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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 East Cornwall (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 East Cornwall. 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 East Cornwall ...

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 East Cornwall: E. Cornwall

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

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

  • Litchfield County     (The home county of East Cornwall)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Cornwall, with the one closest to East Cornwall listed first.
    • Cornwall
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
      • Cornwall is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,360 people
    • Cornwall
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dudleytown ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dudleytown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
      • Dudleytown is located in Litchfield County
    • West Goshen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Goshen
      • West Goshen is located in Litchfield County
    • Milton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Litchfield County
    • Cornwall Bridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Bridge
      • Cornwall Bridge is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall Bridge <2>
    • Goshen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <2>
    • Goshen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,856 people
    • Warren
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • West Cornwall
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Warren
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
    • Bantam
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bantam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bantam
      • Bantam is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bantam <2>
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Cornwall, with the one closest to East Cornwall listed first.
    • Sherman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Brookfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Brookfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Brookfield Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
      • Brookfield Center is located in Fairfield County
    • New Fairfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • New Fairfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
      • New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Fairfield <2>
    • Hawleyville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
      • Hawleyville is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawleyville <2>
    • Riverside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Sandy Hook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Ball Pond
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ball Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Pond
      • Ball Pond is located in Fairfield County
    • Newtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
      • Newtown is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,832 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newtown <2>
  • Hartford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Cornwall, with the one closest to East Cornwall listed first.
    • Bloomfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Burlington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Burlington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Collinsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Whigville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
      • Whigville is located in Hartford County
    • Canton Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Canton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Bristol
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Bristol is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,734 people
    • Bristol
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Bristol is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <2>
    • Canton Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Valley
      • Canton Valley is located in Hartford County
    • Canton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Unionville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • New Haven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Cornwall, with the one closest to East Cornwall listed first.
    • Middlebury
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlebury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlebury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Waterbury
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wolcott
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Heritage Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
      • Heritage Village is located in New Haven County
    • Waterbury
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Wolcott
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolcott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • South Britain
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Southbury
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbury
      • Southbury is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,496 people
    • Southbury
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Southford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southford
      • Southford is located in New Haven County
    • Borough of Naugatuck
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borough of Naugatuck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Berkshire County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Cornwall, with the one closest to East Cornwall listed first.
    • Clayton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Gomorrah
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomorrah
      • Gomorrah is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Ashley Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashley Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Falls
      • Ashley Falls is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • South Sandisfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sandisfield
      • South Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Sheffield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
      • Sheffield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,112 people
    • Southfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
      • Southfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Mill River
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill River
      • Mill River is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • New Marlborough
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Marlborough
      • New Marlborough is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,450 people
    • Mount Washington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
      • Mount Washington is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Sandisfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandisfield
      • Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
    • Hartsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
      • Hartsville is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • South Egremont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Egremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Egremont
      • South Egremont is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Hampden County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Cornwall, with the one closest to East Cornwall listed first.
    • Tolland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Granville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Columbia County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Cornwall, with the one closest to East Cornwall listed first.
    • Ancramdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Weed Mines
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weed Mines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Mines
      • Weed Mines is located in Columbia County (NY)
    • Ancram
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Copake Falls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Copake Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copake Lake
      • Copake Lake is located in Columbia County (NY)
    • Suydam ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Suydam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suydam
      • Suydam is located in Columbia County (NY)
    • Craryville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Taghkanic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Elizaville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • West Taghkanic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Taghkanic
      • West Taghkanic is located in Columbia County (NY)
  • Dutchess County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Cornwall, with the one closest to East Cornwall listed first.
    • Amenia Union
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amenia Union
      • Amenia Union is located in Dutchess County (NY)
    • Leedsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedsville
      • Leedsville is located in Dutchess County (NY)
    • Amenia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amenia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amenia
      • Amenia is located in Dutchess County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amenia <2>
    • Wassaic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Millerton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in Dutchess County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerton <2>
    • Dogtail Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtail Corners
      • Dogtail Corners is located in Dutchess County (NY)
    • Dover Plains
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Irondale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
      • Irondale is located in Dutchess County (NY)
    • Smithfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
      • Smithfield is located in Dutchess County (NY)
    • Lithgow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lithgow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithgow
      • Lithgow is located in Dutchess County (NY)
    • Mabbettsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabbettsville
      • Mabbettsville is located in Dutchess County (NY)
    • Bethel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Dutchess County (NY)
  • Putnam County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Cornwall, with the one closest to East Cornwall listed first.
    • Patterson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Putnam Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnam Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Lake
      • Putnam Lake is located in Putnam County (NY)
    • Towners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners
      • Towners is located in Putnam County (NY)
    • Deforest Corners
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deforest Corners
      • Deforest Corners is located in Putnam County (NY)
    • Brewster Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Hill
      • Brewster Hill is located in Putnam County (NY)
    • Dykemans
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dykemans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykemans
      • Dykemans is located in Putnam County (NY)
    • Lake Carmel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel
      • Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County (NY)

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

Newspapers Published in East Cornwall ...

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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Cornwall.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Cornwall, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Cornwall.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 East Cornwall:

Cemeteries Near East Cornwall ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Cornwall.

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

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

  • Southeast Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southeast Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southeast Cemetery
  • Cornwall Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cornwall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornwall Cemetery
  • West Goshen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Goshen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Goshen Cemetery
  • Allen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
  • Milton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milton Cemetery
  • West Side Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Side Cemetery
  • Wright Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
  • Headquarters Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Headquarters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Headquarters Cemetery
  • Old Middle Street Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Middle Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Middle Street Cemetery
  • Goshen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goshen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goshen Cemetery
  • East Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Cemetery
  • Sedgwick Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sedgwick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sedgwick Cemetery
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    • Sharon Eastside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharon Eastside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Eastside Cemetery
    • East Street Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Street Cemetery
    • Collins Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery

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, East Cornwall had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Cornwall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Milton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Litchfield County
  • West Goshen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Goshen
    • West Goshen is located in Litchfield County
  • Cornwall Bridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Bridge
    • Cornwall Bridge is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall Bridge <2>
  • Warren
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Goshen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
    • Goshen is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <2>
  • West Cornwall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • North Kent
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kent
    • North Kent is located in Litchfield County
  • Bantam
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bantam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bantam
    • Bantam is located in Litchfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bantam <2>
  • Ellsworth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
    • Ellsworth is located in Litchfield County
  • East Kent
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kent
    • East Kent is located in Litchfield County
  • Woodville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Woodville is located in Litchfield County
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    • West Morris
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Morris
      • West Morris is located in Litchfield County
    • West Torrington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Torrington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Torrington
      • West Torrington is located in Litchfield County
    • Kent Furnace
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Furnace
      • Kent Furnace 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 East Cornwall. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Cornwall.

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

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Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Cornwall) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Cornwall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8093, Longitude: -73.3073       In this case, the coordinates for East Cornwall have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 East Cornwall, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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