Our Genealogy Helper
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 Lyme (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 Lyme. 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.
Lyme is located in New London 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 London County : Hartford , Middlesex , Tolland , Windham , Kent (RI) & Washington (RI) .
Below are the counties that are near Lyme. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lyme:
New London County (The home county of Lyme)
The following are listed by their distance from Lyme, with the one closest to Lyme listed first.
Lyme (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
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.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme Lyme is located in New London County Hamburg (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg Hamburg is located in New London County Sterling City (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling City Sterling City is located in New London County Hadlyme (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Old Lyme (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
Old Lyme (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lyme Old Lyme is located in New London County Population from the 2020 Census: 7,280 people
East Lyme (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lyme East Lyme is located in New London County Population from the 2020 Census: 18,525 people
East Lyme (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Chesterfield (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Chesterfield is located in New London County Salem (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Salem is located in New London County Population from the 2020 Census: 4,083 people
Salem (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
South Lyme (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lyme South Lyme is located in New London County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Lyme <3>
Niantic (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Hartford County
The following are listed by their distance from Lyme, with the one closest to Lyme listed first.
Marlborough (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
Terramuggus (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terramuggus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terramuggus Terramuggus is located in Hartford County Marlborough (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough Marlborough is located in Hartford County Population from the 2020 Census: 6,303 people
Taylor Town (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town Taylor Town is located in Hartford County East Glastonbury (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Glastonbury (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glastonbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastonbury Glastonbury is located in Hartford County Population from the 2020 Census: 34,426 people
South Glastonbury (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Glastonbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Glastonbury South Glastonbury is located in Hartford County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Glastonbury <3>
Buckingham (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Buckingham is located in Hartford County Rocky Hill (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
East Berlin (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
Glastonbury Center (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glastonbury Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastonbury Center Glastonbury Center is located in Hartford County Rocky Hill (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill Rocky Hill is located in Hartford County Population from the 2020 Census: 20,037 people
Addison (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison Addison is located in Hartford County Middlesex County
The following are listed by their distance from Lyme, with the one closest to Lyme listed first.
Centerbrook (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Essex (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Essex is located in Middlesex County Population from the 2020 Census: 6,634 people
Essex (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Deep River (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Crowley Corner (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley Corner Crowley Corner is located in Middlesex County Ivoryton (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Chester (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
East Haddam (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Haddam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Haddam East Haddam is located in Middlesex County Population from the 2020 Census: 8,956 people
Deep River (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River Deep River is located in Middlesex County Population from the 2020 Census: 4,419 people
East Haddam (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Little Haddam (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Haddam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Haddam Little Haddam is located in Middlesex County Old Saybrook (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Saybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Saybrook Old Saybrook is located in Middlesex County Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
Chester (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Chester is located in Middlesex County Population from the 2020 Census: 4,175 people
New Haven County
The following are listed by their distance from Lyme, with the one closest to Lyme listed first.
Madison (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
Madison (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Madison is located in New Haven County Population from the 2020 Census: 17,924 people
North Madison (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Madison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison North Madison is located in New Haven County East River (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for East River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River East River is located in New Haven County Guilford (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Guilford (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guilford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford Guilford is located in New Haven County Population from the 2020 Census: 22,043 people
Stony Creek (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stony Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek Stony Creek is located in New Haven County North Branford (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Branford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branford North Branford is located in New Haven County Population from the 2020 Census: 14,066 people
North Branford (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Branford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branford North Branford is located in New Haven County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Branford <3>
Northford (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Branford (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branford Branford is located in New Haven County Population from the 2020 Census: 27,736 people
Clintonville (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville Clintonville is located in New Haven County Pine Orchard (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard Pine Orchard is located in New Haven County Tolland County
The following are listed by their distance from Lyme, with the one closest to Lyme listed first.
Amston (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
Turnerville ‑ Historic(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turnerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville Turnerville is located in Tolland County Hebron (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Hebron is located in Tolland County Population from the 2020 Census: 9,480 people
Hebron (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Gilead (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead Gilead is located in Tolland County Columbia (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Columbia is located in Tolland County Population from the 2020 Census: 5,355 people
Columbia (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Gay City ‑ Historic(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gay City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay City Gay City is located in Tolland County Andover (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover Andover is located in Tolland County Population from the 2020 Census: 3,228 people
Andover (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover Andover is located in Tolland County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <3>
Conantville (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conantville Conantville is located in Tolland County Bolton (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Bolton is located in Tolland County Population from the 2020 Census: 4,855 people
Coventry Lake (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Lake Coventry Lake is located in Tolland County Windham County
The following are listed by their distance from Lyme, with the one closest to Lyme listed first.
