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 Pomfret (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 Pomfret. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Pomfret 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 Pomfret. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pomfret:
- Windham County (The home county of Pomfret)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pomfret, with the one closest to Pomfret listed first.
- Pomfret Center
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret Center
- Pomfret Center is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomfret Center <1>
- Abington
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Abington is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abington <1>
- Pomfret Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret Landing
- Pomfret Landing is located in Windham County
- Pomfret
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret
- Pomfret is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomfret <1>
- Elliotts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Rogers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Rogers is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <1>
- Dayville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Dayville is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayville <1>
- South Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodstock
- South Woodstock is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Woodstock <1>
- Harrisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Harrisville is located in Windham County
- Putnam
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Putnam is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Putnam <1>
- Eastford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastford
- Eastford is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastford <1>
- Brooklyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Brooklyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Brooklyn is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn <1>
- Hartford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pomfret, with the one closest to Pomfret listed first.
- Lydallville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydallville
- Lydallville is located in Hartford County
- Manchester Green
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Green
- Manchester Green is located in Hartford County
- Manchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Hartford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,362 people
- Manchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Hartford County
- Manchester has also been known as:
- Central Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <1>
- Mill Pond Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Pond Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Pond Village
- Mill Pond Village is located in Hartford County
- Windsorville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsorville
- Windsorville is located in Hartford County
- Marlborough
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Marlborough is located in Hartford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlborough <1>
- Terramuggus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Broad Brook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Brook
- Broad Brook is located in Hartford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broad Brook <1>
- Buckingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Buckingham is located in Hartford County
- East Windsor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
- East Windsor is located in Hartford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,654 people
- Wapping
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapping
- Wapping is located in Hartford County
- East Glastonbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glastonbury
- East Glastonbury is located in Hartford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Glastonbury <1>
- New London County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pomfret, with the one closest to Pomfret listed first.
- Hanover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- 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>
- Williams Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossing
- Williams Crossing is located in New London County
- Baltic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
- Baltic is located in New London County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltic <1>
- Jewett City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett City
- Jewett City is located in New London County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewett City <1>
- Lisbon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Sprague
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Occum
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occum
- Occum is located in New London County
- Versailles
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Versailles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Versailles is located in New London County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <1>
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - North Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Franklin
- North Franklin is located in New London County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Franklin <1>
- Griswold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Lebanon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Lebanon is located in New London County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <1>
- Liberty Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Liberty Hill is located in New London County
- Tolland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pomfret, with the one closest to Pomfret listed first.
- Mount Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Tolland County
- Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Tolland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <1>
- Mansfield Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Center
- Mansfield Center is located in Tolland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield Center <1>
- Gurleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurleyville
- Gurleyville is located in Tolland County
- Mansfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in Tolland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <1>
- East Willington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Willington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Willington
- East Willington is located in Tolland County
- Conantville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conantville
- Conantville is located in Tolland County
- Mansfield City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield City
- Mansfield City is located in Tolland County
- Storrs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storrs
- Storrs is located in Tolland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Storrs <1>
- Willington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
- Willington is located in Tolland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,838 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willington <1>
- Eagleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Eagleville is located in Tolland County
- South Willington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Willington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Willington
- South Willington is located in Tolland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Willington <1>
- Hampden County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pomfret, with the one closest to Pomfret listed first.
- Holland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Holland is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Wales
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - State Line
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- State Line is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Brimfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - South Factory Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Factory Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Factory Village
- South Factory Village is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Monson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
- Monson is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
- Hampden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Tenneyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenneyville
- Tenneyville is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Palmer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Palmer is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,174 people
- Baptist Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baptist Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Village
- Baptist Village is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Thorndike
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Three Rivers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Three Rivers is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Wilbraham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbraham
- Wilbraham is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,670 people
- Hampshire County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pomfret, with the one closest to Pomfret listed first.
- Bondsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville
- Bondsville is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Ware
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Ware is located in Hampshire County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
- Norfolk County (MA)
- Bellingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Bellingham is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
- Bellingham
- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pomfret, with the one closest to Pomfret listed first.
- Dudley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Merino Village ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 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)
- Southbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbridge
- Southbridge is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,788 people
- Webster
(14 miles [22.5 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
- East Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- 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)
- Globe Village
(15 miles [24.1 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)
- Tufts Village ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 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)
- Old Sturbridge Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Sturbridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sturbridge Village
- Old Sturbridge Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Sturbridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge
- Sturbridge is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,561 people
- Charlton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Fiskdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Hodges Village
(18 miles [29 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)
- Douglas
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,117 people
- Kent County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pomfret, with the one closest to Pomfret listed first.
