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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 North Grosvenor Dale (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 North Grosvenor Dale. 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.

Name Variations for North Grosvenor Dale ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for North Grosvenor Dale: N. Grosvenor Dale

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

North Grosvenor Dale is located in Windham 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 Windham County: New London, Tolland, Worcester (MA), Kent (RI) & Providence (RI).

Below are the counties that are near North Grosvenor Dale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Grosvenor Dale:

  • Windham County     (The home county of North Grosvenor Dale)
  • New London County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Grosvenor Dale, with the one closest to North Grosvenor Dale listed first.
    • Hanover
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Hanover is located in New London County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <2>
    • Jewett City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Lisbon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
    • Sprague
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprague have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
      • Sprague is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,851 people
    • Williams Crossing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Baltic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Griswold
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griswold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
      • Griswold is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people
    • Occum
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Versailles
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Voluntown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voluntown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown
      • Voluntown is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
    • North Franklin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Franklin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,914 people
    • Franklin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Tolland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Grosvenor Dale, with the one closest to North Grosvenor Dale listed first.
    • Union
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Tolland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
    • Union
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Mount Hope
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • East Willington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Staffordville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Atwoodville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Stafford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stafford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
      • Stafford is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stafford <2>
    • Willington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
      • Willington is located in Tolland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,838 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willington <2>
    • Gurleyville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Stafford Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Mansfield Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Center
      • Mansfield Center is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield Center <2>
    • Mansfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
      • Mansfield is located in Tolland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <2>
    • Stafford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stafford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
      • Stafford is located in Tolland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,834 people
  • Bristol County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Grosvenor Dale, with the one closest to North Grosvenor Dale listed first.
    • Attleborough City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attleborough City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City
      • Attleborough City is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • North Attleboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Attleboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro
      • North Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
    • Attleboro Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attleboro Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
      • Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • North Seekonk
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Seekonk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk
      • North Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
  • Hampden County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Grosvenor Dale, with the one closest to North Grosvenor Dale listed first.
    • Holland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wales
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Brimfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
      • Brimfield is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,679 people
    • State Line
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Monson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • South Factory Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Factory Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Factory Village
      • South Factory Village is located in Hampden County (MA)
    • Tenneyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Palmer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Thorndike
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorndike have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndike
      • Thorndike is located in Hampden County (MA)
    • Hampden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
      • Hampden is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,154 people
    • Three Rivers
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilbraham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Baptist Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baptist Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Village
      • Baptist Village is located in Hampden County (MA)
  • Hampshire County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Grosvenor Dale, with the one closest to North Grosvenor Dale listed first.
    • Ware
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bondsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville
      • Bondsville is located in Hampshire County (MA)
  • Middlesex County (MA)
  • Norfolk County (MA)
  • Worcester County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Grosvenor Dale, with the one closest to North Grosvenor Dale listed first.
    • Dudley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
      • Dudley is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,663 people
    • Merino Village ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merino Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merino Village
      • Merino Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Webster
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • East Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
      • East Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Tufts Village ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tufts Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tufts Village
      • Tufts Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Hodges Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hodges Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Village
      • Hodges Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Oxford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,941 people
    • Douglas
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Southbridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Manchaug ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchaug have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchaug
      • Manchaug is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Globe Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Globe Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
      • Globe Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Charlton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton
      • Charlton is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,698 people
    • East Douglas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kent County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Grosvenor Dale, with the one closest to North Grosvenor Dale listed first.
    • Rice City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice City
      • Rice City is located in Kent County (RI)
    • Greene
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Coventry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
      • Coventry is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
    • Gortons Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Arkwright
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Coventry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Phenix
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kitts Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Quidnick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • West Warwick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • West Greenwich
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greenwich
      • West Greenwich is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,418 people
    • West Warwick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
      • West Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
    • Apponaug
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Providence County (RI)
  • Washington County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Grosvenor Dale, with the one closest to North Grosvenor Dale listed first.
    • Lewis City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City
      • Lewis City is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Austin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near North Grosvenor Dale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Grosvenor Dale.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Grosvenor Dale, with the one closest to North Grosvenor Dale 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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that North Grosvenor Dale had a population of 1,400 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

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

Newspapers Published in North Grosvenor Dale ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Grosvenor Dale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Grosvenor Dale, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Grosvenor Dale.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to North Grosvenor Dale:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Grosvenor Dale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- North Grosvenor Dale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Grosvenor Dale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9834, Longitude: -71.9012    
<6>The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.

When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.

<7>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 North Grosvenor Dale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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