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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 Pine Orchard (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 Pine Orchard. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Pine Orchard is located in New Haven County.

To see how the shape of Connecticut's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of New Haven County: Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield & Middlesex.

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

  • New Haven County     (The home county of Pine Orchard)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Orchard, with the one closest to Pine Orchard listed first.
    • Stony Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Branford
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branford
      • Branford is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,736 people
    • Branford
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Short Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • North Branford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Branford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branford
      • North Branford is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Branford <3>
    • Totoket
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Totoket. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totoket
      • Totoket is located in New Haven County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Totoket
      • From Pine Orchard to Totoket
    • East Haven
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Haven
      • East Haven is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,454 people
    • East Haven
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Guilford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hemingway Town ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemingway Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemingway Town
      • Hemingway Town is located in New Haven County
    • North Branford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Branford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branford
      • North Branford is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,066 people
    • Guilford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guilford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
      • Guilford is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,043 people
    • Fair Haven
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Orchard, with the one closest to Pine Orchard listed first.
    • Oronoque
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oronoque. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque
      • Oronoque is located in Fairfield County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oronoque
      • From Pine Orchard to Oronoque
    • Shelton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Shelton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
      • Shelton is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,957 people
    • Stratford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
      • Stratford is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,660 people
    • Huntington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Nichols
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Stratford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • White Hills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • East Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
      • East Village is located in Fairfield County
    • Trumbull
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trumbull have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
      • Trumbull is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trumbull <3>
    • Bridgeport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,525 people
    • Bridgeport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Monroe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <3>
  • Hartford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Orchard, with the one closest to Pine Orchard listed first.
    • Marion
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
    • Milldale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Plantsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Berlin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,390 people
    • Southington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southington
      • Southington is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,829 people
    • Southington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southington
      • Southington is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southington <3>
    • Berlin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • East Berlin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Kensington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • New Britain
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Rocky Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
      • Rocky Hill is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,037 people
    • Taylor Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
      • Taylor Town is located in Hartford County
    • East Bristol
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Litchfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Orchard, with the one closest to Pine Orchard listed first.
    • Greystone
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
      • Oakville is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakville <3>
    • Russian Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russian Village
      • Russian Village is located in Litchfield County
    • Terryville Station
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terryville Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville Station
      • Terryville Station is located in Litchfield County
    • Watertown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
      • Watertown is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,517 people
    • Watertown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodbury
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Woodbury is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <3>
    • Pequabuck
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pequabuck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequabuck
      • Pequabuck is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pequabuck <3>
    • Hotchkissville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Plymouth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Plymouth is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,552 people
    • Terryville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Woodbury is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,453 people
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Orchard, with the one closest to Pine Orchard listed first.
    • Killingworth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Clinton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,881 people
    • Clinton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Killingworth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killingworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingworth
      • Killingworth is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,340 people
    • Durham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Durham is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,137 people
    • Grove Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Durham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Little City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little City
      • Little City is located in Middlesex County
    • Westbrook
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
      • Westbrook is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,842 people
    • Westbrook
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Middlefield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Deep River
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
      • Deep River is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,419 people
  • New London County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Orchard, with the one closest to Pine Orchard listed first.
    • Hadlyme
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hamburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Old Lyme
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lyme
      • Old Lyme is located in New London County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Lyme <3>
    • Lyme
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
      • Lyme is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,304 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyme <3>
    • Sterling City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling City
      • Sterling City is located in New London County
    • Lyme
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lyme. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
      • Lyme is located in New London County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lyme
      • From Pine Orchard to Lyme
    • Old Lyme
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lyme
      • Old Lyme is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,280 people
    • South Lyme
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lyme
      • South Lyme is located in New London County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Lyme <3>
    • Westchester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • East Lyme
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lyme
      • East Lyme is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,525 people
    • East Lyme
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • North Westchester
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Westchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Niantic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Suffolk County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Orchard, with the one closest to Pine Orchard listed first.
    • Baiting Hollow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baiting Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baiting Hollow
      • Baiting Hollow is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baiting Hollow <3>
    • Luce Landing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • East Shoreham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Shoreham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Shoreham
      • East Shoreham is located in Suffolk County (NY)
    • Shoreham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoreham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreham
      • Shoreham is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoreham <3>
    • Wading River
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Northville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
      • Northville is located in Suffolk County (NY)
    • Peconic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peconic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peconic
      • Peconic is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peconic <3>
    • Aquebogue
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Foxwood Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood Village
      • Foxwood Village is located in Suffolk County (NY)
    • Rocky Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
      • Rocky Point is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Point <3>
    • Cutchogue
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutchogue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutchogue
      • Cutchogue is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cutchogue <3>
    • Laurel
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
      • Laurel is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <3>
    • Mattituck
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Pine Orchard ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Orchard.

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 Pine Orchard - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • St. Agnes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Agnes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Agnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mill Plain Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mill Plain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mill Plain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Damascus Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Damascus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Damascus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Branford Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Branford Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Branford Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tabor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bare Plain Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bare Plain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bare Plain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Side Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Side Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Lawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Alderbrook Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alderbrook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alderbrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Nut Plains Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nut Plains Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nut Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Montowese Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montowese Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montowese Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 in 1895, Pine Orchard had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Stony Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Branford
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Short Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Leetes Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leetes Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetes Island
    • Leetes Island is located in New Haven County
  • Totoket
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Totoket. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totoket
    • Totoket is located in New Haven County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Totoket
    • From Pine Orchard to Totoket
  • Sachem Head
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sachem Head have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sachem Head
    • Sachem Head is located in New Haven County
  • North Branford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Branford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branford
    • North Branford is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Branford <3>
  • East Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Guilford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Montowese
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montowese have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montowese
    • Montowese is located in New Haven County
  • Fair Haven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • East River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
    • East River is located in New Haven County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pine Orchard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Orchard.

Newspapers Published in Pine Orchard ...

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 290 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Orchard.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Orchard, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Orchard.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Pine Orchard:

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Pine Orchard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Pine Orchard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Orchard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2684, Longitude: -72.7811