Welcome to Cheshire Street ...
So far, we found very little information about Cheshire Street. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cheshire Street to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cheshire Street, please Contact Us.
Cheshire Street would have been located within present day New Haven County<2>.
The location of Cheshire Street has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cheshire Street, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Cheshire Street is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Cheshire Street was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Cheshire Street would have been located in the (203) and (475)<5> area codes.
Communities near Cheshire Street ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cheshire Street.
- New Haven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- New Haven is located in New Haven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130,801 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <6>
- New Haven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Hartford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Hartford is located in Hartford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121,535 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <6>
- Hartford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Waterbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
- Waterbury is located in New Haven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106,826 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterbury <6>
- Waterbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - New Britain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Britain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
- New Britain is located in Hartford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,198 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Britain <6>
- New Britain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Britain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
- New Britain is located in Hartford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,198 people
- West Hartford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hartford
- West Hartford is located in Hartford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,868 people
- Hamden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cheshire Street. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cheshire Street.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cheshire Street. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cheshire Street.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cheshire Street. See our Newspapers Page for Cheshire Street.
Adding Cheshire Street to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cheshire Street in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cheshire Street was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cheshire Street.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Cheshire Street, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including New Haven, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Cheshire Street - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (475) is an overlay for area code (203). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |