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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 Drakeville (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 Drakeville. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Drakeville is located in Litchfield 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 Litchfield County: Fairfield, Hartford, New Haven, Berkshire (MA), Hampden (MA), Columbia (NY) & Dutchess (NY).

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

  • Litchfield County     (The home county of Drakeville)
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drakeville, with the one closest to Drakeville listed first.
    • Sherman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Sherman is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,610 people
    • Sherman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Brookfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Brookfield is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookfield <2>
    • Riverside
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Brookfield Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brookfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Brookfield is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,900 people
    • Sandy Hook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • New Fairfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
      • New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,792 people
  • Hartford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drakeville, with the one closest to Drakeville listed first.
    • Burlington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Burlington is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <2>
    • Canton Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Canton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Canton is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,230 people
    • Collinsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Burlington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Burlington is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,748 people
    • Canton Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Valley
      • Canton Valley is located in Hartford County
    • Canton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • North Canton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canton
      • North Canton is located in Hartford County
    • Hartland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
      • Hartland is located in Hartford County
    • Whigville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
      • Hartland is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,113 people
    • West Hartland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Middlesex County
    • Cromwell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromwell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
      • Cromwell is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,772 people
  • New Haven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drakeville, with the one closest to Drakeville listed first.
    • Wolcott
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolcott have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
      • Wolcott is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,565 people
    • Wolcott
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Waterbury
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
      • Waterbury is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106,826 people
    • Waterbury
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Middlebury
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlebury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
      • Middlebury is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,829 people
    • Middlebury
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlebury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
      • Middlebury is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlebury <2>
    • Heritage Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
      • Heritage Village is located in New Haven County
    • Borough of Naugatuck
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borough of Naugatuck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Naugatuck
      • Borough of Naugatuck is located in New Haven County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 31,659 people
    • Naugatuck
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naugatuck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugatuck
      • Naugatuck is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,905 people
    • Prospect
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Union City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Naugatuck
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Berkshire County (MA)
  • Hampden County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drakeville, with the one closest to Drakeville listed first.
    • Tolland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolland
      • Tolland is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • West Granville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Granville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
      • Granville is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,606 people
    • Southwick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick
      • Southwick is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,715 people
    • Blandford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blandford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford
      • Blandford is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
    • North Blandford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Hosmer Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Russell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Woronoco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Feeding Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Westfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hampton Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Village
      • Hampton Village is located in Hampden County (MA)
  • Hampshire County (MA)
    • Huntington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
      • Huntington is located in Hampshire County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,159 people
  • Columbia County (NY)
  • Dutchess County (NY)

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

Cemeteries Near Drakeville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Drakeville.

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

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

  • Newfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Collins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Torrington Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Torrington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Torrington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hall Meadow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Meadow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Meadow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sons of Jacob Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sons of Jacob Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sons of Jacob Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Winchester Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winchester Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winchester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hurlbut Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurlbut Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurlbut Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Goshen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goshen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goshen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Middle Street Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Middle Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Middle Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (382 more) ...
    • St. Francis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Danbury Quarter Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danbury Quarter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danbury Quarter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • West Side Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Side Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

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

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

  • West Torrington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Torrington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Torrington
    • West Torrington is located in Litchfield County
  • Goshen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Burrville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burrville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
    • Burrville is located in Litchfield County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Burrville
    • From Drakeville to Burrville
  • Winchester Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Torrington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Torringford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • West Goshen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • South Norfolk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Norfolk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Norfolk
    • South Norfolk is located in Litchfield County
  • East Litchfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Litchfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Litchfield
    • East Litchfield is located in Litchfield County
  • Litchfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
    • Litchfield is located in Litchfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,070 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <2>
  • Bakersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
    • Bakersville is located in Litchfield County
  • Winsted
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Grantville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grantville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
      • Grantville is located in Litchfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grantville
      • From Drakeville to Grantville
    • Harwinton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mill Brook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
      • Mill Brook is located in Litchfield County

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

Newspapers Published in Drakeville ...

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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Drakeville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Drakeville, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Drakeville.

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 Drakeville:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 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.
<5>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 Drakeville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Drakeville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Drakeville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8542, Longitude: -73.1578    









 

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