- Rice City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Greene
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Greene is located in Kent County (RI)
- Coventry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Gortons Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortons Corner
- Gortons Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
- Kitts Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner
- Kitts Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
- Arkwright
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
- Arkwright is located in Kent County (RI)
- Coventry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Coventry is located in Kent County (RI)
- West Greenwich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Phenix
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix is located in Kent County (RI)
- West Warwick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- West Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- West Warwick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- West Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
- Shippee Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Corner
- Shippee Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
- Apponaug
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug
- Apponaug is located in Kent County (RI)
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pomfret, with the one closest to Pomfret listed first.
- West Glocester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester
- West Glocester is located in Providence County (RI)
- Foster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Foster is located in Providence County (RI)
- Foster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Simmons Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Corner
- Simmons Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Burrillville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- 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
- Pascoag
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascoag
- Pascoag is located in Providence County (RI)
- Chepachet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Chepachet is located in Providence County (RI)
- Chopmist
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopmist
- Chopmist is located in Providence County (RI)
- Clayville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
- Clayville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Harrisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Harrisville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Glocester
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Scituate
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Whipple
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pomfret, with the one closest to Pomfret listed first.
- Lewis City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City
- Lewis City is located in Washington County (RI)
- Arcadia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Washington County (RI)
- Austin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Austin is located in Washington County (RI)
- Moscow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Washington County (RI)
- Canonchet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
- Canonchet is located in Washington County (RI)
- Hope Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
- Hope Valley is located in Washington County (RI)
- Richmond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Wyoming
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Wyoming is located in Washington County (RI)
- Hopkinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Hopkinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Hopkinton is located in Washington County (RI)
- Exeter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast) - Exeter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Exeter is located in Washington County (RI)
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pomfret, see our County-by-County Page for Pomfret.
Newspapers Published in Pomfret ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pomfret.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pomfret, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pomfret.
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 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 Pomfret:
- Websites specific to Connecticut
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //ctstatelibrary.org/state-archives/
- Pages specific to Windham County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hartford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- New London County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Tolland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hampden County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hampshire County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Norfolk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Worcester County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kent County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Providence County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hartford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Connecticut
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Connecticut
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Connecticut
- Cemeteries of Windham County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Connecticut
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Connecticut
- Cemeteries of Windham County
Cemeteries Near Pomfret ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pomfret.
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 Pomfret covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pomfret, with the one closest to Pomfret listed first.
- Benson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benson Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Cemetery
- Abington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- The Abington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Abbington Cemetery
- New Abbington Cemetery
- New Abington Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abington Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #249615 <4>
- Episcopal Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Episcopal Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Grow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grow Cemetery
- Bruce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruce Cemetery
- Carpenter - Dresser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carpenter - Dresser Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
- Old Killingly Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Killingly Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Killingly Burial Ground
- Quasset Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quasset Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quasset Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
- Stetson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stetson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stetson Cemetery
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- Israel Putnam Memorial
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Israel Putnam Memorial have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Israel Putnam Memorial
- Old Trinity Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Trinity Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Trinity Church Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
- Israel Putnam Memorial
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 Pomfret in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pomfret.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pomfret, with the one closest to Pomfret listed first.
- Pomfret Center
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret Center
- Pomfret Center is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomfret Center <1>
- Abington
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Abington is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abington <1>
- Elliotts
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Pomfret Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret Landing
- Pomfret Landing is located in Windham County
- Pomfret
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret
- Pomfret is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomfret <1>
- Rawson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Brooklyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Brooklyn is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn <1>
- Dayville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Dayville is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayville <1>
- Putnam
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Putnam is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Putnam <1>
- South Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodstock
- South Woodstock is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Woodstock <1>
- Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Woodstock is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <1>
- Eastford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastford
- Eastford is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastford <1>
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- Phoenixville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
- Phoenixville is located in Windham County
- Hampton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Hampton is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <1>
- Ballouville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballouville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballouville
- Ballouville is located in Windham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballouville <1>
- Phoenixville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pomfret. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pomfret.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pomfret. 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pomfret) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pomfret. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8634, Longitude: -71.9840 In this case, the coordinates for Pomfret have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Pomfret, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |