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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 Old Avon Village (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 Old Avon Village. 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 Old Avon Village ...

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 Old Avon Village: Old Avon Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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 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.

Old Avon Village is located in Hartford 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 Hartford County: Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New London, Tolland & Hampden (MA).

Below are the counties that are near Old Avon Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Avon Village:

  • Hartford County     (The home county of Old Avon Village)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Avon Village, with the one closest to Old Avon Village listed first.
    • Alsop Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsop Corner
      • Alsop Corner is located in Hartford County
    • Avon
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <2>
    • Avon
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,220 people
    • Weatogue
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weatogue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatogue
      • Weatogue is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weatogue <2>
    • West Avon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Avon
      • West Avon is located in Hartford County
    • Crowleys Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowleys Corner
      • Crowleys Corner is located in Hartford County
    • Canton Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Valley
      • Canton Valley is located in Hartford County
    • Canton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Simsbury
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simsbury
      • Simsbury is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,437 people
    • Simsbury
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • West Hartford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hartford
      • West Hartford is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,868 people
    • Unionville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Collinsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Litchfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Avon Village, with the one closest to Old Avon Village listed first.
    • Puddle Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puddle Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puddle Town
      • Puddle Town is located in Litchfield County
    • Browns Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Corner
      • Browns Corner is located in Litchfield County
    • Pine Meadow
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Meadow
      • Pine Meadow is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Meadow <2>
    • Nepaug
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nepaug
      • Nepaug is located in Litchfield County
    • Barkhamsted
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • New Hartford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
      • New Hartford is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hartford <2>
    • New Hartford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
      • New Hartford is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,639 people
    • Torrington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torrington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrington
      • Torrington is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,870 people
    • Hampsted
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampsted have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampsted
      • Hampsted is located in Litchfield County
    • Pleasant Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Barkhamsted
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barkhamsted have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkhamsted
      • Barkhamsted is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,587 people
    • Harwinton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harwinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwinton
      • Harwinton is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,400 people
    • Harwinton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Avon Village, with the one closest to Old Avon Village listed first.
    • Cromwell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
      • Cromwell is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,772 people
    • Cromwell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Gildersleeve
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gildersleeve have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildersleeve
      • Gildersleeve is located in Middlesex County
    • Portland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
      • Portland is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,213 people
    • Portland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Middletown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Middlefield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
      • Middlefield is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,350 people
    • Middlefield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
      • Middlefield is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlefield <2>
    • Middletown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,013 people
    • Lake Pocotopaug
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Pocotopaug have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pocotopaug
      • Lake Pocotopaug is located in Middlesex County
    • Cobalt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Middle Haddam
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Durham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • New Haven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Avon Village, with the one closest to Old Avon Village listed first.
    • Wolcott
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolcott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
      • Wolcott is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,565 people
    • Wolcott
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Meriden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meriden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
      • Meriden is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,981 people
    • Meriden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • South Meriden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Meriden
      • South Meriden is located in New Haven County
    • Autumn HIll
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autumn HIll
      • Autumn HIll is located in New Haven County
    • Cheshire
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
      • Cheshire is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,806 people
    • West Cheshire
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Cheshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cheshire
      • West Cheshire is located in New Haven County
    • Waterbury
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
      • Waterbury is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106,826 people
    • Waterbury
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cheshire
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Prospect
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
      • Prospect is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,755 people
    • Prospect
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • New London County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Avon Village, with the one closest to Old Avon Village listed first.
    • North Westchester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Westchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westchester
      • North Westchester is located in New London County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Westchester <2>
    • Westchester
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westchester
      • Westchester is located in New London County
    • Colchester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tolland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Avon Village, with the one closest to Old Avon Village listed first.
    • Vernon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Windermere
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windermere have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere
      • Windermere is located in Tolland County
    • Ellington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
      • Ellington is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellington <2>
    • Rockville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Vernon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Vernon is located in Tolland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,400 people
    • Bolton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
      • Bolton is located in Tolland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,855 people
    • Bolton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Ellington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
      • Ellington is located in Tolland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,652 people
    • Gay City ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay City
      • Gay City is located in Tolland County
    • Somersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersville
      • Somersville is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersville <2>
    • Somers
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
      • Somers is located in Tolland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,741 people
    • Andover
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Andover is located in Tolland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,228 people
    • Gilead
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
      • Gilead is located in Tolland County
  • Berkshire County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Avon Village, with the one closest to Old Avon Village listed first.
    • South Sandisfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sandisfield
      • South Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Sandisfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandisfield
      • Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
    • East Otis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Otis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otis
      • East Otis is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Clayton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Gomorrah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomorrah
      • Gomorrah is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • New Marlborough
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Marlborough
      • New Marlborough is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,450 people
    • Otis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
      • Otis is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
    • Southfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
      • Southfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Mill River
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill River
      • Mill River is located in Berkshire County (MA)
  • Hampden County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Avon Village, with the one closest to Old Avon Village listed first.
    • Granville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
      • Granville is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,606 people
    • Southwick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick
      • Southwick is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,715 people
    • Hosmer Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosmer Corner
      • Hosmer Corner is located in Hampden County (MA)
    • Feeding Hills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeding Hills
      • Feeding Hills is located in Hampden County (MA)
    • Agawam
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
      • Agawam is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,467 people
    • Longmeadow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
      • Longmeadow is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,624 people
    • Tolland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolland
      • Tolland is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • Westfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Westfield is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
    • West Springfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
      • West Springfield is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,397 people
    • Woronoco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woronoco
      • Woronoco is located in Hampden County (MA)
    • Baptist Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • 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)
    • East Longmeadow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Longmeadow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Longmeadow
      • East Longmeadow is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,093 people
    • Springfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152,646 people
  • Hampshire County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Old Avon Village, with the one closest to Old Avon Village listed first.
    • Huntington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
      • Huntington is located in Hampshire County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,159 people
    • Southampton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southampton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
      • Southampton is located in Hampshire County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people

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

Newspapers Published in Old Avon Village ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Avon Village.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Avon Village, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Old Avon Village.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Old Avon Village:

Cemeteries Near Old Avon Village ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Avon Village.

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 Old Avon Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • St. Ann Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Ann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ann Cemetery
  • Avon Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Avon Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avon Center Cemetery
  • Beth El Temple Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth El Temple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth El Temple Cemetery
  • West Avon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Avon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Avon Cemetery
  • Cider Brook Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cider Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cider Brook Cemetery
  • Bushy Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bushy Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bushy Hill Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Unionville.
    • The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lovely Street Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103372 <5>
  • Canton Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
  • Continue List   (487 more) ...
    • Simsbury Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Southwest Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Southwest Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Collinsville.
      • The Southwest Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Canton Southwest Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southwest Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery

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 Old Avon Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Old Avon Village.

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

  • Avon
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <2>
  • West Avon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Avon
    • West Avon is located in Hartford County
  • Weatogue
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weatogue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatogue
    • Weatogue is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weatogue <2>
  • Canton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Unionville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • West Simsbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Simsbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Collinsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Farmington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • West Hartford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Canton Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cottage Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
    • Cottage Grove is located in Hartford County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • North Bloomfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
      • North Bloomfield is located in Hartford County
    • Hoskins
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoskins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskins
      • Hoskins is located in Hartford County
    • Burlington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Burlington is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <2>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Old Avon Village. 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Avon Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Old Avon Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8076, Longitude: -72.8290       In this case, the coordinates for Old Avon Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Old Avon Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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