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 Simsbury (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 Simsbury. 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.
Simsbury is located in Hartford 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 Hartford County : Litchfield , Middlesex , New Haven , New London , Tolland & Hampden (MA) .
Below are the counties that are near Simsbury. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Simsbury:
Hartford County (The home county of Simsbury)
The following are listed by their distance from Simsbury, with the one closest to Simsbury listed first.
Simsbury (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Weatogue (Less than 2 miles to the south)
West Simsbury (Less than 2 miles to the west)
North Canton (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
North Canton is located in Hartford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canton Bloomfield (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Bloomfield is located in Hartford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Population from the 2020 Census: 21,182 people
Chatsworth Village (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Chatsworth Village is located in Hartford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth Village Alsop Corner (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Alsop Corner is located in Hartford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsop Corner Avon (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Canton Valley (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Canton Valley is located in Hartford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Valley Canton (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Crowleys Corner (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Crowleys Corner is located in Hartford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowleys Corner Canton Center (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Canton (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Canton is located in Hartford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Population from the 2020 Census: 10,230 people
Litchfield County
The following are listed by their distance from Simsbury, with the one closest to Simsbury listed first.
Barkhamsted (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Hampsted (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Hampsted is located in Litchfield County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampsted Puddle Town (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Puddle Town is located in Litchfield County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puddle Town New Hartford (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
Pine Meadow (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
Barkhamsted (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
Barkhamsted is located in Litchfield County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkhamsted Population from the 2020 Census: 3,587 people
Browns Corner (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Browns Corner is located in Litchfield County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Corner Pleasant Valley (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Nepaug (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Nepaug is located in Litchfield County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nepaug New Hartford (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
New Hartford is located in Litchfield County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford Population from the 2020 Census: 6,639 people
Torrington (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
Torrington is located in Litchfield County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrington Population from the 2020 Census: 33,870 people
Riverton (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
Winsted (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
Middlesex County
The following are listed by their distance from Simsbury, with the one closest to Simsbury listed first.
Cromwell (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Cromwell is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell Population from the 2020 Census: 13,772 people
Cromwell (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Gildersleeve (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Gildersleeve is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildersleeve Portland (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Portland is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Population from the 2020 Census: 9,213 people
Portland (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Middletown (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Middletown is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Population from the 2020 Census: 46,013 people
Middletown (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Lake Pocotopaug (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Lake Pocotopaug is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pocotopaug Middlefield (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Middlefield is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Population from the 2020 Census: 4,350 people
Middlefield (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Cobalt (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
East Hampton (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
East Hampton is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hampton Population from the 2020 Census: 12,747 people
East Hampton (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
New Haven County
The following are listed by their distance from Simsbury, with the one closest to Simsbury listed first.
Wolcott (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Wolcott is located in New Haven County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott Population from the 2020 Census: 16,565 people
Wolcott (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Meriden (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
Waterville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
Waterville is located in New Haven County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville Meriden (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Meriden is located in New Haven County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden Population from the 2020 Census: 58,981 people
Autumn HIll (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
Autumn HIll is located in New Haven County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autumn HIll South Meriden (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
South Meriden is located in New Haven County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Meriden Waterbury (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Waterbury is located in New Haven County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury Population from the 2020 Census: 106,826 people
Waterbury (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Cheshire (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Cheshire is located in New Haven County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire Population from the 2020 Census: 28,806 people
Cheshire (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
West Cheshire (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
West Cheshire is located in New Haven County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cheshire Prospect (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Prospect is located in New Haven County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Population from the 2020 Census: 9,755 people
New London County
The following are listed by their distance from Simsbury, with the one closest to Simsbury listed first.
North Westchester (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Westchester (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Westchester is located in New London County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westchester Tolland County
The following are listed by their distance from Simsbury, with the one closest to Simsbury listed first.
Windermere (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Windermere is located in Tolland County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere Ellington (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
Vernon (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
Vernon is located in Tolland County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Population from the 2020 Census: 29,400 people
Vernon (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
Somersville (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Ellington (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Ellington is located in Tolland County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington Population from the 2020 Census: 16,652 people
Rockville (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Quarryville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
Quarryville is located in Tolland County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville Somers (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Somers is located in Tolland County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Population from the 2020 Census: 10,741 people
Somers (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Bolton (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Bolton is located in Tolland County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Population from the 2020 Census: 4,855 people
Bolton (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Gay City ‑ Historic(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Gay City is located in Tolland County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay City Berkshire County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Simsbury, with the one closest to Simsbury listed first.
