Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Westcott. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Westcott to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Westcott, please Contact Us.
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 Westcott (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 Westcott. 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 hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Westcott is historic, it would have been located within present day Fairfield 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 Fairfield County: Litchfield, New Haven, Dutchess (NY), Putnam (NY) & Westchester (NY).
Below are the counties that are near Westcott. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Westcott:
- Fairfield County (The home county of Westcott)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westcott, with the one closest to Westcott listed first.
- Darien
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Darien is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,693 people
- Noroton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Noroton is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noroton
- Glenbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Glenbrook is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
- Shippan Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shippan Point is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippan Point
- Stamford
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Darien
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Noroton Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Noroton Heights is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noroton Heights
- Rowayton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Springdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Springdale is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Stamford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stamford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
- Old Greenwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cos Cob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Litchfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westcott, with the one closest to Westcott listed first.
- Candlewood Lake Club
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Candlewood Lake Club is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewood Lake Club
- Russian Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Russian Village is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russian Village
- New Haven County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westcott, with the one closest to Westcott listed first.
- Milford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Milford is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,781 people
- Milford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Derby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Derby is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
- Derby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Derby is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
- Former name for Derby:
- Birmingham
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <2>
- Orange
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orange is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,882 people
- Orange
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ansonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ansonia is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,525 people
- Ansonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bowers Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bowers Hill is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Hill
- Bronx County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westcott, with the one closest to Westcott listed first.
- City Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- City Island is located in Bronx County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Island
- Eastchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eastchester is located in Bronx County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastchester
- Williams Bridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Bridge is located in Bronx County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Bridge
- Locust Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Point is located in Bronx County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Riverdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Throggs Neck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Throggs Neck is located in Bronx County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throggs Neck
- Bronx
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bronx is located in Bronx County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
- Bronx has also been known as:
- Bronx
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <2>
- Fordham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fordham is located in Bronx County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordham
- Kings Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Bridge
- Spuyten Duyvil
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Spuyten Duyvil is located in Bronx County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spuyten Duyvil
- Concourse Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Concourse Village is located in Bronx County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concourse Village
- Nassau County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westcott, with the one closest to Westcott listed first.
- Bayville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Centre Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Centre Island is located in Nassau County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Cove Neck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cove Neck is located in Nassau County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Neck
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Lattingtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lattingtown is located in Nassau County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattingtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
- Mill Neck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Locust Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oyster Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Laurel Hollow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Laurel Hollow is located in Nassau County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hollow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,027 people
- Matinecock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Matinecock is located in Nassau County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matinecock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
- Oyster Bay Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oyster Bay Cove is located in Nassau County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Bay Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,243 people
- East Norwich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East Norwich is located in Nassau County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Norwich
- Glen Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New York County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westcott, with the one closest to Westcott listed first.
- Inwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Inwood is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- Washington Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Heights is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
- Delano Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Delano Village is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano Village
- East Harlem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Harlem is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harlem
- Harlem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harlem is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Morningside Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morningside Heights is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside Heights
- Park West Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Park West Village is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park West Village
- Seneca Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seneca Village is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Village
- Yorkville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkville is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Manhattan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Manhattan is located in New York County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Putnam County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westcott, with the one closest to Westcott listed first.
- Peach Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Peach Lake is located in Putnam County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lake
- Brewster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Crafts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crafts is located in Putnam County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
- Mahopac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brewster Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Brewster Hill is located in Putnam County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Hill
- Deforest Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Deforest Corners is located in Putnam County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deforest Corners
- Dykemans
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dykemans is located in Putnam County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykemans
- Adams Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adams Corners is located in Putnam County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corners
- Mahopac Mines
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
- Putnam Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Putnam Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Putnam Lake is located in Putnam County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Lake
- Continental Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continental Village is located in Putnam County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
- Queens County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westcott, with the one closest to Westcott listed first.
- Little Neck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beechhurst
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Beechhurst is located in Queens County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechhurst
- Douglaston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Whitestone
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bayside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Flushing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Queens Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Queens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Corona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Astoria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westcott, with the one closest to Westcott listed first.
- South Nyack
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- South Nyack is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Nyack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,305 people
- Grand View-on-Hudson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Grand View-on-Hudson is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View-on-Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Nyack
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Nyack is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,133 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nyack <2>
- Palisades
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Piermont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sparkill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Upper Nyack
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Upper Nyack is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Nyack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
- Orangeburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tappan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Blauvelt
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Central Nyack
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Central Nyack is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Nyack
- Congers
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Suffolk County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westcott, with the one closest to Westcott listed first.
- Lloyd Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lloyd Harbor is located in Suffolk County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
- Eatons Neck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eatons Neck is located in Suffolk County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eatons Neck
- Asharoken
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Asharoken is located in Suffolk County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asharoken
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Huntington Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Spring Harbor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Centerport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Halesite
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huntington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Northport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Huntington Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fort Salonga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenlawn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westchester County (NY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westcott, with the one closest to Westcott listed first.
- Port Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Scotts Corners is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corners
- Banksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Banksville is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
- Rye Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Rye
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rye is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,634 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <2>
- Purchase
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pound Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Armonk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Westcott, see our County-by-County Page for Westcott.
Cemeteries Near Westcott ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westcott.
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 Westcott - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Westcott covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Westcott, with the one closest to Westcott listed first.
- Woodland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Northfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Northfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Stamford.
- The Northfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Street Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1019853 <3>
- St. Andrew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Leads Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tomac Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomac Cemetery
- The Tomac Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Sound Beach Cemetery
- Tomac Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103763 <3>
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stillwater Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- First Congregational Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Newfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (474 more) ...
- St. John Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Raymond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Slassoh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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.
While we didn't find Westcott in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Westcott.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Westcott, with the one closest to Westcott listed first.
- Noroton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Noroton is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noroton
- Glenbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Glenbrook is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
- Stamford
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Darien
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Noroton Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Noroton Heights is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noroton Heights
- Rowayton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Springdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Springdale is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Cos Cob
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Norwalk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Norwalk is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwalk
- Talmadge Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Talmadge Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge Hill
- Mianus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mianus is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mianus
- South Norwalk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Norwalk is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Norwalk
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Riverbank
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverbank is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
- Greenwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Stamford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Stamford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stamford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Westcott. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westcott.
Newspapers Published in Westcott ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westcott.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Westcott, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Westcott.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Westcott:
- Websites specific to Connecticut
- Pages specific to Fairfield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Litchfield County
- New Haven County
- Bronx County
- Nassau County
- New York County
- Putnam County
- Queens County
- Rockland County
- Suffolk County
- Westchester County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Connecticut
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 Westcott, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Westcott) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |