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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Leffingwell. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Leffingwell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Leffingwell, 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 Leffingwell (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 Leffingwell. 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 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 Leffingwell 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 Leffingwell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Leffingwell:

  • New London County     (The home county of Leffingwell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leffingwell, with the one closest to Leffingwell listed first.
    • Montville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Montville is located in New London County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,463 people
    • Oakdale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Mohegan ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mohegan is located in New London County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohegan
    • Yantic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Norwich
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Norwich is located in New London County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,619 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwich <2>
    • Norwichtown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Norwichtown is located in New London County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwichtown
    • Bozrah
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bozrah is located in New London County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozrah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,712 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bozrah <2>
    • Montville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Greenville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenville is located in New London County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Norwich
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Norwich is located in New London County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,619 people
    • Oxoboxo River
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Oxoboxo River is located in New London County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxoboxo River
    • Gilman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Allyn Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Allyn Point is located in New London County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allyn Point
  • Hartford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leffingwell, with the one closest to Leffingwell listed first.
    • Marlborough
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Marlborough
      (19 miles [30.6 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
    • Terramuggus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Terramuggus is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terramuggus
    • Buckingham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Buckingham is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
    • East Glastonbury
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Glastonbury
      (24 miles [38.6 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
    • South Glastonbury
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Taylor Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Taylor Town is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
    • Addison
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Addison is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
    • Lydallville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lydallville is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydallville
    • Manchester Green
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Manchester Green is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Green
    • Glastonbury Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Glastonbury Center is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastonbury Center
    • Glastonbury
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leffingwell, with the one closest to Leffingwell listed first.
    • Crowley Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Crowley Corner is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley Corner
    • East Haddam
      (13 miles [20.9 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
    • Little Haddam
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Little Haddam is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Haddam
    • Moodus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • East Haddam
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Johnsonville ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Johnsonville is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
      • Johnsonville has also been known as:
      • Johnsonville Village
    • Centerbrook
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chester
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Deep River
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Essex
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Essex is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,634 people
    • Essex
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ivoryton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Shailerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Shailerville is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shailerville
  • New Haven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leffingwell, with the one closest to Leffingwell listed first.
    • Madison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Madison is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,924 people
    • North Madison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • North Madison is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
    • Madison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • East River
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • East River is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
    • Guilford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Guilford is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,043 people
  • Tolland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leffingwell, with the one closest to Leffingwell listed first.
    • Amston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Turnerville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Turnerville is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
    • Columbia
      (15 miles [24.1 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hebron
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Conantville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Conantville is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conantville
    • Hebron
      (16 miles [25.7 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
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Mansfield City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Mansfield City is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield City
    • Gilead
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Gilead is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
    • Atwoodville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Atwoodville is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwoodville
    • Andover
      (19 miles [30.6 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Windham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leffingwell, with the one closest to Leffingwell listed first.
    • South Windham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Scotland
      (13 miles [20.9 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
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Windham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Willimantic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Windham
      (14 miles [22.5 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
    • Canterbury
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Canterbury is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,088 people
    • Canterbury
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Westminster
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Westminster is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
    • North Windham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Plainfield Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Plainfield Village is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Village
    • Plainfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ekonk
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Ekonk is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekonk
  • Suffolk County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leffingwell, with the one closest to Leffingwell listed first.
    • Fishers Island
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Orient Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Orient Point is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Point
    • Orient
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • East Marion
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Greenport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Dering Harbor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Dering Harbor is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dering Harbor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
  • Kent County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leffingwell, with the one closest to Leffingwell 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
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Rice City is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice City
    • West Greenwich
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Kitts Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner
  • Providence County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leffingwell, with the one closest to Leffingwell listed first.
    • Foster
      (29 miles [46.7 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
    • Simmons Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Simmons Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Corner
    • Clayville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Clayville is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
  • Washington County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leffingwell, with the one closest to Leffingwell listed first.
    • Westerly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Westerly is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,328 people
    • Westerly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Westerly is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
    • Ashaway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Ashaway is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashaway
    • Hopkinton
      (19 miles [30.6 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Hopkinton is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
    • Avondale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Avondale is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
    • Moscow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Moscow is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • Bradford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Bradford is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Canonchet
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Canonchet is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
    • Hope Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Hope Valley is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
    • Alton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Alton is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Burdickville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Burdickville is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdickville
    • Langworthy Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Langworthy Corner is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy Corner

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

Cemeteries Near Leffingwell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leffingwell.

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 Leffingwell - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Leffingwell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • West Plain Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Raymond Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Fox Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Baker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Paul Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ft. Shantok Indian Burying Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Brewster Neck Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Norwich City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Oak Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Royal Monhegan Burial Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (575 more) ...
    • Yantic Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Yantic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Norwich.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103847 <3>
    • Old Norwichtown Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Uptown Burying Ground
      (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.

Leffingwell itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Oakdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mohegan ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mohegan is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohegan
  • Thamesville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Thamesville is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thamesville
  • Montville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Norwich
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Norwich is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,619 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwich <2>
  • Norwichtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Norwichtown is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwichtown
  • Yantic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Massapeag
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Massapeag is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massapeag
  • Greenville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenville is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Fitchville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Fitchville is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
  • Uncasville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Allyn Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Allyn Point is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allyn Point
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Poquetanuck
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Poquetanuck is located in New London County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquetanuck
    • Chesterfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Chesterfield is located in New London County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
    • Gales Ferry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Leffingwell ...

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 124 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leffingwell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leffingwell, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Leffingwell.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Leffingwell:

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 Leffingwell, 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 '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- Leffingwell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.