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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Hockanum Park. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hockanum Park to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hockanum Park, please Contact Us.
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 Hockanum Park (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 Hockanum Park. 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 hospitals and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Hockanum Park is historic, it would have been located within present day Fairfield 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 Fairfield County: Litchfield, New Haven, Dutchess (NY), Putnam (NY) & Westchester (NY).
Below are the counties that are near Hockanum Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hockanum Park:
- Fairfield County (The home county of Hockanum Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hockanum Park, with the one closest to Hockanum Park listed first.
- Coley Town
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Coley Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coley Town
- Westport
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greenfield Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greenfield Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Hill
- Westport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Westport is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,444 people
- Fairfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,215 people
- Aspetuck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Aspetuck is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspetuck
- Weston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Compo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Compo is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compo
- Greens Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Southport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saugatuck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saugatuck is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugatuck
- South Wilton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Wilton is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilton
- Litchfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hockanum Park, with the one closest to Hockanum Park listed first.
- Russian Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Russian Village is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russian Village
- Candlewood Lake Club
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Candlewood Lake Club is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewood Lake Club
- Chimney Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chimney Point is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
- Bridgewater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bridgewater is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
- Bridgewater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lanesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lanesville is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Roxbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Roxbury is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
- Roxbury Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Roxbury Station is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Station
- Roxbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Woodbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hotchkissville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hotchkissville is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotchkissville
- New Milford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Haven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hockanum Park, with the one closest to Hockanum Park listed first.
- Milford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Milford is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,781 people
- Milford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Derby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Derby is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
- Derby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Derby is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
- Former name for Derby:
- Birmingham
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <2>
- Ansonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ansonia is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,525 people
- Ansonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Orange
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Orange is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,882 people
- Orange
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bowers Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bowers Hill is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Hill
- West Haven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Haven is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,367 people
- Seymour
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Seymour is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,326 people
- Allingtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dutchess County (NY)
- Pawling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nassau County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hockanum Park, with the one closest to Hockanum Park listed first.
- Centre Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Centre Island is located in Nassau County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Cove Neck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cove Neck is located in Nassau County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Neck
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Bayville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel Hollow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Laurel Hollow is located in Nassau County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hollow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,027 people
- Oyster Bay Cove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oyster Bay Cove is located in Nassau County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Bay Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,243 people
- Mill Neck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oyster Bay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lattingtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lattingtown is located in Nassau County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattingtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
- Locust Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Syosset
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- East Norwich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Norwich is located in Nassau County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Norwich
- Matinecock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Matinecock is located in Nassau County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matinecock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
- Putnam County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hockanum Park, with the one closest to Hockanum Park listed first.
- Peach Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Peach Lake is located in Putnam County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lake
- Brewster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brewster Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brewster Hill is located in Putnam County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Hill
- Deforest Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Deforest Corners is located in Putnam County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deforest Corners
- Dykemans
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dykemans is located in Putnam County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykemans
- Putnam Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Putnam Lake is located in Putnam County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Lake
- Crafts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Crafts is located in Putnam County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
- Mahopac
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Towners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Towners is located in Putnam County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners
- Lake Carmel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel
- Mahopac Mines
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
- Patterson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockland County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hockanum Park, with the one closest to Hockanum Park listed first.
- Upper Nyack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Upper Nyack is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Nyack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
- Grand View-on-Hudson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Grand View-on-Hudson is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View-on-Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Nyack
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nyack is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,133 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nyack <2>
- Piermont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- South Nyack
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- South Nyack is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Nyack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,305 people
- Suffolk County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hockanum Park, with the one closest to Hockanum Park listed first.
- Asharoken
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Asharoken is located in Suffolk County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asharoken
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Eatons Neck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eatons Neck is located in Suffolk County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eatons Neck
- Fort Salonga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Old Field
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Centerport
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Huntington Bay
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lloyd Harbor
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lloyd Harbor is located in Suffolk County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
- Northport
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- East Northport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- East Northport is located in Suffolk County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
- Halesite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kings Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- East Setauket
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Westchester County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hockanum Park, with the one closest to Hockanum Park listed first.
- Lewisboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scotts Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Scotts Corners is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corners
- Pound Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Boutonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boutonville is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boutonville
- Cross River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes Village is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
- Banksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Banksville is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
- Bedford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Goldens Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Armonk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Port Chester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Kisco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hockanum Park, see our County-by-County Page for Hockanum Park.
Cemeteries Near Hockanum Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hockanum Park.
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 Hockanum Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hockanum Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hockanum Park, with the one closest to Hockanum Park listed first.
- Willowbrook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Coleytown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Poplar Plains Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Colonial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenfield Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Lawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Fairfield.
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oaklawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1000492 <3>
- Norwalk Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Fairfield.
- Aspetuck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (479 more) ...
- Gilbertown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Mathews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sharp Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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.
While we didn't find Hockanum Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hockanum Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hockanum Park, with the one closest to Hockanum Park listed first.
- Westport
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greenfield Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greenfield Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Hill
- Saugatuck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saugatuck is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugatuck
- Greens Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Southport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aspetuck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Aspetuck is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspetuck
- Weston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Wilton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Wilton is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilton
- Winnipauk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Winnipauk is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipauk
- Fairfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Norwalk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Norwalk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Norwalk is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Norwalk
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Black Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Black Rock is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Wilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Silvermine
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Silvermine is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvermine
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hockanum Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hockanum Park.
Newspapers Published in Hockanum Park ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hockanum Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hockanum Park, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hockanum Park.
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 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 Hockanum Park:
- Websites specific to Connecticut
- Pages specific to Fairfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Litchfield County
- New Haven County
- Dutchess County
- Nassau County
- Putnam County
- Rockland County
- Suffolk County
- Westchester County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Connecticut
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 Hockanum Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hockanum Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |