Welcome to Gay City ...
So far, we found very little information about Gay City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gay City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gay City, please Contact Us.
Gay City would have been located within present day Tolland County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Gay City, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
Time Zone: The area where Gay City was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Going back to its beginning, Gay City was originally named Factory Hollow. For more information about the names of Gay City, see The Names of Gay City on our Genealogy Page.
Communities Also Named Gay City ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gay City - it's located in Connecticut.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Gay City.
Communities near Gay City ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gay City.
- Hartford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Hartford is located in Hartford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121,535 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <4>
- Hartford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - New Britain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Britain have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
- New Britain is located in Hartford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,198 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Britain <4>
- New Britain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Britain have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
- New Britain is located in Hartford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,198 people
- West Hartford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hartford
- West Hartford is located in Hartford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,868 people
- Manchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Hartford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,362 people
- East Hartford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hartford
- East Hartford is located in Hartford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49,630 people
- Middletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,013 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
- Middletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,013 people
- Enfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Gay City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gay City.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gay City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gay City.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gay City. See our Newspapers Page for Gay City.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Gay City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including Tolland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |