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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 Dayville (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 Dayville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Dayville 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 Dayville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dayville:

  • Windham County     (The home county of Dayville)
  • New London County
  • Tolland County
  • Bristol County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dayville, with the one closest to Dayville listed first.
    • Attleborough City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Attleborough City is located in Bristol County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City
    • North Seekonk
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • North Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk
    • Seekonk
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
    • Harris
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Harris is located in Bristol County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Attleboro Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
    • Dodgeville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Dodgeville is located in Bristol County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
    • North Attleboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • North Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
  • Hampden County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dayville, with the one closest to Dayville listed first.
    • Holland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Wales
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Brimfield
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • State Line
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • 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)
    • West Brimfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • West Brimfield is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brimfield
    • 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
    • Tenneyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Norfolk County (MA)
  • Worcester County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dayville, with the one closest to Dayville listed first.
    • Dudley
      (13 miles [20.9 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
    • East Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • East Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
    • Merino Village ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Merino Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merino Village
    • Webster
      (14 miles [22.5 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
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Webster
      • From Dayville to Webster
    • Tufts Village ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Tufts Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tufts Village
    • Douglas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • West Oxford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Southbridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hodges Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Hodges Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Village
    • Manchaug ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Manchaug is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchaug
    • Oxford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Oxford is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,941 people
    • East Douglas
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Globe Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Globe Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
  • Bristol County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dayville, with the one closest to Dayville listed first.
    • Annawomscutt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Barrington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
    • Barrington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Kent County (RI)
  • Providence County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dayville, with the one closest to Dayville listed first.
    • Foster
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • West Glocester
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Foster
      (8 miles [12.9 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
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Burrillville
      (10 miles [16.1 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
    • Chopmist
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Clayville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockland ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Chepachet
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pascoag
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Glocester
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Glocester is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glocester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,352 people
    • Scituate
      (13 miles [20.9 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
    • Harrisville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dayville, with the one closest to Dayville listed first.
    • Lewis City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Lewis City is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City
    • Austin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Arcadia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Moscow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Hope Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Richmond
      (24 miles [38.6 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
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Canonchet
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Tripps Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Exeter
      (26 miles [41.8 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
    • Exeter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Liberty
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hopkinton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Hopkinton is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,095 people

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

Cemeteries Near Dayville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dayville.

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 Dayville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dayville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Dayville had railroad service and no post office.

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

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Dayville ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dayville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Dayville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Dayville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Dayville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> of Dayville.

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 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 Dayville:

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 Dayville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Dayville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.