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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Kitemaug. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Kitemaug to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Kitemaug, 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 Kitemaug (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 Kitemaug. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Kitemaug is historic, it would have been located within present day New London 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 New London County: Hartford, Middlesex, Tolland, Windham, Kent (RI) & Washington (RI).
Below are the counties that are near Kitemaug. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kitemaug:
- New London County (The home county of Kitemaug)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kitemaug, with the one closest to Kitemaug listed first.
- Allyn Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Allyn Point is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allyn Point
- Gales Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Uncasville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oxoboxo River
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oxoboxo River is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxoboxo River
- Mohegan ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mohegan is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohegan
- Ledyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ledyard is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledyard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,579 people
- Ledyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Quaker Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Montville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Montville is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,463 people
- Montville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oakdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hallville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hallville is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallville
- Conning Towers - Nautilus Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hartford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kitemaug, with the one closest to Kitemaug listed first.
- Marlborough
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Terramuggus
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Terramuggus is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terramuggus
- Marlborough
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Marlborough is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,303 people
- East Glastonbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glastonbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glastonbury is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastonbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,426 people
- Buckingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buckingham is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- South Glastonbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Town is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kitemaug, with the one closest to Kitemaug listed first.
- Crowley Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Crowley Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley Corner
- East Haddam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- East Haddam is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Haddam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,956 people
- Essex
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fenwick
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fenwick is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
- Old Saybrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Old Saybrook is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Saybrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
- Old Saybrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Centerbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chester
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Deep River
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Essex
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Essex is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,634 people
- Little Haddam
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Little Haddam is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Haddam
- East Haddam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ivoryton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Haven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kitemaug, with the one closest to Kitemaug listed first.
- Madison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Madison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Madison is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,924 people
- North Madison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Madison is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
- East River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- East River is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Tolland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kitemaug, with the one closest to Kitemaug listed first.
- Amston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Turnerville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Turnerville is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
- Columbia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,355 people
- Columbia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Conantville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Conantville is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conantville
- Hebron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,480 people
- Mansfield Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Atwoodville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Atwoodville is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwoodville
- Mansfield City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mansfield City is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield City
- Gilead
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Andover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Andover is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,228 people
- Andover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Windham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kitemaug, with the one closest to Kitemaug listed first.
- South Windham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Canterbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Canterbury is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,088 people
- Scotland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Scotland is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
- Scotland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Windham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Canterbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Westminster
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Westminster is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Windham
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Windham is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,463 people
- Ekonk
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ekonk is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekonk
- Plainfield Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Plainfield Village is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Village
- Plainfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Willimantic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Plainfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plainfield is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,084 people
- Suffolk County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kitemaug, with the one closest to Kitemaug listed first.
- Fishers Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Orient Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Orient Point is located in Suffolk County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Point
- Orient
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- East Marion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dering Harbor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dering Harbor is located in Suffolk County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dering Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
- Greenport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shelter Island Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shelter Island Heights is located in Suffolk County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Island Heights
- Ditch Plains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ditch Plains is located in Suffolk County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditch Plains
- Montauk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Springs is located in Suffolk County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs
- Shelter Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alberts Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Alberts Landing is located in Suffolk County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberts Landing
- Napeague
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Napeague is located in Suffolk County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napeague
- Kent County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kitemaug, with the one closest to Kitemaug listed first.
- Greene
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greene is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Rice City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rice City is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice City
- West Greenwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Greenwich is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,418 people
- Coventry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coventry is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
- Gortons Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gortons Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortons Corner
- Kitts Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kitts Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner
- Providence County (RI)
- Foster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Foster is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Washington County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kitemaug, with the one closest to Kitemaug listed first.
- Westerly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Westerly is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,328 people
- Westerly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Westerly is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
- Ashaway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ashaway is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashaway
- Avondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Avondale is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Hopkinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hopkinton is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,095 people
- Hopkinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hopkinton is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Bradford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bradford is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Burdickville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Burdickville is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdickville
- Canonchet
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Canonchet is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
- Moscow
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Moscow is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Langworthy Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Langworthy Corner is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy Corner
- Weekapaug
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Weekapaug is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weekapaug
- Alton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kitemaug, see our County-by-County Page for Kitemaug.
Cemeteries Near Kitemaug ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kitemaug.
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 Kitemaug - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kitemaug covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kitemaug, with the one closest to Kitemaug listed first.
- Gay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Levi Chapman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Robert Stoddard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Comstock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Avery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ft. Shantok Indian Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (553 more) ...
- Ledyard Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Poquetanuck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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 Kitemaug in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kitemaug.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kitemaug, with the one closest to Kitemaug listed first.
- Allyn Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Allyn Point is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allyn Point
- Massapeag
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Massapeag is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massapeag
- Uncasville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gales Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mohegan ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mohegan is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohegan
- Quaker Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ledyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Poquetanuck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Poquetanuck is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquetanuck
- Oakdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Montville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Leffingwell ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leffingwell is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leffingwell
- Thamesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Thamesville is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thamesville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Shewville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shewville is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shewville
- Norwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chesterfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kitemaug. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kitemaug.
Newspapers Published in Kitemaug ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kitemaug.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kitemaug, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kitemaug.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Kitemaug:
- Websites specific to Connecticut
- Pages specific to New London County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hartford County
- Middlesex County
- New Haven County
- Tolland County
- Windham County
- Suffolk County
- Kent County
- Providence County
- Washington 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 Kitemaug, 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kitemaug) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |