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 Quebec (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 Quebec. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Quebec is located in Windham County.
To see how the shape of Connecticut's counties may 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 Quebec. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Quebec:
- Windham County (The home county of Quebec)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quebec, with the one closest to Quebec listed first.
- Danielson
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- East Brooklyn
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Brooklyn is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
- South Killingly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- South Killingly is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly
- Rogers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Killingly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Killingly is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
- Dayville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wauregan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,280 people
- Brooklyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Killingly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pomfret Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pomfret Landing is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret Landing
- Almyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Almyville is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyville
- New London County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quebec, with the one closest to Quebec listed first.
- Griswold
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Griswold is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people
- Jewett City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hanover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
- Voluntown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Voluntown is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
- Voluntown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sprague
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sprague is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,851 people
- Versailles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glasgo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Baltic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Occum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Occum is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occum
- Williams Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Crossing is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossing
- Tolland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Quebec, with the one closest to Quebec listed first.
- Atwoodville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Atwoodville is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwoodville
- Mount Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Hope is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Conantville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Conantville is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conantville
- Mansfield Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gurleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gurleyville is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurleyville
- Mansfield City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mansfield City is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield City
- Mansfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- East Willington
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- East Willington is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Willington
- Storrs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Union
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eagleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Eagleville is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Bristol County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quebec, with the one closest to Quebec listed first.
- Seekonk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
- Attleborough City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Attleborough City is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City
- Harris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Harris is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- North Seekonk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk
- Hampden County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quebec, with the one closest to Quebec listed first.
- Holland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Holland is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Wales
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wales is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,862 people
- Brimfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brimfield is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,679 people
- State Line
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- State Line is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- South Factory Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Factory Village is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Factory Village
- Monson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monson is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
- Norfolk County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quebec, with the one closest to Quebec listed first.
- Bellingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bellingham is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
- Burnt Swamp Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner
- Sheldonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville
- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quebec, with the one closest to Quebec listed first.
- Dudley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dudley is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,663 people
- Merino Village ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Merino Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merino Village
- Webster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Webster is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,822 people
- Webster has also been known as:
- Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
- East Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Tufts Village ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tufts Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tufts Village
- Douglas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,117 people
- Southbridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Southbridge is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,788 people
- West Oxford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- West Oxford is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oxford
- East Douglas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Douglas
- Manchaug ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Manchaug is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchaug
- Oxford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oxford is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,941 people
- Globe Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Globe Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Bristol County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quebec, with the one closest to Quebec listed first.
- Annawomscutt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Barrington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Barrington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Kent County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quebec, with the one closest to Quebec listed first.
- Rice City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rice City is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice City
- Greene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greene is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Coventry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coventry is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
- Gortons Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gortons Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortons Corner
- Kitts Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kitts Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner
- West Greenwich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Greenwich is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,418 people
- Arkwright
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Arkwright is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright
- Coventry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Coventry is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Spring Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Phenix
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Phenix is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Quidnick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Quidnick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick
- West Warwick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quebec, with the one closest to Quebec listed first.
- Foster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Foster is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Simmons Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Simmons Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Corner
- Foster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Foster is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- West Glocester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Glocester is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester
- Clayville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clayville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
- Chopmist
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chopmist is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopmist
- Rockland ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rockland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Burrillville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burrillville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
- Richmond ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Richmond is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Scituate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Scituate is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,727 people
- Chepachet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chepachet is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Ashland ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Washington County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Quebec, with the one closest to Quebec listed first.
- Lewis City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis City is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City
- Austin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Austin is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Arcadia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Moscow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Moscow is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Wyoming
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Canonchet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Canonchet is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
- Hope Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hope Valley is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
- Richmond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,886 people
- Exeter
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Exeter is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
- Exeter
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Exeter is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Tripps Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tripps Corner is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripps Corner
- Hopkinton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hopkinton is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,095 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Quebec, see our County-by-County Page for Quebec.
Cemeteries Near Quebec ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Quebec.
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 Quebec - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Quebec covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Quebec, with the one closest to Quebec listed first.
- Hutchins Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Westfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Trinity Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- New South Killingly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old South Killingly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Burlingame Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Israel Putnam Memorial
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- All Hallows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Card - Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (822 more) ...
- Brainard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Day Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- High St. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Quebec in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Quebec.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Quebec, with the one closest to Quebec listed first.
- South Killingly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- South Killingly is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly
- Killingly
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Killingly is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
- Dayville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wauregan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Killingly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pomfret Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pomfret Landing is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret Landing
- Central Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moosup
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ballouville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Putnam Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Putnam Heights is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Heights
- Sterling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Moosup Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moosup Valley is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosup Valley
- Foster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Foster is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Pomfret
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Quebec. See our List of 1890's Communities around Quebec.
Newspapers Published in Quebec ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Quebec.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Quebec, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Quebec.
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 Quebec:
- Websites specific to Connecticut
- Pages specific to Windham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- New London County
- Tolland County
- Bristol County
- Hampden County
- Norfolk County
- Worcester County
- Bristol County
- Kent County
- Providence County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Connecticut
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 Quebec, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Quebec) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |