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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 Plainfield 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 Plainfield 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 Plainfield 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 Plainfield Village: Plainfield 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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

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

Plainfield Village 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 Plainfield Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Plainfield Village:

  • Windham County     (The home county of Plainfield Village)
  • Hartford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plainfield Village, with the one closest to Plainfield Village listed first.
    • Marlborough
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Terramuggus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terramuggus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terramuggus
      • Terramuggus is located in Hartford County
    • Marlborough
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
      • Marlborough is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,303 people
    • Lydallville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Manchester Green
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plainfield Village, with the one closest to Plainfield Village listed first.
    • Crowley Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • East Haddam
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Haddam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Haddam
      • East Haddam is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,956 people
    • Moodus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moodus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moodus
      • Moodus is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moodus <1>
    • Johnsonville ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Haddam
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • East Hampton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hampton
      • East Hampton is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,747 people
    • East Hampton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Lake Pocotopaug
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Pocotopaug have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pocotopaug
      • Lake Pocotopaug is located in Middlesex County
  • New London County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plainfield Village, with the one closest to Plainfield Village listed first.
    • Jewett City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Griswold
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griswold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Lisbon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Voluntown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Versailles
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hanover
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Glasgo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Voluntown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voluntown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Occum
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sprague
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprague have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Baltic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Taftville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Preston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in New London County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <1>
  • Tolland County
  • Hampden County (MA)
  • Worcester County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plainfield Village, with the one closest to Plainfield Village listed first.
    • Dudley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merino Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merino Village
      • Merino Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • East Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • 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 Worcester County (MA)
    • Webster
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Webster is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,822 people
      • Webster has also been known as:
      • Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Webster
      • From Plainfield Village to Webster
    • Douglas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Tufts Village ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tufts Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tufts Village
      • Tufts Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Globe Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Globe Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
      • Globe Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Southbridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • East Douglas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Hodges Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hodges Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Village
      • Hodges Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Manchaug ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchaug have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchaug
      • Manchaug is located in Worcester County (MA)
    • Blackstone
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
      • Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
    • Millville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
      • Millville is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
  • Suffolk County (NY)
    • Fishers Island
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Island
      • Fishers Island is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers Island <1>
  • Bristol County (RI)
  • Kent County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plainfield Village, with the one closest to Plainfield Village listed first.
    • Greene
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Rice City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice City
      • Rice City is located in Kent County (RI)
    • Coventry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Kitts Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • West Greenwich
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Coventry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Arkwright
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Phenix
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Quidnick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • West Warwick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Shippee Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • East Greenwich
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
      • East Greenwich is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
  • Newport County (RI)
    • Jamestown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Newport County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
  • Providence County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Plainfield Village, with the one closest to Plainfield Village listed first.
    • Foster
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
      • Foster is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
    • Simmons Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Clayville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Foster
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockland ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Chopmist
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Richmond ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • West Glocester
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Kent ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kent. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Kent is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kent
      • From Plainfield Village to Kent
    • Ashland ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ashland
      • From Plainfield Village to Ashland
    • Scituate
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scituate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate
      • Scituate is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,727 people
    • Burrillville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burrillville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville
      • Burrillville is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
    • North Scituate
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington County (RI)

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

Cemeteries Near Plainfield Village ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plainfield 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 Plainfield Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • St. John Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Old Plainfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Plainfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Plainfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Plainfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Plainfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Plainfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Plainfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Packerville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.
  • Cleaveland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Carey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Baldwin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baldwin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baldwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Plains Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plains Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Hyde Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hyde Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hyde Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cedar Swamp Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Swamp Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Swamp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Gallups Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gallups Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gallups 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.<5>

While we didn't find Plainfield Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Plainfield Village.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Plainfield 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 113 newspapers that have been published in the area around Plainfield Village.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Plainfield Village, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Plainfield Village.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Plainfield Village:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Plainfield 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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>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 Plainfield Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Plainfield Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Plainfield Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6767, Longitude: -71.9262    









 

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