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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 Hamden (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 Hamden. 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 and hospitals 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.

Hamden is located in New Haven 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 Haven County: Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield & Middlesex.

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

  • New Haven County     (The home county of Hamden)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamden, with the one closest to Hamden listed first.
    • Hamden
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden
      • Hamden is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,294 people
    • North Haven
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Haven
      • North Haven is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,556 people
    • North Haven
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Whitneyville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Clintonville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
      • Clintonville is located in New Haven County
    • Davidsons Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsons Corner
      • Davidsons Corner is located in New Haven County
    • Hemingway Town ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemingway Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemingway Town
      • Hemingway Town is located in New Haven County
    • Northford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bethany
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
      • Bethany is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,513 people
    • Bethany
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fair Haven
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
      • Fair Haven is located in New Haven County
    • New Haven
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
      • New Haven is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130,801 people
    • New Haven
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamden, with the one closest to Hamden listed first.
    • Shelton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
      • Shelton is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,957 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelton <2>
    • Oronoque
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronoque have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque
      • Oronoque is located in Fairfield County
    • Shelton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
      • Shelton is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,957 people
    • Huntington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
      • Huntington is located in Fairfield County
    • East Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
      • East Village is located in Fairfield County
    • Stevenson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevenson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
      • Stevenson is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stevenson <2>
    • Nichols
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
      • Nichols is located in Fairfield County
    • Monroe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <2>
    • Stratford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
      • Stratford is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,660 people
    • Monroe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,328 people
    • Stratford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Botsford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Botsford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botsford
      • Botsford is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Botsford <2>
    • Riverside
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Hartford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamden, with the one closest to Hamden listed first.
    • Marion
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>
    • Milldale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Plantsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Southington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southington
      • Southington is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southington <2>
    • Southington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southington
      • Southington is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,829 people
    • Berlin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,390 people
    • Kensington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Berlin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • East Berlin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • East Bristol
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bristol
      • East Bristol is located in Hartford County
    • Bristol
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Bristol is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,734 people
    • Bristol
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Bristol is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <2>
    • New Britain
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Britain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Litchfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamden, with the one closest to Hamden listed first.
    • Greystone
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
      • Greystone is located in Litchfield County
    • Oakville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Russian Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russian Village
      • Russian Village is located in Litchfield County
    • Watertown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
      • Watertown is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,517 people
    • Watertown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodbury
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Woodbury is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <2>
    • Pequabuck
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Plymouth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • 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 Station
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Hotchkissville ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotchkissville
      • Hotchkissville is located in Litchfield County
    • Woodbury
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Woodbury is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,453 people
    • Plymouth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • 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
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <2>
    • Terryville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamden, with the one closest to Hamden listed first.
    • Durham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Durham is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,137 people
    • Durham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Middlefield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
      • Middlefield is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,350 people
    • Middlefield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
      • Middlefield is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlefield <2>
    • Killingworth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killingworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingworth
      • Killingworth is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,340 people
    • Little City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little City
      • Little City is located in Middlesex County
    • Killingworth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killingworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingworth
      • Killingworth is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killingworth <2>
    • Middletown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Middletown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Haddam
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haddam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
      • Haddam is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,150 people
    • Cromwell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
      • Cromwell is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,772 people
    • Cromwell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Higganum
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • New London County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamden, with the one closest to Hamden listed first.
    • Hadlyme
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Westchester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westchester
      • Westchester is located in New London County
    • Hamburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in New London County
    • Lyme
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Sterling City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling City
      • Sterling City is located in New London County
    • North Westchester
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Old Lyme
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Suffolk County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamden, with the one closest to Hamden listed first.
    • Miller Place
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Rocky Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
      • Rocky Point is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Point <2>
    • Shoreham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoreham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreham
      • Shoreham is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoreham <2>
    • Sound Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sound Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sound Beach
      • Sound Beach is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sound Beach <2>
    • Baiting Hollow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baiting Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baiting Hollow
      • Baiting Hollow is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baiting Hollow <2>
    • Belle Terre
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Terre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Terre
      • Belle Terre is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
    • East Shoreham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Shoreham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Shoreham
      • East Shoreham is located in Suffolk County (NY)
    • Mount Sinai
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sinai have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
      • Mount Sinai is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Sinai <2>
    • Wading River
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hamden ...

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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hamden.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hamden. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hamden and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hamden.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> of Hamden.

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 helpful 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 Hamden:

Cemeteries Near Hamden ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hamden.

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

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

  • Central Burying Grounds
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Burying Grounds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Burying Grounds
  • Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
  • New Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hamden Plains Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Woodin Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodin Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodin Street Cemetery
  • Beaverdale Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Congregation Beth El Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Congregation Beth El Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Congregation Beth El Cemetery
  • B'nail Scholom Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the B'nail Scholom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The B'nail Scholom Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bnail Scholom Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the B'nail Scholom Cemetery
  • State Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Montowese Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montowese Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montowese Cemetery
  • All Saints Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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    • Mt. Carmel Burying Ground
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sperry Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sperry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sperry Cemetery
    • B'nail Jacob Memorial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the B'nail Jacob Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The B'nail Jacob Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Bnail Jacob Memorial Park
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the B'nail Jacob Memorial Park

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hamden had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Whitneyville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • North Haven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mount Carmel
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
    • Mount Carmel is located in New Haven County
  • Highwood ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
    • Highwood is located in New Haven County
  • Montowese
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montowese have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montowese
    • Montowese is located in New Haven County
  • Mount Carmel Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel Center
    • Mount Carmel Center is located in New Haven County
  • Clintonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
    • Clintonville is located in New Haven County
  • Quinnipiac ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinnipiac have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnipiac
    • Quinnipiac is located in New Haven County
  • Westville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
    • Westville is located in New Haven County
  • New Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fair Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
    • Fair Haven is located in New Haven County
  • Totoket
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Totoket have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totoket
    • Totoket is located in New Haven County
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    • Northford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bethany
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Brooksvale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooksvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksvale
      • Brooksvale is located in New Haven County

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

The official website for Hamden: www.hamden.com/

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hamden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hamden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3835, Longitude: -72.9018    
<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 Hamden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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