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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Ekonk (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 Ekonk. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the 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.

Ekonk is located in Windham County.

To see how the shape of Connecticut's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Windham County: New London, Tolland, Worcester (MA), Kent (RI) & Providence (RI).

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

  • Windham County     (The home county of Ekonk)
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ekonk, with the one closest to Ekonk listed first.
    • Crowley Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • East Haddam
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • East Haddam is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Haddam
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,956 people
  • New London County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ekonk, with the one closest to Ekonk listed first.
    • Voluntown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Voluntown is located in New London County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
    • Voluntown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Griswold
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Griswold is located in New London County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people
    • Glasgo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jewett City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lisbon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Lisbon is located in New London County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
    • Preston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Versailles
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Preston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Preston is located in New London County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,629 people
    • Hanover
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Occum
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Sprague
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Sprague is located in New London County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,851 people
  • Tolland County
  • Bristol County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ekonk, with the one closest to Ekonk listed first.
    • Seekonk
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
    • Harris
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Harris is located in Bristol County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Worcester County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ekonk, with the one closest to Ekonk listed first.
    • Dudley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Dudley is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,663 people
    • Douglas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • East Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • East Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
    • Merino Village ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Merino Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merino Village
    • Webster
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Webster is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,822 people
      • Webster has also been known as:
      • Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Webster
      • From Ekonk to Webster
    • Millville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Millville is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
    • East Douglas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Tufts Village ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Tufts Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tufts Village
    • Blackstone
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
  • Suffolk County (NY)
  • Bristol County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ekonk, with the one closest to Ekonk listed first.
    • Annawomscutt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Barrington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
    • Barrington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Bristol
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Warren
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Bristol
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Bristol is located in Bristol County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
    • Warren
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Warren is located in Bristol County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
  • Kent County (RI)
  • Newport County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ekonk, with the one closest to Ekonk listed first.
    • Jamestown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jamestown is located in Newport County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
    • Jamestown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Clarks Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Clarks Village is located in Newport County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
    • Prudence Island
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Lawtons
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Brenton Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Brenton Village is located in Newport County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenton Village
    • Melville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Melville is located in Newport County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
    • Newport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Middletown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Newport East
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Portsmouth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Portsmouth is located in Newport County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
    • Portsmouth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Providence County (RI)
  • Washington County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ekonk, with the one closest to Ekonk listed first.
    • Lewis City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lewis City is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City
    • Arcadia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Austin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Moscow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hope Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wyoming
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Canonchet
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Richmond
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Richmond is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,886 people
    • Hopkinton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Hopkinton is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,095 people
    • Hopkinton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Tripps Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Alton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Ekonk ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ekonk.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Ekonk - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ekonk covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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, Ekonk had a post office and no railroad service.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Ekonk ...

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 Ekonk.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ekonk, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ekonk.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Ekonk:

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>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- Ekonk) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>The Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission (RIHCC) has created and maintains a database of cemeteries. More information about the RIHCC can be found on their website: rihistoriccemeteries.org.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ekonk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.