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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 Moosup (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 Moosup. 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 doctors 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.

Moosup is located in 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 Moosup. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moosup:

  • Windham County     (The home county of Moosup)
  • Hartford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moosup, with the one closest to Moosup listed first.
    • Marlborough
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Terramuggus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Terramuggus is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terramuggus
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moosup, with the one closest to Moosup listed first.
    • Crowley Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • East Haddam
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • East Haddam is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Haddam
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,956 people
  • New London County
  • Tolland County
  • Bristol County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moosup, with the one closest to Moosup listed first.
    • Seekonk
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
    • Harris
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Harris is located in Bristol County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • North Seekonk
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • North Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk
  • Hampden County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moosup, with the one closest to Moosup listed first.
    • Holland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wales
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Worcester County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moosup, with the one closest to Moosup listed first.
    • Dudley
      (23 miles [37 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
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Merino Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merino Village
    • Webster
      (23 miles [37 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
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Webster
      • From Moosup to Webster
    • Douglas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • East Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • East Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
    • Tufts Village ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Tufts Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tufts Village
    • East Douglas
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Globe Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Globe Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
    • Southbridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • West Oxford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Millville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Millville is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
    • Blackstone
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
  • Bristol County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moosup, with the one closest to Moosup listed first.
    • Annawomscutt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Barrington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
    • Barrington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Warren
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Kent County (RI)
  • Newport County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moosup, with the one closest to Moosup listed first.
    • Jamestown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jamestown is located in Newport County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
    • Prudence Island
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Clarks Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Clarks Village is located in Newport County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
    • Jamestown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Providence County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moosup, with the one closest to Moosup listed first.
    • Foster
      (9 miles [14.5 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
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Clayville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Foster
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockland ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Richmond ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Chopmist
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • West Glocester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Ashland ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Kent ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Scituate
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Scituate is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,727 people
    • Burrillville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Burrillville is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
  • Washington County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Moosup, with the one closest to Moosup listed first.
    • Lewis City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lewis City is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City
    • Arcadia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Austin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Moscow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hope Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wyoming
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Canonchet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Richmond
      (17 miles [27.4 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
    • Hopkinton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Hopkinton is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,095 people
    • Hopkinton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Tripps Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Exeter
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Exeter is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people

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

Cemeteries Near Moosup ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moosup.

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

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

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

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Moosup had a population of 1,600 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Moosup ...

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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moosup.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Moosup. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Moosup and those printed in the larger area surrounding Moosup.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of Moosup.

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 helpful 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 Moosup:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moosup) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Moosup, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.