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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 Lyme (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 Lyme. 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 Lyme ...

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 Lyme: E. Lyme

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

East Lyme is located in New London 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 New London County: Hartford, Middlesex, Tolland, Windham, Kent (RI) & Washington (RI).

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

  • New London County     (The home county of East Lyme)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Lyme, with the one closest to East Lyme listed first.
    • East Lyme
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Niantic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • South Lyme
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lyme
      • South Lyme is located in New London County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Lyme <1>
    • Waterford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Waterford is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,865 people
    • Old Lyme
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Waterford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Chesterfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
      • Chesterfield is located in New London County
    • Pleasure Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Beach
      • Pleasure Beach is located in New London County
    • Old Lyme
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Lyme
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Hamburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in New London County
  • Hartford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Lyme, with the one closest to East Lyme listed first.
    • Marlborough
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Marlborough
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terramuggus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terramuggus
      • Terramuggus is located in Hartford County
    • Taylor Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • East Glastonbury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Glastonbury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glastonbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Buckingham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
      • Buckingham is located in Hartford County
    • Addison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
      • Addison is located in Hartford County
    • Glastonbury Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glastonbury Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastonbury Center
      • Glastonbury Center is located in Hartford County
    • Rocky Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Rocky Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Lyme, with the one closest to East Lyme listed first.
    • Fenwick
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
      • Fenwick is located in Middlesex County
    • Old Saybrook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Saybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Saybrook
      • Old Saybrook is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
    • Old Saybrook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Saybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Saybrook
      • Old Saybrook is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Saybrook <1>
    • Crowley Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley Corner
      • Crowley Corner is located in Middlesex County
    • Saybrook Manor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saybrook Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook Manor
      • Saybrook Manor is located in Middlesex County
    • Centerbrook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Essex
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
      • Essex is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,634 people
    • Essex
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Plum Bank Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bank Beach
      • Plum Bank Beach is located in Middlesex County
    • Deep River
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Ivoryton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Chester
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • New Haven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Lyme, with the one closest to East Lyme listed first.
    • Madison
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • 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
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <1>
    • Madison
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • 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 Madison
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
      • North Madison is located in New Haven County
    • Guilford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guilford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Guilford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • North Branford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • North Branford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • 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
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Branford <1>
    • Stony Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
      • Stony Creek is located in New Haven County
    • Northford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Pine Orchard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
      • Pine Orchard is located in New Haven County
    • Branford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branford
      • Branford is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,736 people
    • Branford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Tolland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Lyme, with the one closest to East Lyme listed first.
    • Amston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Turnerville ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Hebron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Hebron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Columbia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • 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
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Gilead
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
      • Gilead is located in Tolland County
    • Conantville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conantville
      • Conantville is located in Tolland County
    • Andover
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Andover
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Gay City ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Mansfield Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Center
      • Mansfield Center is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield Center <1>
  • Windham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Lyme, with the one closest to East Lyme listed first.
    • South Windham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Willimantic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Windham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
      • Windham is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,463 people
    • Windham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Scotland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
      • Scotland is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
    • Scotland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Canterbury
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canterbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury
      • Canterbury is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,088 people
    • Westminster
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
      • Westminster is located in Windham County
    • North Windham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windham
      • North Windham is located in Windham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Windham <1>
    • Canterbury
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Plainfield Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Village
      • Plainfield Village is located in Windham County
    • Plainfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Suffolk County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Lyme, with the one closest to East Lyme listed first.
    • Fishers Island
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Island
      • Fishers Island is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers Island <1>
    • Orient Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Point
      • Orient Point is located in Suffolk County (NY)
    • Orient
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • East Marion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Dering Harbor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dering Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dering Harbor
      • Dering Harbor is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
    • Greenport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Shelter Island Heights
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelter Island Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Island Heights
      • Shelter Island Heights is located in Suffolk County (NY)
    • Shelter Island
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelter Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Island
      • Shelter Island is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelter Island <1>
    • Westmoreland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland
      • Westmoreland is located in Suffolk County (NY)
    • Southold
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southold
      • Southold is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southold <1>
    • North Haven
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Haven
      • North Haven is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
    • Northwest Harbor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwest Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Harbor
      • Northwest Harbor is located in Suffolk County (NY)
  • Washington County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Lyme, with the one closest to East Lyme listed first.
    • Avondale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
      • Avondale is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Westerly
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westerly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
      • Westerly is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,328 people
    • Westerly
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westerly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
      • Westerly is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Ashaway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashaway
      • Ashaway is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Langworthy Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy Corner
      • Langworthy Corner is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Hopkinton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopkinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
      • Hopkinton is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,095 people
    • Hopkinton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
      • Hopkinton is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Weekapaug
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weekapaug have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weekapaug
      • Weekapaug is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Bradford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
      • Bradford is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Burdickville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdickville
      • Burdickville is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Alton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
      • Alton is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Canonchet
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
      • Canonchet is located in Washington County (RI)

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

Newspapers Published in East Lyme ...

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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Lyme.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Lyme, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Lyme.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Lyme:

Cemeteries Near East Lyme ...

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

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

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

  • Stone Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Church Cemetery
  • Champion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Champion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Champion Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Whistletown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whistletown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whistletown Cemetery
  • Gillett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gillett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gillett Cemetery
  • Waite Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waite Cemetery
  • Jordan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Congregation Ohave Sholem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Congregation Ohave Sholem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Congregation Ohave Sholem Cemetery
  • Lakes Pond Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakes Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakes Pond Cemetery
  • Chesterfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chesterfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chesterfield Cemetery
  • Duck River Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duck River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duck River Cemetery
  • Griswold Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griswold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griswold Cemetery
  • Continue List   (458 more) ...
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • St. Mary Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of New London.
      • The St. Mary Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Marys Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103670 <5>
    • Chesterfield Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chesterfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chesterfield 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.<6>

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

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

  • East Lyme
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Crescent Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
    • Crescent Beach is located in New London County
  • Niantic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • South Lyme
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lyme
    • South Lyme is located in New London County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Lyme <1>
  • Black Hall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hall
    • Black Hall is located in New London County
  • Waterford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Chesterfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
    • Chesterfield is located in New London County
  • New London
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • North Lyme
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lyme
    • North Lyme is located in New London County
  • Lyme
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Hamburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Hamburg is located in New London County
  • Quaker Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hill
    • Quaker Hill is located in New London County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quaker Hill <1>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Saybrook Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saybrook Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook Point
      • Saybrook Point is located in Middlesex County
    • Fenwick
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
      • Fenwick is located in Middlesex County
    • Groton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
      • Groton is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,872 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <1>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Lyme. 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Lyme) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Lyme. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3532, Longitude: -72.2295       In this case, the coordinates for East Lyme have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Lyme, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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