South Windham (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Willimantic (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Windham (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham Windham is located in Windham County Population from the 2020 Census: 24,463 people
Windham (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Scotland (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Scotland is located in Windham County Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
Scotland (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
North Windham (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windham North Windham is located in Windham County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Windham <3>
Canterbury (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canterbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Canterbury is located in Windham County Population from the 2020 Census: 5,088 people
Westminster (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster Westminster is located in Windham County Canterbury (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Chaplin (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaplin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaplin Chaplin is located in Windham County Population from the 2020 Census: 2,232 people
Plainfield Village (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Village Plainfield Village is located in Windham County Plainfield (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Suffolk County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from Lyme, with the one closest to Lyme listed first.
Orient Point (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Point Orient Point is located in Suffolk County (NY) Orient (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orient have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Orient is located in Suffolk County (NY) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orient <3>
East Marion (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Marion East Marion is located in Suffolk County (NY) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Marion <3>
Fishers Island (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Island Fishers Island is located in Suffolk County (NY) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers Island <3>
Greenport (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Dering Harbor (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dering Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dering Harbor Dering Harbor is located in Suffolk County (NY) Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
Shelter Island Heights (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelter Island Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Island Heights Shelter Island Heights is located in Suffolk County (NY) Shelter Island (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Southold (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southold Southold is located in Suffolk County (NY) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southold <3>
Westmoreland (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland Westmoreland is located in Suffolk County (NY) Peconic (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peconic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peconic Peconic is located in Suffolk County (NY) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peconic <3>
North Haven (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Haven North Haven is located in Suffolk County (NY) Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
Bay Point (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Point Bay Point is located in Suffolk County (NY) Washington County (RI)
The following are listed by their distance from Lyme, with the one closest to Lyme listed first.
Avondale (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Avondale is located in Washington County (RI) Westerly (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westerly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly Westerly is located in Washington County (RI) Population from the 2020 Census: 22,328 people
Westerly (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly Westerly is located in Washington County (RI) Ashaway (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashaway Ashaway is located in Washington County (RI) Hopkinton (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopkinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton Hopkinton is located in Washington County (RI) Population from the 2020 Census: 8,095 people
Hopkinton (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton Hopkinton is located in Washington County (RI) Langworthy Corner (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langworthy Corner Langworthy Corner is located in Washington County (RI)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lyme, see our County-by-County Page for Lyme .
Cemeteries Near Lyme ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lyme.
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 Lyme - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lyme covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lyme, with the one closest to Lyme listed first.
Eight Mile River Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Sterling Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sterling Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sterling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Griffin Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffin Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Ely Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ely Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ely Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Coult Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coult Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coult Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Pleasant View Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Riverview Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Gillett Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gillett Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gillett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Beebe Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beebe Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beebe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Parker Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Sisson Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sisson Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sisson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> North Plain Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Plain Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Plain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Continue List (477 more) ...
Hadlyme Church Burying Ground (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hadlyme Church Burying Ground Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hadlyme Church Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Luther Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luther Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luther Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Selden Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Selden Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Selden Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<5> Hadlyme . Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103705 <4>
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>
While we didn't find Lyme in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lyme.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lyme, with the one closest to Lyme listed first.
Hamburg (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg Hamburg is located in New London County Lyme (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
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.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme Lyme is located in New London County North Lyme (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lyme North Lyme is located in New London County Brockway (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brockway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway Brockway is located in New London County Hadlyme (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Deep River (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Essex (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Ivoryton (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Chester (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Black Hall (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hall Black Hall is located in New London County East Lyme (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Millington (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington Millington is located in Middlesex County Continue List (15 more) ...
Winthrop (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Winthrop is located in Middlesex County Saybrook Point (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saybrook Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook Point Saybrook Point is located in Middlesex County South Lyme (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lyme South Lyme is located in New London County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Lyme <3>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lyme. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lyme .
Newspapers Published in Lyme ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lyme.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lyme, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5> Extended Newspaper List for Lyme.
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 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 Lyme:
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 Washington County Cemetery Information and Directories for Connecticut Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lyme. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> 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. 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. While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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 . Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lyme) to Point B. 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 Lyme, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.