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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 Durham Center (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 Durham Center. 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 Durham Center ...

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 Durham Center: Durham Ctr. (or less commonly used: Durham Cen., Durham Cent. or Durham Cntr.)

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

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

  • Middlesex County     (The home county of Durham Center)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durham Center, with the one closest to Durham Center listed first.
    • Durham
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Durham
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Durham is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,137 people
    • Middlefield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
      • Middlefield is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,350 people
    • Middlefield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
      • Middlefield is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlefield <1>
    • Little City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little City
      • Little City is located in Middlesex County
    • Middletown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,013 people
    • Higganum
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ponset
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ponset. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponset
      • Ponset is located in Middlesex County
    • Middletown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Haddam
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haddam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Portland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Arnolds
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds
      • Arnolds is located in Middlesex County
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durham Center, with the one closest to Durham Center listed first.
    • Shelton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Oronoque
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oronoque. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque
      • Oronoque is located in Fairfield County
    • Shelton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
      • Shelton is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,957 people
    • Stevenson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevenson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
      • Stevenson is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stevenson <1>
    • White Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Hills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hills
      • White Hills is located in Fairfield County
    • Huntington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
      • Huntington is located in Fairfield County
    • East Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
      • East Village is located in Fairfield County
    • Nichols
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
      • Nichols is located in Fairfield County
    • Stratford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
      • Stratford is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,660 people
    • Monroe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,328 people
    • Monroe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <1>
    • Riverside
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Hartford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durham Center, with the one closest to Durham Center listed first.
    • Berlin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • East Berlin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Berlin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Kensington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rocky Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Taylor Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
      • Taylor Town is located in Hartford County
    • Rocky Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • South Glastonbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Glastonbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Milldale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Plantsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Southington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southington
      • Southington is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,829 people
    • Southington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southington
      • Southington is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southington <1>
  • Litchfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durham Center, with the one closest to Durham Center listed first.
    • Terryville Station
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terryville Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville Station
      • Terryville Station is located in Litchfield County
    • Greystone
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
      • Greystone is located in Litchfield County
    • Pequabuck
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pequabuck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequabuck
      • Pequabuck is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pequabuck <1>
    • Plymouth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Plymouth is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,552 people
    • Terryville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
      • Oakville is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakville <1>
    • Plymouth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Thomaston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomaston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
      • Thomaston is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,505 people
    • Thomaston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thomaston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
      • Thomaston is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomaston <1>
    • Watertown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
      • Watertown is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,517 people
    • Watertown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Northfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Northfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
      • Northfield is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfield <1>
  • New Haven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durham Center, with the one closest to Durham Center listed first.
    • Wallingford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallingford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Meriden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meriden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
      • Meriden is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,981 people
    • Meriden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wallingford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Yalesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • North Madison
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Madison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
      • North Madison is located in New Haven County
    • Clintonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
      • Clintonville is located in New Haven County
    • Northford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • South Meriden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Meriden
      • South Meriden is located in New Haven County
    • Madison
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 Branford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Branford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Autumn HIll
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autumn HIll
      • Autumn HIll is located in New Haven County
  • New London County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durham Center, with the one closest to Durham Center listed first.
    • Hadlyme
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Westchester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westchester
      • Westchester is located in New London County
    • North Westchester
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Westchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Hamburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in New London County
    • Lyme
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Lyme
      (18 miles [29 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
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling City
      • Sterling City is located in New London County
    • Colchester
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Salem
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Salem
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Old Lyme
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Old Lyme
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  • Tolland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durham Center, with the one closest to Durham Center listed first.
    • Gilead
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
      • Gilead is located in Tolland County
    • Hebron
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Amston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gay City ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Hebron
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Turnerville ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 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
    • Andover
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Bolton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Andover
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Bolton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Columbia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Columbia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Windham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durham Center, with the one closest to Durham Center listed first.
    • South Windham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Willimantic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Suffolk County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Durham Center, with the one closest to Durham Center listed first.
    • East Marion
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Greenport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Orient
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orient have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Durham Center ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Durham Center.

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

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

  • Bluff Head Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluff Head Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluff Head Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Marcus Cooke Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marcus Cooke Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marcus Cooke Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Sebastian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Sebastian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Sebastian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stone House Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone House Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone House Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calhoun Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calhoun Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calhoun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Little City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Middletown.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1933853 <4>
  • State Veterans Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Veterans Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the State Veterans Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Middletown.
    • The State Veterans Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Connecticut Veterans Cemetery
    • Veterans Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103790 <4>
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Burying Ground
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Indian Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Veterans Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veterans Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Veterans Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Gethsemane Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gethsemane Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gethsemane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>

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

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

  • Durham
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Middlefield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
    • Middlefield is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlefield <1>
  • East Wallingford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Wallingford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wallingford
    • East Wallingford is located in New Haven County
  • Higganum
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Middletown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • North Guilford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Guilford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Guilford
    • North Guilford is located in New Haven County
  • Maromas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maromas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maromas
    • Maromas is located in Middlesex County
  • Portland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Meriden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Tracy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tracy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
    • Tracy is located in New Haven County
  • Westfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Westfield is located in Middlesex County
  • Yalesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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    • Wallingford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Quinnipiac ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinnipiac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnipiac
      • Quinnipiac is located in New Haven County
    • Clintonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
      • Clintonville 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 Durham Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Durham Center.

Newspapers Published in Durham Center ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Durham Center.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Durham Center, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Durham Center.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Durham Center:

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

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

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 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.
<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>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 Durham Center, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Durham Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Durham Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4748, Longitude: -72.6804       In this case, the coordinates for Durham Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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