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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 Greenwich (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 Greenwich. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Greenwich is located in Fairfield 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 Fairfield County: Litchfield, New Haven, Dutchess (NY), Putnam (NY) & Westchester (NY).

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

  • Fairfield County     (The home county of Greenwich)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwich, with the one closest to Greenwich listed first.
    • Cos Cob
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Greenwich
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
      • Greenwich is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
    • Belle Haven
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Glenville
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Old Greenwich
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Stamford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Shippan Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Riverbank
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riverbank. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
      • Riverbank is located in Fairfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Riverbank
      • From Greenwich to Riverbank
    • Glenbrook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Stamford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
      • Stamford is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
    • Darien
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darien have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
      • Darien is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,693 people
    • Banksville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Banksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
      • Banksville is located in Fairfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Banksville
      • From Greenwich to Banksville
    • Noroton Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bronx County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwich, with the one closest to Greenwich listed first.
    • Eastchester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastchester
      • Eastchester is located in Bronx County (NY)
    • Riverdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Williams Bridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bronx
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Locust Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Spuyten Duyvil
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Throggs Neck
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Concourse Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concourse Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concourse Village
      • Concourse Village is located in Bronx County (NY)
  • Kings County (NY)
  • Nassau County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwich, with the one closest to Greenwich listed first.
    • Bayville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lattingtown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lattingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattingtown
      • Lattingtown is located in Nassau County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
    • Locust Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Mill Neck
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Neck
      • Mill Neck is located in Nassau County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Neck <1>
    • Centre Island
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centre Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Island
      • Centre Island is located in Nassau County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
    • Glen Cove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Matinecock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matinecock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matinecock
      • Matinecock is located in Nassau County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
    • Cove Neck
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cove Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Neck
      • Cove Neck is located in Nassau County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Sands Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sands Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands Point
      • Sands Point is located in Nassau County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,802 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sands Point <1>
    • Sea Cliff
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sea Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Cliff
      • Sea Cliff is located in Nassau County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,056 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sea Cliff <1>
    • Upper Brookville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Brookville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Brookville
      • Upper Brookville is located in Nassau County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
    • Oyster Bay
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Baxter Estates
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Estates
      • Baxter Estates is located in Nassau County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
  • New York County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwich, with the one closest to Greenwich listed first.
    • Inwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Washington Heights
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Delano Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delano Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano Village
      • Delano Village is located in New York County (NY)
    • Harlem
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Morningside Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Park West Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park West Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park West Village
      • Park West Village is located in New York County (NY)
    • Manhattan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Seneca Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Village
      • Seneca Village is located in New York County (NY)
    • Yorkville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hell's Kitchen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • East Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
      • East Village is located in New York County (NY)
    • Peter Cooper Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peter Cooper Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Cooper Village
      • Peter Cooper Village is located in New York County (NY)
    • Stuyvesant Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuyvesant Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuyvesant Town
      • Stuyvesant Town is located in New York County (NY)
  • Orange County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwich, with the one closest to Greenwich listed first.
    • Fort Montgomery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Falls
      • Highland Falls is located in Orange County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland Falls <1>
    • West Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • West Point is located in Orange County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <1>
  • Putnam County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwich, with the one closest to Greenwich listed first.
    • Peach Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lake
      • Peach Lake is located in Putnam County (NY)
    • Mahopac
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahopac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac
      • Mahopac is located in Putnam County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahopac <1>
    • Putnam Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnam Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Valley
      • Putnam Valley is located in Putnam County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Putnam Valley <1>
    • Brewster
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
      • Brewster is located in Putnam County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewster <1>
    • Crafts
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crafts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
      • Crafts is located in Putnam County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Crafts
      • From Greenwich to Crafts
    • Adams Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Continental Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Continental Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
      • Continental Village is located in Putnam County (NY)
    • Mahopac Mines
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Brewster Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Hill
      • Brewster Hill is located in Putnam County (NY)
    • Tompkins Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Dykemans
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dykemans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykemans
      • Dykemans is located in Putnam County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dykemans
      • From Greenwich to Dykemans
    • Glenclyffe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Deforest Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Queens County (NY)
  • Rockland County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwich, with the one closest to Greenwich listed first.
    • Palisades
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Piermont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piermont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piermont
      • Piermont is located in Rockland County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,527 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piermont <1>
    • Grand View-on-Hudson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Nyack
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • South Nyack
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Nyack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Nyack
      • South Nyack is located in Rockland County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,305 people
    • Upper Nyack
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Nyack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Nyack
      • Upper Nyack is located in Rockland County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
    • Orangeburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Tappan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tappan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
      • Tappan is located in Rockland County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tappan <1>
    • Blauvelt
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Central Nyack
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Congers
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Congers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congers
      • Congers is located in Rockland County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Congers <1>
    • Valley Cottage
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • West Nyack
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Nyack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Nyack
      • West Nyack is located in Rockland County (NY)
  • Suffolk County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwich, with the one closest to Greenwich listed first.
    • Lloyd Harbor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lloyd Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Harbor
      • Lloyd Harbor is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
    • Cold Spring Harbor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring Harbor
      • Cold Spring Harbor is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Spring Harbor <1>
    • Eatons Neck
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eatons Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eatons Neck
      • Eatons Neck is located in Suffolk County (NY)
    • Asharoken
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asharoken have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asharoken
      • Asharoken is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
    • Halesite
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halesite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesite
      • Halesite is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halesite <1>
    • Huntington Bay
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Bay
      • Huntington Bay is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington Bay <1>
    • Huntington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Centerport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Huntington Station
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenlawn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Northport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northport
      • Northport is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northport <1>
    • West Hills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • East Northport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Westchester County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Greenwich, with the one closest to Greenwich listed first.
    • Port Chester
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rye Brook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rye Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Brook
      • Rye Brook is located in Westchester County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,573 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye Brook <1>
    • Rye
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrison
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Harrison is located in Westchester County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,959 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <1>
    • Purchase
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Milton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Westchester County (NY)
    • Banksville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Mamaroneck
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • White Plains
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Armonk
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairview
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Westchester County (NY)
    • Hartsdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Scarsdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
      • Scarsdale is located in Westchester County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,785 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scarsdale <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Greenwich ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greenwich.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greenwich, with the one closest to Greenwich 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 Greenwich had a population of 1,800 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Greenwich ...

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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenwich.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Greenwich. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Greenwich and those printed in the larger area surrounding Greenwich.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<6> of Greenwich.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Greenwich:

The official website for Greenwich: www.greenwichct.org/

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>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 Greenwich, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Greenwich) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greenwich. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0265, Longitude: -73.6286    









 

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