South Sandisfield (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
South Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sandisfield East Otis (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
East Otis is located in Berkshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otis Sandisfield (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandisfield Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
Clayton (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Clayton is located in Berkshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Gomorrah (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Gomorrah is located in Berkshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomorrah Otis (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Otis is located in Berkshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
Southfield (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Southfield is located in Berkshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield New Marlborough (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
New Marlborough is located in Berkshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Marlborough Population from the 2020 Census: 1,450 people
Mill River (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Mill River is located in Berkshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill River North Otis (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
North Otis is located in Berkshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Otis Ashley Falls (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Ashley Falls is located in Berkshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Falls Hartsville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Hartsville is located in Berkshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville Monterey (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Monterey is located in Berkshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
Hampden County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Simsbury, with the one closest to Simsbury listed first.
Granville (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Granville is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville Population from the 2020 Census: 1,606 people
Southwick (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Southwick is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick Population from the 2020 Census: 9,715 people
Hosmer Corner (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Hosmer Corner is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosmer Corner Feeding Hills (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Feeding Hills is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeding Hills West Granville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
West Granville is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville Westfield (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
Westfield is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
Agawam (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
Agawam is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam Population from the 2020 Census: 28,467 people
Tolland (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Tolland is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolland Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
Longmeadow (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Longmeadow is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow Population from the 2020 Census: 15,624 people
Merrick (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Merrick is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick West Springfield (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
West Springfield is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield Population from the 2020 Census: 28,397 people
Hampton Village (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Hampton Village is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Village East Longmeadow (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
East Longmeadow is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Longmeadow Population from the 2020 Census: 16,093 people
Hampshire County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Simsbury, with the one closest to Simsbury listed first.
Huntington (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Huntington is located in Hampshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Population from the 2020 Census: 2,159 people
Southampton (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Southampton is located in Hampshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
Easthampton (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Easthampton is located in Hampshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easthampton Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
South Hadley (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
South Hadley is located in Hampshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
Mount Tom (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Mount Tom is located in Hampshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tom West Farms (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
West Farms is located in Hampshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farms Westhampton (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Westhampton is located in Hampshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhampton Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
Granby (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Granby is located in Hampshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Population from the 2020 Census: 6,262 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Simsbury, see our County-by-County Page for Simsbury .
Cemeteries Near Simsbury ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Simsbury.
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 Simsbury - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Simsbury covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Simsbury, with the one closest to Simsbury listed first.
Simsbury Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simsbury Cemetery The Simsbury Cemetery has also been known as:
Center Cemetery Hopmeadow Cemetery Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961645 <2>
Bushy Hill Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
St. Andrews Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
St. Bernard's Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
North Canton Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Canton Center Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Canton Street Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
St. Ann Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Avon Center Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Beth Hillel Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Cherry Brook Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Southwest Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Southwest Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Collinsville . The Southwest Cemetery has also been known as:
Canton Southwest Cemetery Continue List (477 more) ...
West Avon Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Beth El Temple Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Mountain View Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Simsbury in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Simsbury.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Simsbury, with the one closest to Simsbury listed first.
Weatogue (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Simsbury (Less than 2 miles to the east)
West Simsbury (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Hoskins (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Hoskins is located in Hartford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskins North Canton (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
North Canton is located in Hartford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canton Canton Center (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Canton (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Avon (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
North Bloomfield (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
North Bloomfield is located in Hartford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield Tariffville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
West Avon (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
West Avon is located in Hartford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Avon West Granby (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Continue List (13 more) ...
Collinsville (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Granby (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Barkhamsted (6 miles [9.7 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 Simsbury. See our List of 1890's Communities around Simsbury .
Newspapers Published in Simsbury ...
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 293 newspapers that have been published in the area around Simsbury.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Simsbury, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> Extended Newspaper List for Simsbury.
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 helpful 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 Simsbury:
Websites specific to Connecticut Pages specific to Hartford County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Litchfield County Middlesex County New Haven County New London County Tolland County Berkshire County Hampden County Hampshire County Cemetery Information and Directories for Connecticut Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Simsbury. 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. 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 . 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 Simsbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. 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 from Point A (ie- Simsbury) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.