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 Windham (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 Windham. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Windham is located in Windham 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 Windham County: New London, Tolland, Worcester (MA), Kent (RI) & Providence (RI).
Below are the counties that are near Windham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Windham:
- Windham County (The home county of Windham)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windham, with the one closest to Windham listed first.
- Windham
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North Windham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Windham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Willimantic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Scotland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Scotland is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
- Scotland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chaplin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chaplin is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaplin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,232 people
- Chaplin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Westminster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Westminster is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Hampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
- Hampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Canterbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Canterbury is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,088 people
- Hartford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windham, with the one closest to Windham listed first.
- Marlborough
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Terramuggus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Terramuggus is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terramuggus
- Lydallville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lydallville is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydallville
- Manchester Green
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Manchester Green is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Green
- Marlborough
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Marlborough is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,303 people
- Buckingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Buckingham is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- East Glastonbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Manchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Manchester is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,362 people
- Manchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Glastonbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Glastonbury is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastonbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,426 people
- Oxford Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Oxford Village is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Village
- Addison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Addison is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windham, with the one closest to Windham listed first.
- Crowley Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crowley Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley Corner
- East Haddam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Haddam is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Haddam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,956 people
- East Hampton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Pocotopaug
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Pocotopaug is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pocotopaug
- East Hampton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Hampton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,747 people
- Moodus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsonville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsonville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Johnsonville has also been known as:
- Johnsonville Village
- Little Haddam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Haddam is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Haddam
- Cobalt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Haddam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Haddam
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Portland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Portland is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,213 people
- New London County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windham, with the one closest to Windham listed first.
- Williams Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Williams Crossing is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossing
- North Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,914 people
- Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,112 people
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Baltic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hanover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sprague
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sprague is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,851 people
- Gilman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Occum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Occum is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occum
- Tolland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windham, with the one closest to Windham listed first.
- Conantville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Conantville is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conantville
- Mansfield Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Atwoodville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Atwoodville is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwoodville
- Mansfield City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mansfield City is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield City
- Mansfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gurleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gurleyville is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurleyville
- Mount Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Hope is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Eagleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eagleville is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Columbia is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,355 people
- Coventry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Coventry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Coventry is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Coventry
- Hampden County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windham, with the one closest to Windham listed first.
- State Line
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- State Line is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Holland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Holland is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Wales
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wales is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,862 people
- South Factory Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- South Factory Village is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Factory Village
- Baptist Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baptist Village is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Village
- Hampden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hampden is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,154 people
- Brimfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brimfield is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,679 people
- Monson
(28 miles [45.1 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
- East Longmeadow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Longmeadow is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Longmeadow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,093 people
- Worcester County (MA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windham, with the one closest to Windham listed first.
- Globe Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Globe Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village
- Southbridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Southbridge is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,788 people
- Dudley
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Old Sturbridge Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Old Sturbridge Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sturbridge Village
- Sturbridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sturbridge is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,561 people
- Merino Village ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Merino Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merino Village
- Tufts Village ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tufts Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tufts Village
- Webster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,822 people
- Webster has also been known as:
- Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
- Fiskdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fiskdale is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiskdale
- East Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- West Oxford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Oxford is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oxford
- Kent County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windham, with the one closest to Windham listed first.
- Greene
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Greene is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Rice City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rice City is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice City
- Coventry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Coventry is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
- Gortons Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gortons Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortons Corner
- West Greenwich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Greenwich is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,418 people
- Kitts Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kitts Corner is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner
- Coventry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Coventry is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Spring Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Spring Lake is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Providence County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windham, with the one closest to Windham listed first.
- Foster
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Foster is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Simmons Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Simmons Corner is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Corner
- Foster
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Foster is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- West Glocester
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Glocester is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester
- Clayville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Clayville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
- Chopmist
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chopmist is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopmist
- Rockland ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rockland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Burrillville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burrillville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
- Richmond ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Richmond is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Scituate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Scituate is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scituate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,727 people
- Ashland ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Chepachet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chepachet is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
- Washington County (RI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windham, with the one closest to Windham listed first.
- Lewis City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lewis City is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City
- Moscow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Arcadia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Hopkinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hopkinton is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,095 people
- Hopkinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hopkinton is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Austin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Austin is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Ashaway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ashaway is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashaway
- Canonchet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Canonchet is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
- Hope Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hope Valley is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
- Wyoming
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Westerly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westerly is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerly
- Alton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alton is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Windham, see our County-by-County Page for Windham.
Cemeteries Near Windham ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Windham.
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 Windham - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Windham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Windham, with the one closest to Windham listed first.
- Windham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Windham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Palmertown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chewink Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trumbull Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Scotland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Scotland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Chaplin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bedlam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Willimantic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (638 more) ...
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Atwoodville Cemetery
(5 miles [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.<3>
While we didn't find Windham in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Windham.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Windham, with the one closest to Windham listed first.
- Windham
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- South Windham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Windham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Willimantic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mansfield Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scotland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clarks Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks Corner is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Corner
- Mansfield City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mansfield City is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield City
- Atwoodville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Atwoodville is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwoodville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Spring Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Chaplin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Columbia
(6 miles [9.7 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 Windham. See our List of 1890's Communities around Windham.
Newspapers Published in Windham ...
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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Windham.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Windham, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Windham.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Windham:
- Websites specific to Connecticut
- Pages specific to Windham County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hartford County
- Middlesex County
- New London County
- Tolland County
- Hampden County
- Worcester County
- Kent County
- Providence County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Connecticut
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Windham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Windham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |