Welcome to Hotchkissville ...
So far, we found very little information about Hotchkissville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hotchkissville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hotchkissville, please Contact Us.
Hotchkissville would have been located within present day Litchfield County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hotchkissville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Hotchkissville is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Hotchkissville was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Hotchkissville once stood is in the (203) & (475)<4> area codes.
Communities near Hotchkissville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hotchkissville.
- Waterbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Waterbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterbury have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
- Waterbury is located in New Haven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106,826 people
- Danbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Danbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danbury have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Danbury is located in Fairfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
- Hamden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamden have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
- Bristol
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
- Bristol
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
- Southington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southington have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
- Shelton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
- Shelton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
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 Hotchkissville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hotchkissville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hotchkissville. 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 Hotchkissville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hotchkissville. See our Newspapers Page for Hotchkissville.
Adding Hotchkissville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hotchkissville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hotchkissville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Hotchkissville post office opened in 1849.
We also found Hotchkissville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hotchkissville.
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 Hotchkissville, 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 Litchfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hotchkissville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
<4> | Area code (475) is an overlay for area code (203). |
<5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |