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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 Hampton (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 Hampton. 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 Hampton ...

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 Hampton: E. Hampton

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 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.

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

  • Middlesex County     (The home county of East Hampton)
  • Hartford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Hampton, with the one closest to East Hampton listed first.
    • Marlborough
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlborough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
      • Marlborough is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,303 people
    • Terramuggus
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terramuggus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terramuggus
      • Terramuggus is located in Hartford County
    • Marlborough
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Glastonbury
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glastonbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastonbury
      • Glastonbury is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,426 people
    • South Glastonbury
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Glastonbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Taylor Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
      • Taylor Town is located in Hartford County
    • East Glastonbury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Buckingham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Glastonbury Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glastonbury Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastonbury Center
      • Glastonbury Center is located in Hartford County
    • Rocky Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Rocky Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Addison
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Litchfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Hampton, with the one closest to East Hampton listed first.
    • Terryville Station
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terryville Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville Station
      • Terryville Station is located in Litchfield County
    • Pequabuck
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pequabuck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Greystone
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Plymouth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Plymouth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Browns Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Puddle Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puddle Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puddle Town
      • Puddle Town is located in Litchfield County
    • Oakville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Thomaston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomaston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • New Haven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Hampton, with the one closest to East Hampton listed first.
    • Meriden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meriden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • North Madison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Madison
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Wallingford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallingford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • South Meriden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Yalesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Wallingford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Guilford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guilford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
      • Guilford is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,043 people
    • Northford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Autumn HIll
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Clintonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • New London County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Hampton, with the one closest to East Hampton listed first.
    • North Westchester
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Westchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Westchester
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Colchester
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hadlyme
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Salem
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Salem
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lebanon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Lebanon is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,112 people
    • Liberty Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyme
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Lyme
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lyme
      • From East Hampton to Lyme
    • Gilman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
      • Gilman is located in New London County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilman <2>
    • Hamburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Tolland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Hampton, with the one closest to East Hampton listed first.
    • Hebron
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Gilead
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hebron
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Turnerville ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Gay City ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • 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
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gay City
      • From East Hampton to Gay City
    • Andover
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Columbia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Bolton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Bolton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Andover
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Columbia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Windham County

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

Cemeteries Near East Hampton ...

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

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

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

  • East Hampton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Hampton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Hampton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wall Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Skinnerville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skinnerville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skinnerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tartia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tartia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tartia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hall Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Young Street Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hog Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hog Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hog Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Seldom Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seldom Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seldom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (565 more) ...
    • Bull Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bull Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bull Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Maromas Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maromas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maromas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Basin Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Basin Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Basin Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that East Hampton had a population of 975 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

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

Newspapers Published in East Hampton ...

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 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Hampton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Hampton, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Hampton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to East Hampton:

The official website for East Hampton: www.easthamptonct.org/

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

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>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 Hampton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Hampton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Hampton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5758, Longitude: -72.5024    









 

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