie County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Chatham [Washakie County].

Footnotes ...

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If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Chatham could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.