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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 Versailles (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 Versailles. 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 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.

Versailles is located in New London County.

To see how the shape of Connecticut's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of New London County: Hartford, Middlesex, Tolland, Windham, Kent (RI) & Washington (RI).

Below are the counties that are near Versailles. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Versailles:

  • New London County     (The home county of Versailles)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Versailles, with the one closest to Versailles listed first.
    • Occum
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Lisbon
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
    • Jewett City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Sprague
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprague have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
      • Sprague is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,851 people
    • Taftville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Baltic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hanover
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Hanover is located in New London County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <2>
    • Greenville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in New London County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Greenville
      • From Versailles to Greenville
    • Norwich
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
      • Norwich is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,619 people
    • Norwichtown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Norwich
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Franklin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,914 people
    • Franklin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hartford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Versailles, with the one closest to Versailles listed first.
    • Marlborough
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Terramuggus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terramuggus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terramuggus
      • Terramuggus is located in Hartford County
    • Marlborough
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlborough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
      • Marlborough is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,303 people
    • Lydallville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Buckingham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • East Glastonbury
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Glastonbury
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glastonbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastonbury
      • Glastonbury is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,426 people
    • Manchester Green
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Manchester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Manchester is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,362 people
    • Manchester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Addison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Glastonbury Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glastonbury Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastonbury Center
      • Glastonbury Center is located in Hartford County
    • Oxford Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Village
      • Oxford Village is located in Hartford County
  • Middlesex County
  • Tolland County
  • Windham County
  • Suffolk County (NY)
    • Fishers Island
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Island
      • Fishers Island is located in Suffolk County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers Island <2>
  • Kent County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Versailles, with the one closest to Versailles listed first.
    • Greene
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rice City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice City
      • Rice City is located in Kent County (RI)
    • Coventry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
      • Coventry is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
    • Gortons Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Kitts Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • West Greenwich
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greenwich
      • West Greenwich is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,418 people
    • Coventry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Arkwright
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Quidnick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quidnick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick
      • Quidnick is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Quidnick
      • From Versailles to Quidnick
    • Shippee Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • East Greenwich
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
      • East Greenwich is located in Kent County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
    • Phenix
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • West Warwick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Providence County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Versailles, with the one closest to Versailles listed first.
    • Foster
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
      • Foster is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
    • Simmons Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Clayville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Foster
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockland ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
      • Rockland is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rockland
      • From Versailles to Rockland
    • Chopmist
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Richmond ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richmond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Richmond is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Richmond
      • From Versailles to Richmond
    • Ashland ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ashland
      • From Versailles to Ashland
    • Kent ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kent. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Kent is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kent
      • From Versailles to Kent
    • West Glocester
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Scituate
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scituate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate
      • Scituate is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,727 people
    • Burrillville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burrillville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville
      • Burrillville is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
    • Chepachet
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington County (RI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Versailles, with the one closest to Versailles listed first.
    • Lewis City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City
      • Lewis City is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Moscow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Hopkinton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopkinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
      • Hopkinton is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,095 people
    • Hopkinton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Arcadia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Hope Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Ashaway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Canonchet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wyoming
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Westerly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westerly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
      • Westerly is located in Washington County (RI)
    • Austin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Westerly
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westerly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
      • Westerly is located in Washington County (RI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,328 people
    • Alton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Versailles, see our County-by-County Page for Versailles.

Cemeteries Near Versailles ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Versailles.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Versailles covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Versailles, with the one closest to Versailles listed first.

  • Ames Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ames Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ames Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baldwin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baldwin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baldwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Manes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Manes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Manes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Uptown Burying Ground
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Uptown Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Uptown Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Norwichtown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Monhegan Tribal Memorial
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monhegan Tribal Memorial
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monhegan Tribal Memorial have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hickory Street Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hamilton Ave. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Ave. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Ave. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Long Society Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Society Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Society Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pautipaug Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pautipaug Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pautipaug Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (733 more) ...
    • Plains Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plains Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Yantic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yantic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yantic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Royal Monhegan Burial Ground
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Royal Monhegan Burial Ground
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Royal Monhegan Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Versailles had a population of 210 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Versailles, with the one closest to Versailles listed first.

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Versailles. See our List of 1890's Communities around Versailles.

Newspapers Published in Versailles ...

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 125 newspapers that have been published in the area around Versailles.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Versailles, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Versailles.

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 either 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 Versailles:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Versailles. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Versailles, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Versailles) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Versailles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6017, Longitude: -72.0378       In this case, the coordinates for Versailles have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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