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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Massomuck. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Massomuck to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Massomuck, 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 Massomuck (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 Massomuck. 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 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 Massomuck is historic, it would have been located within present day Windham 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 Windham County: New London, Tolland, Worcester (MA), Kent (RI) & Providence (RI).
Below are the counties that are near Massomuck. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Massomuck:
- Windham County (The home county of Massomuck)
- The following are listed by their distance from Massomuck, with the one closest to Massomuck listed first.
- Pomfret
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pomfret Center
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- South Woodstock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harrisville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisville is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Pomfret
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pomfret is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,196 people
- Woodstock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Putnam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pomfret Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pomfret Landing is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret Landing
- Abington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Putnam Heights is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Heights
- Putnam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Putnam is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Mechanicsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Rogers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Massomuck, with the one closest to Massomuck listed first.
- Lydallville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lydallville is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydallville
- Manchester Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Manchester Green is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Green
- Broad Brook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Manchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mill Pond Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mill Pond Village is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Pond Village
- Windsorville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Windsorville is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsorville
- East Windsor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- East Windsor is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,654 people
- Enfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Enfield is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,559 people
- Hazardville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hazardville is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazardville
- Manchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Manchester is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,362 people
- Wapping
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wapping is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapping
- New London County
- The following are listed by their distance from Massomuck, with the one closest to Massomuck listed first.
- Hanover
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sprague
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sprague is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,851 people
- Williams Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Crossing is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossing
- Baltic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jewett City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lisbon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lisbon is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
- Versailles
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Griswold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Griswold is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people
- Occum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Occum is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occum
- Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,914 people
- Liberty Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tolland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Massomuck, with the one closest to Massomuck listed first.
- Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Atwoodville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Atwoodville is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwoodville
- Gurleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gurleyville is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurleyville
- East Willington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- East Willington is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Willington
- Mansfield Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Storrs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Willington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Staffordville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Conantville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Conantville is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conantville
- Mansfield City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield City is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield City
- Hampden County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Massomuck, with the one closest to Massomuck listed first.
- Holland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holland is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Wales
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wales is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,862 people
- Brimfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brimfield is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,679 people
- State Line
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- State Line is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- South Factory Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Factory Village is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Factory Village
- Monson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Monson is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
- West Brimfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Brimfield is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brimfield
- Hampden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hampden is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,154 people
- Tenneyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tenneyville is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenneyville
- Palmer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Palmer is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
- Thorndike
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thorndike is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndike
- Three Rivers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Three Rivers is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Baptist Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Baptist Village is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Village
- Hampshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Massomuck, with the one closest to Massomuck listed first.
- Ware
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ware is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
- Bondsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bondsville is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville
- Norfolk County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Massomuck, with the one closest to Massomuck listed first.
- Bellingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bellingham is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Sheldonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Massomuck, with the one closest to Massomuck listed first.
- Dudley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dudley is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,663 people
- Merino Village ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Merino Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merino Village
- Webster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,822 people
- Webster has also been known as:
- Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
- Southbridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Southbridge is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,788 people
- Tufts Village ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tufts Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tufts Village
- East Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Globe Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Globe Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- West Oxford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Oxford is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oxford
- Hodges Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hodges Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Village
- Oxford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oxford is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,941 people
- Douglas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,117 people
- Sturbridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sturbridge is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,561 people
- Charlton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Charlton is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,698 people
- Kent County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Massomuck, with the one closest to Massomuck listed first.
- Rice City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rice City is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice City
- Greene
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Greene is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Coventry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coventry is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
- Gortons Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gortons Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortons Corner
- Arkwright
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arkwright is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
- Coventry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coventry is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Kitts Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kitts Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner
- Spring Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Phenix
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Phenix is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Quidnick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quidnick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick
- West Greenwich
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Greenwich is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,418 people
- West Warwick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- West Warwick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Massomuck, with the one closest to Massomuck listed first.
- West Glocester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Glocester is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester
- Foster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Foster is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Burrillville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Burrillville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
- Pascoag
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pascoag is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascoag
- Foster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Foster is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Simmons Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Simmons Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Corner
- Chepachet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chepachet is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Chopmist
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chopmist is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopmist
- Harrisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harrisville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Glocester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Glocester is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glocester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,352 people
- Whipple
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Whipple is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Clayville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clayville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
- Glendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Glendale is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Washington County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Massomuck, with the one closest to Massomuck listed first.
- Lewis City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis City is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City
- Austin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Austin is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Arcadia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Moscow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Hope Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hope Valley is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
- Richmond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,886 people
- Wyoming
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Canonchet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Canonchet is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
- Tripps Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tripps Corner is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripps Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Massomuck, see our County-by-County Page for Massomuck.
Cemeteries Near Massomuck ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Massomuck.
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 Massomuck - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Massomuck covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Massomuck, with the one closest to Massomuck listed first.
- Episcopal Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- South Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bruce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quasset Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carpenter - Dresser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old Killingly Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Abington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Cemetery
- The Abington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Abbington Cemetery
- New Abbington Cemetery
- New Abington Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #249615 <3>
- Aspinwall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grove Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Putnam.
- Woodstock Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Benson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (658 more) ...
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam Heights Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elmvale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Massomuck in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Massomuck.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Massomuck, with the one closest to Massomuck listed first.
- Pomfret Center
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pomfret
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- South Woodstock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Abington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pomfret Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pomfret Landing is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret Landing
- Putnam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodstock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Putnam Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Putnam Heights is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Heights
- Mechanicsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- West Thompson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Thompson is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Thompson
- Elliotts
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elliotts is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotts
- Dayville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Ballouville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Woodstock is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Woodstock
- East Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Massomuck. See our List of 1890's Communities around Massomuck.
Newspapers Published in Massomuck ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Massomuck.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Massomuck, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Massomuck.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Massomuck:
- Websites specific to Connecticut
- Pages specific to Windham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hartford County
- New London County
- Tolland County
- Hampden County
- Hampshire County
- Norfolk County
- Worcester 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 Massomuck, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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| <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- Massomuck) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |