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 Somers (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 Somers. 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 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 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.
Somers is located in Tolland 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 Tolland County : Hartford , New London , Windham , Hampden (MA) & Worcester (MA) .
Below are the counties that are near Somers. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Somers:
Tolland County (The home county of Somers)
The following are listed by their distance from Somers, with the one closest to Somers listed first.
Somers (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Somersville (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Ellington (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Ellington is located in Tolland County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington Population from the 2020 Census: 16,652 people
Ellington (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Crystal Lake (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Crystal Lake is located in Tolland County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake Stafford (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Stafford is located in Tolland County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Population from the 2020 Census: 11,834 people
Stafford Springs (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
State Line (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
State Line is located in Tolland County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Windermere (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Windermere is located in Tolland County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere Stafford (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
Quarryville (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Quarryville is located in Tolland County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville Rockville (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Tolland (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Hartford County
The following are listed by their distance from Somers, with the one closest to Somers listed first.
Hazardville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Hazardville is located in Hartford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazardville Enfield (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Enfield is located in Hartford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield Population from the 2020 Census: 43,559 people
Broad Brook (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Mill Pond Village (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Mill Pond Village is located in Hartford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Pond Village Enfield (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Sherwood Manor (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Sherwood Manor is located in Hartford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Manor Southwood Acres (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Southwood Acres is located in Hartford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood Acres East Windsor (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
East Windsor is located in Hartford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor Population from the 2020 Census: 11,654 people
Windsorville (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Windsorville is located in Hartford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsorville Thompsonville (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
Thompsonville is located in Hartford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville Spring Village (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Spring Village is located in Hartford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village Warehouse Point (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
Warehouse Point is located in Hartford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warehouse Point Suffield Depot (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
Suffield Depot is located in Hartford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Depot Litchfield County
The following are listed by their distance from Somers, with the one closest to Somers listed first.
Hampsted (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Hampsted is located in Litchfield County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampsted Barkhamsted (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Barkhamsted (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Barkhamsted is located in Litchfield County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkhamsted Population from the 2020 Census: 3,587 people
New Hartford (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Pine Meadow (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Puddle Town (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Puddle Town is located in Litchfield County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puddle Town Pleasant Valley (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Browns Corner (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Browns Corner is located in Litchfield County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Corner Riverton (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Nepaug (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Nepaug is located in Litchfield County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nepaug New Hartford (30 miles [48.3 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 (30 miles [48.3 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
Middlesex County
The following are listed by their distance from Somers, with the one closest to Somers listed first.
Lake Pocotopaug (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Lake Pocotopaug is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pocotopaug Portland (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Portland is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Population from the 2020 Census: 9,213 people
Cromwell (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
East Hampton (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
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 (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Gildersleeve (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Gildersleeve is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildersleeve Cromwell (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Cromwell is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell Population from the 2020 Census: 13,772 people
Cobalt (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Portland (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Middle Haddam (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Middletown (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
New London County
The following are listed by their distance from Somers, with the one closest to Somers listed first.
Liberty Hill (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Liberty Hill is located in New London County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Lebanon (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Lebanon is located in New London County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Population from the 2020 Census: 7,112 people
Lebanon (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
North Westchester (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Williams Crossing (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Williams Crossing is located in New London County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossing Colchester (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
North Franklin (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
Franklin (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Franklin is located in New London County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Population from the 2020 Census: 1,914 people
Westchester (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Westchester is located in New London County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westchester Franklin (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Gilman (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Hanover (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Windham County
The following are listed by their distance from Somers, with the one closest to Somers listed first.
Westford (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Westford is located in Windham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford Ashford (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Ashford is located in Windham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford Population from the 2020 Census: 4,246 people
Warrenville (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Warrenville is located in Windham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenville West Ashford (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
West Ashford is located in Windham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ashford Ashford (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Eastford (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Eastford is located in Windham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastford Population from the 2020 Census: 1,800 people
Eastford (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Woodstock Valley (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
West Woodstock (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
West Woodstock is located in Windham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Woodstock Chaplin (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
Woodstock (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Woodstock is located in Windham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock Population from the 2020 Census: 7,834 people
Chaplin (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Chaplin is located in Windham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaplin Population from the 2020 Census: 2,232 people
North Windham (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Franklin County (MA)
Smiths ‑ Historic(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Smiths is located in Franklin County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Hampden County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Somers, with the one closest to Somers listed first.
Baptist Village (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Baptist Village is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Village Hampden (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Hampden is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Population from the 2020 Census: 5,154 people
East Longmeadow (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
East Longmeadow is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Longmeadow Population from the 2020 Census: 16,093 people
State Line (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
State Line is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Longmeadow (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Longmeadow is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow Population from the 2020 Census: 15,624 people
South Factory Village (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
South Factory Village is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Factory Village Wilbraham (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Wilbraham is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbraham Population from the 2020 Census: 14,670 people
Monson (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Monson is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
Agawam (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
Agawam is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam Population from the 2020 Census: 28,467 people
North Wilbraham (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
North Wilbraham is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilbraham Springfield (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
Springfield is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Population from the 2020 Census: 152,646 people
Indian Orchard (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Indian Orchard is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Orchard Ludlow (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
Ludlow is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Population from the 2020 Census: 21,101 people
Hampshire County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Somers, with the one closest to Somers listed first.
Bondsville (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
Bondsville is located in Hampshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville Granby (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Granby is located in Hampshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Population from the 2020 Census: 6,262 people
Belchertown (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Belchertown is located in Hampshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchertown Population from the 2020 Census: 15,103 people
South Hadley (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
South Hadley is located in Hampshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
Ware (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Ware is located in Hampshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Population from the 2020 Census: 9,897 people
Easthampton (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Easthampton is located in Hampshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easthampton Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
Mount Tom (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Mount Tom is located in Hampshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tom Southampton (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Southampton is located in Hampshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
Enfield ‑ Historic(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
Enfield is located in Hampshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield South Amherst (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
South Amherst is located in Hampshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst Hadley (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Hadley is located in Hampshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
Northampton (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Northampton is located in Hampshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton Population from the 2020 Census: 28,362 people
Bay State (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
Bay State is located in Hampshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay State Worcester County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Somers, with the one closest to Somers listed first.
Fiskdale (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Fiskdale is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiskdale Old Sturbridge Village (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Old Sturbridge Village is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sturbridge Village West Warren (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
West Warren is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren Sturbridge (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Sturbridge is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Population from the 2020 Census: 9,561 people
Warren (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Warren is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Population from the 2020 Census: 5,203 people
Globe Village (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Globe Village is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village Southbridge (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
Southbridge is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbridge Population from the 2020 Census: 16,788 people
Brookfield (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Brookfield is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
West Brookfield (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
West Brookfield is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
Gilbertville (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Gilbertville is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville Dudley (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Dudley is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Population from the 2020 Census: 11,663 people
Charlton City (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Charlton City is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton City Charlton (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Charlton is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Population from the 2020 Census: 13,698 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Somers, see our County-by-County Page for Somers .
Cemeteries Near Somers ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Somers.
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 Somers - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Somers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Somers, with the one closest to Somers listed first.
North Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the North Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> Somers . Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103521 <3>
New West Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the west)
West Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Charter Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Crystal Lake Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Billings Hill Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
St. Bernard's Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernard's Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Bernard's Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Hazardville . McKinstry Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Ellington Center Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Crystal Lake Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
The Old Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
North Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Continue List (463 more) ...
St. Edward Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Butler Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Prospect Hill Cemetery (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Somers in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Somers.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Somers, with the one closest to Somers listed first.
Somers (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
Somersville (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Scitico (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Scitico is located in Hartford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scitico Melrose (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
West Stafford (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
West Stafford is located in Tolland County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Stafford Hazardville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Hazardville is located in Hartford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazardville Ellington (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Hampden (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Hampden is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Population from the 2020 Census: 5,154 people
Broad Brook (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
East Longmeadow (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
East Longmeadow is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Longmeadow Population from the 2020 Census: 16,093 people
Enfield (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Windsorville (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Windsorville is located in Hartford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsorville Continue List (14 more) ...
Windermere (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Windermere is located in Tolland County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere Stafford Springs (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Ellithorpe (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Ellithorpe is located in Tolland County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellithorpe
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Somers. See our List of 1890's Communities around Somers .
Newspapers Published in Somers ...
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 168 newspapers that have been published in the area around Somers.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Somers, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> Extended Newspaper List for Somers.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Somers:
Websites specific to Connecticut Pages specific to Tolland County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Hartford County Litchfield County Middlesex County New London County Windham County Franklin County Hampden County Hampshire County Worcester County Cemetery Information and Directories for Connecticut Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Somers. 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. 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- Somers) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. 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 . The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System ). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net . 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 Somers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.