Welcome to Spruce Corner ...
So far, we found very little information about Spruce Corner. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Spruce Corner to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Spruce Corner, please Contact Us.
Spruce Corner would have been located within present day Middlesex County<2>.
The location of Spruce Corner has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
A typical abbreviation for Spruce Corner: Spruce Cor. (or less commonly used: Spruce Crn.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Spruce Corner is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Spruce Corner was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Spruce Corner still existed, it would have been in the (860) area code.
Websites for Spruce Corner ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.middlesexchamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Spruce Corner, the following might be of interest:
Communities Also Named Spruce Corner ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Spruce Corner - it's located in Massachusetts.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Spruce Corner.
Communities near Spruce Corner ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Spruce Corner.
- New Haven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- New Haven is located in New Haven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130,801 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <5>
- New Haven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Hamden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Meriden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Meriden is located in New Haven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,981 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meriden <5>
- Meriden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - West Haven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
- West Haven is located in New Haven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,367 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Haven <5>
- Middletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,013 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
- Middletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,013 people
- Wallingford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallingford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Wallingford is located in New Haven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,076 people
- East Haven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Haven
- East Haven is located in New Haven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,454 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Spruce Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spruce Corner.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Spruce Corner. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spruce Corner.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Spruce Corner. See our Newspapers Page for Spruce Corner.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Spruce Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including Middlesex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spruce Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |