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 Vernon (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 Vernon. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Vernon 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 Vernon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vernon:
Tolland County (The home county of Vernon)
The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
Vernon (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Rockville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Quarryville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Quarryville is located in Tolland County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville Windermere (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Windermere is located in Tolland County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere Ellington (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Bolton (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Ellington (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Ellington is located in Tolland County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington Population from the 2020 Census: 16,652 people
Tolland (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Bolton (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Bolton is located in Tolland County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Population from the 2020 Census: 4,855 people
Crystal Lake (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Crystal Lake is located in Tolland County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake Tolland (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Tolland is located in Tolland County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolland Population from the 2020 Census: 14,567 people
Coventry (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Coventry is located in Tolland County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Population from the 2020 Census: 12,389 people
Andover (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Andover is located in Tolland County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover Population from the 2020 Census: 3,228 people
Hartford County
The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
Lydallville (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Lydallville is located in Hartford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydallville Manchester Green (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Manchester Green is located in Hartford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Green Wapping (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Wapping is located in Hartford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapping Windsorville (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Windsorville is located in Hartford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsorville Manchester (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Manchester is located in Hartford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Population from the 2020 Census: 57,362 people
Manchester (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
South Windsor (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
South Windsor is located in Hartford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor Population from the 2020 Census: 26,102 people
South Windsor (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
Broad Brook (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
East Windsor (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
East Windsor is located in Hartford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor Population from the 2020 Census: 11,654 people
Mill Pond Village (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Mill Pond Village is located in Hartford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Pond Village Mayberry Village (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Mayberry Village is located in Hartford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry Village East Windsor Hill (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
Litchfield County
The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon 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)
Puddle Town (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Puddle Town is located in Litchfield County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puddle Town Browns Corner (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Browns Corner is located in Litchfield County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Corner New Hartford (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Pine Meadow (26 miles [41.8 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
Nepaug (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Nepaug is located in Litchfield County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nepaug New Hartford (27 miles [43.5 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
Pleasant Valley (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Torrington (28 miles [45.1 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
Pequabuck (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Riverton (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Middlesex County
The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
Lake Pocotopaug (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Lake Pocotopaug is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pocotopaug Portland (17 miles [27.4 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
East Hampton (18 miles [29 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 (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Cromwell (18 miles [29 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
Gildersleeve (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Gildersleeve is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildersleeve Cobalt (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Cromwell (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Middle Haddam (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Portland (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Middletown (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Middletown (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
Middletown is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Population from the 2020 Census: 46,013 people
Johnsonville ‑ Historic(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Johnsonville is located in Middlesex County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville Johnsonville has also been known as:
Johnsonville Village New Haven County
The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
Meriden (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Meriden is located in New Haven County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden Population from the 2020 Census: 58,981 people
Meriden (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
South Meriden (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
South Meriden is located in New Haven County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Meriden Autumn HIll (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Autumn HIll is located in New Haven County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autumn HIll Yalesville (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
New London County
The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
Liberty Hill (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Liberty Hill is located in New London County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill North Westchester (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Lebanon (18 miles [29 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 (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Colchester (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Williams Crossing (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Williams Crossing is located in New London County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossing Westchester (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
Westchester is located in New London County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westchester North Franklin (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
Franklin (22 miles [35.4 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
Franklin (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Gilman (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Baltic (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Bozrah (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Windham County
The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
West Ashford (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
West Ashford is located in Windham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ashford Ashford (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Ashford is located in Windham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford Population from the 2020 Census: 4,246 people
Warrenville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Warrenville is located in Windham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenville Westford (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Westford is located in Windham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford Willimantic (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
North Windham (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Ashford (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Chaplin (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Chaplin is located in Windham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaplin Population from the 2020 Census: 2,232 people
Chaplin (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Windham (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Windham is located in Windham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham Population from the 2020 Census: 24,463 people
South Windham (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Windham (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
Hampden County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
Baptist Village (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
Baptist Village is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Village East Longmeadow (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
East Longmeadow is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Longmeadow Population from the 2020 Census: 16,093 people
Hampden (15 miles [24.1 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
State Line (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
State Line is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Longmeadow (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
South Factory Village is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Factory Village Agawam (17 miles [27.4 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
Monson (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Monson is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
Springfield (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
Springfield is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Population from the 2020 Census: 152,646 people
Wilbraham (19 miles [30.6 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
Feeding Hills (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
Feeding Hills is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeding Hills Wales (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
Wales is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales Population from the 2020 Census: 1,862 people
Hosmer Corner (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
Hosmer Corner is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosmer Corner Hampshire County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
Bondsville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Bondsville is located in Hampshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville Granby (29 miles [46.7 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
South Hadley (29 miles [46.7 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
Belchertown (30 miles [48.3 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
Southampton (30 miles [48.3 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
Worcester County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
Fiskdale (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Fiskdale is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiskdale Old Sturbridge Village (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Old Sturbridge Village is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sturbridge Village Globe Village (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Globe Village is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village Southbridge (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Southbridge is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbridge Population from the 2020 Census: 16,788 people
Sturbridge (27 miles [43.5 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
West Warren (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
West Warren is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren Warren (29 miles [46.7 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
Dudley (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Dudley is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Population from the 2020 Census: 11,663 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vernon, see our County-by-County Page for Vernon .
Cemeteries Near Vernon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vernon.
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 Vernon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vernon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
Old Vernon Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Elmwood Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Southwest Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Mt. Hope Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
St. Bernards Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Grove Hill Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Quarryville Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
St. Johns Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
St. Bridgets Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Beth Sholom Memorial Park (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Silver Street Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Ellington Center Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Continue List (539 more) ...
McKinstry Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Wapping Community Church Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
New Wapping Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 Vernon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Vernon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vernon, with the one closest to Vernon listed first.
Vernon Center (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Vernon Center is located in Tolland County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center Vernon (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Quarryville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Quarryville is located in Tolland County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville Rockville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Windermere (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Windermere is located in Tolland County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere Manchester Green (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Manchester Green is located in Hartford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Green Bolton (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Ellington (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Wapping (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Wapping is located in Hartford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapping Buckland (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Buckland is located in Hartford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland Manchester (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Highland Park (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Highland Park is located in Hartford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park Continue List (13 more) ...
Tolland (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Windsorville (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Windsorville is located in Hartford County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsorville South Windsor (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vernon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vernon .
Newspapers Published in Vernon ...
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 275 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vernon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vernon, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> Extended Newspaper List for Vernon.
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 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 Vernon:
Websites specific to Connecticut Pages specific to Tolland County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Hartford County Litchfield County Middlesex County New Haven County New London County Windham 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 Vernon. 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 Vernon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Vernon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.