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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 Whigville (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 Whigville. 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.

Whigville is located in Hartford 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 Hartford County: Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New London, Tolland & Hampden (MA).

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

  • Hartford County     (The home county of Whigville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whigville, with the one closest to Whigville listed first.
    • Burlington
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Burlington is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,748 people
    • Burlington
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Burlington is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <2>
    • Unionville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bristol
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Bristol is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,734 people
    • Bristol
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Bristol is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <2>
    • Farmington Station
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • East Bristol
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Farmington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
      • Farmington is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,496 people
    • Collinsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • West Avon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Plainville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
      • Plainville is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,486 people
    • Plainville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
      • Plainville is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainville <2>
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whigville, with the one closest to Whigville listed first.
    • Riverside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandy Hook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Stevenson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevenson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
      • Stevenson is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stevenson <2>
    • East Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
      • East Village is located in Fairfield County
    • Shelton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • White Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Brookfield Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brookfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Brookfield is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,900 people
    • Brookfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Brookfield is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookfield <2>
    • Hawleyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
      • Hawleyville is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawleyville <2>
    • Newtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
      • Newtown is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,832 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newtown <2>
    • Botsford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Botsford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botsford
      • Botsford is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Botsford <2>
  • Litchfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whigville, with the one closest to Whigville listed first.
    • Pequabuck
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pequabuck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequabuck
      • Pequabuck is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pequabuck <2>
    • Terryville Station
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terryville Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville Station
      • Terryville Station is located in Litchfield County
    • Terryville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Browns Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Harwinton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Plymouth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Plymouth is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,552 people
    • Harwinton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harwinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwinton
      • Harwinton is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,400 people
    • Nepaug
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Torrington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torrington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrington
      • Torrington is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,870 people
    • Plymouth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Thomaston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • New Hartford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
      • New Hartford is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,639 people
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whigville, with the one closest to Whigville listed first.
    • Cromwell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
      • Cromwell is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,772 people
    • Cromwell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Gildersleeve
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Middlefield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
      • Middlefield is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,350 people
    • Middlefield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
      • Middlefield is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlefield <2>
    • Middletown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Middletown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Portland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Portland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
      • Portland is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,213 people
    • Durham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cobalt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Durham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Durham is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,137 people
  • New Haven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whigville, with the one closest to Whigville listed first.
    • Wolcott
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolcott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
      • Wolcott is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,565 people
    • Wolcott
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Waterbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
      • Waterbury is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106,826 people
    • Waterbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Autumn HIll
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Cheshire
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
      • Cheshire is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,806 people
    • Cheshire
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • South Meriden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • West Cheshire
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Meriden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meriden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
      • Meriden is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,981 people
    • Meriden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Middlebury
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlebury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
      • Middlebury is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,829 people
  • New London County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whigville, with the one closest to Whigville listed first.
    • North Westchester
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Westchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westchester
      • North Westchester is located in New London County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Westchester <2>
    • Westchester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tolland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whigville, with the one closest to Whigville listed first.
    • Vernon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Gay City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gay City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay City
      • Gay City is located in Tolland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gay City
      • From Whigville to Gay City
    • Vernon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Vernon is located in Tolland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,400 people
    • Windermere
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Windermere. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere
      • Windermere is located in Tolland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Windermere
      • From Whigville to Windermere
    • Bolton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
      • Bolton is located in Tolland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,855 people
    • Bolton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Gilead
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Rockville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Ellington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
      • Ellington is located in Tolland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,652 people
    • Ellington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
      • Ellington is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellington <2>
    • Hebron
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Hebron is located in Tolland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,480 people
    • Quarryville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quarryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
      • Quarryville is located in Tolland County
  • Berkshire County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whigville, with the one closest to Whigville listed first.
    • South Sandisfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandisfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Clayton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clayton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Berkshire County (MA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clayton
      • From Whigville to Clayton
    • Gomorrah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Southfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
      • Southfield is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • East Otis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Otis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otis
      • East Otis is located in Berkshire County (MA)
    • Ashley Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • New Marlborough
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hampden County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whigville, with the one closest to Whigville listed first.
    • Granville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
      • Granville is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,606 people
    • Southwick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick
      • Southwick is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,715 people
    • West Granville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Tolland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolland
      • Tolland is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • Hosmer Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Feeding Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Westfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Agawam
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Longmeadow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Blandford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blandford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford
      • Blandford is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
    • Woronoco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • West Springfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dutchess County (NY)

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

Cemeteries Near Whigville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whigville.

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 Whigville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Case Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Case Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Case Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lamson Corner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lamson Corner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lamson Corner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peacedale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • South Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Edgewood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edgewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.
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    • East Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lake Ave. Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)

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 in 1895, Whigville had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Burlington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Burlington is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <2>
  • Bristol
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Bristol is located in Hartford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,734 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <2>
  • Unionville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pequabuck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pequabuck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequabuck
    • Pequabuck is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pequabuck <2>
  • Forestville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
    • Forestville is located in Hartford County
  • Terryville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Terryville Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terryville Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville Station
    • Terryville Station is located in Litchfield County
  • Plainville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
    • Plainville is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainville <2>
  • West Avon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Collinsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Canton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Harwinton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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    • Thomaston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Plymouth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hancock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Hancock is located in Litchfield County

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

Newspapers Published in Whigville ...

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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whigville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whigville, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whigville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Whigville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whigville. 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 Whigville, 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- Whigville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whigville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7332, Longitude: -72.9423    









 

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