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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 Pleasure Beach (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 Pleasure Beach. 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 Pleasure Beach ...

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 Pleasure Beach: Pleasure Bch.

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.

Pleasure Beach is located in New London 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 London County: Hartford, Middlesex, Tolland, Windham, Kent (RI) & Washington (RI).

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

  • New London County     (The home county of Pleasure Beach)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasure Beach, with the one closest to Pleasure Beach listed first.
    • Waterford
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Waterford is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,865 people
    • New London
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
      • New London is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,870 people
    • Waterford
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Niantic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Eastern Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • New London
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Groton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
      • Groton is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,872 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <2>
    • Long Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill
      • Long Hill is located in New London County
    • Pequot Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pequot Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequot Village
      • Pequot Village is located in New London County
    • East Lyme
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • South Lyme
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Hartford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasure Beach, with the one closest to Pleasure Beach listed first.
    • Marlborough
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Marlborough
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlborough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Terramuggus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terramuggus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terramuggus
      • Terramuggus is located in Hartford County
  • Middlesex County
  • New Haven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasure Beach, with the one closest to Pleasure Beach listed first.
    • Madison
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Madison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,924 people
    • North Madison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Guilford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Guilford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guilford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Tolland County
  • Windham County
  • Suffolk County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasure Beach, with the one closest to Pleasure Beach listed first.
    • Fishers Island
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Orient Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Orient
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orient have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
      • Orient is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orient <2>
    • East Marion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Marion
      • East Marion is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Marion <2>
    • Dering Harbor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dering Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dering Harbor
      • Dering Harbor is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
    • Greenport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Shelter Island Heights
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelter Island Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Island Heights
      • Shelter Island Heights is located in Suffolk County (NY)
    • Shelter Island
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelter Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Island
      • Shelter Island is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelter Island <2>
    • Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs
      • Springs is located in Suffolk County (NY)
    • Westmoreland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Alberts Landing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Ditch Plains
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Washington County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasure Beach, with the one closest to Pleasure Beach listed first.
    • Avondale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Westerly
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westerly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
      • Westerly is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,328 people
    • Westerly
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westerly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
      • Westerly is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Langworthy Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Weekapaug
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weekapaug. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weekapaug
      • Weekapaug is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Weekapaug
      • From Pleasure Beach to Weekapaug
    • Ashaway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bradford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Hopkinton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopkinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
      • Hopkinton is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,095 people
    • Hopkinton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Burdickville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Alton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Canonchet
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Pleasure Beach ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleasure Beach.

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 Pleasure Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Great Neck Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Great Neck Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Great Neck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Congregation Ohave Sholem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Congregation Ohave Sholem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Congregation Ohave Sholem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gardiners Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardiners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardiners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jordan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Col Ledyard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Col Ledyard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Col Ledyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ye Antientist Burial Ground
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ye Antientist Burial Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ye Antientist Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stone Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (417 more) ...
    • Starr Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Starr Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Starr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Captain Hopley Yeaton Memorial
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Captain Hopley Yeaton Memorial
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Captain Hopley Yeaton Memorial have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • East Lyme Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)

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 Pleasure Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pleasure Beach.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Pleasure Beach ...

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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasure Beach.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pleasure Beach, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pleasure Beach.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Pleasure Beach:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>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 Pleasure Beach, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasure Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pleasure Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3096, Longitude: -72.1455    









 

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