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 Gillett Corner (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 Gillett Corner. 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.
Name Variations for Gillett Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Gillett Corner: Gillett Cor. (or less commonly used: Gillett Crn.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Gillett Corner is located in Hampden County.
To see how the shape of Massachusetts' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hampden County: Hartford (CT), Litchfield (CT), Tolland (CT), Berkshire, Hampshire & Worcester.
Below are the counties that are near Gillett Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gillett Corner:
- Hampden County (The home county of Gillett Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gillett Corner, with the one closest to Gillett Corner listed first.
- Southwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Hosmer Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosmer Corner
- Hosmer Corner is located in Hampden County
- Granville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Feeding Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeding Hills
- Feeding Hills is located in Hampden County
- Westfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Westfield is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
- Agawam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
- Agawam is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,467 people
- Hampton Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Village
- Hampton Village is located in Hampden County
- Woronoco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woronoco
- Woronoco is located in Hampden County
- West Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Springfield
- West Springfield is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,397 people
- Longmeadow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
- Longmeadow is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,624 people
- Russell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,787 people
- Springfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Springfield is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152,646 people
- Blandford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berkshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gillett Corner, with the one closest to Gillett Corner listed first.
- East Otis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Otis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Sandisfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandisfield
- Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
- South Sandisfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sandisfield
- South Sandisfield is located in Berkshire County
- North Otis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Otis
- North Otis is located in Berkshire County
- New Marlborough
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Marlborough
- New Marlborough is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,450 people
- Southfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- 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
- Monterey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Monterey is located in Berkshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
- Clayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Gomorrah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomorrah
- Gomorrah is located in Berkshire County
- Hartsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Hartsville is located in Berkshire County
- Mill River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill River
- Mill River is located in Berkshire County
- Becket
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- Whately
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whately
- Whately is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,583 people
- Whately
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gillett Corner, with the one closest to Gillett Corner listed first.
- Southampton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southampton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
- Southampton is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
- Huntington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Huntington is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,159 people
- Easthampton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easthampton
- Easthampton is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
- Westhampton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhampton
- Westhampton is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Mount Tom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - South Hadley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hadley
- South Hadley is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,539 people
- Granby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Florence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Hampshire County
- Leeds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Northampton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
- Northampton is located in Hampshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,362 people
- Haydenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haydenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenville
- Haydenville is located in Hampshire County
- Hadley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Bondsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondsville
- Bondsville is located in Hampshire County
- Hartford County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gillett Corner, with the one closest to Gillett Corner listed first.
- Rising Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Corner
- Rising Corner is located in Hartford County (CT)
- North Granby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Granby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Granby
- North Granby is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Granby <2>
- Granby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Granby is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granby <2>
- Salmon Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Brook
- Salmon Brook is located in Hartford County (CT)
- East Granby
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Granby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Granby
- East Granby is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,120 people
- Suffield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - West Suffield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Suffield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Suffield
- West Suffield is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Suffield <2>
- Granby
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - West Granby
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granby
- West Granby is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Granby <2>
- Chatsworth Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatsworth Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth Village
- Chatsworth Village is located in Hartford County (CT)
- East Granby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Granby
- East Granby is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Granby <2>
- Higley Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higley Village
- Higley Village is located in Hartford County (CT)
- East Hartland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hartland
- East Hartland is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Hartland <2>
- Litchfield County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gillett Corner, with the one closest to Gillett Corner listed first.
- Hampsted
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Barkhamsted
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkhamsted
- Barkhamsted is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barkhamsted <2>
- Barkhamsted
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barkhamsted have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkhamsted
- Barkhamsted is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,587 people
- Riverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Riverton is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <2>
- New Hartford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- 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 (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hartford <2>
- Pine Meadow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Meadow
- Pine Meadow is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Meadow <2>
- Pleasant Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Pleasant Valley is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Valley <2>
- Puddle Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puddle Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puddle Town
- Puddle Town is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Winsted
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winsted
- Winsted is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winsted <2>
- Colebrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Browns Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Corner
- Browns Corner is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- New Hartford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- 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 (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,639 people
- Colebrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Colebrook is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colebrook <2>
- Middlesex County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gillett Corner, with the one closest to Gillett Corner listed first.
- Cromwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Cromwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Cromwell is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cromwell <2>
- Gildersleeve
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gildersleeve have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildersleeve
- Gildersleeve is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- New Haven County (CT)
- Wolcott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wolcott
- Tolland County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gillett Corner, with the one closest to Gillett Corner listed first.
- Somersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersville
- Somersville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersville <2>
- Somers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Somers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
- Somers is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Somers has also been known as:
- Central Somers
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somers <2>
- Ellington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Ellington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- 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 (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellington <2>
- Windermere
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windermere have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere
- Windermere is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Rockville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Rockville is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <2>
- Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Vernon is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <2>
- Crystal Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Crystal Lake is located in Tolland County (CT)
- State Line
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- State Line is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Tolland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolland
- Tolland is located in Tolland County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolland <2>
- Stafford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gillett Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Gillett Corner.
Newspapers Published in Gillett Corner ...
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 156 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gillett Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gillett Corner, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gillett Corner.
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 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 Gillett Corner:
- Websites specific to Massachusetts
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Massachusetts Archives Division
- Pages specific to Hampden County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berkshire County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Franklin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hampshire County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hartford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Litchfield County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Middlesex County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- New Haven County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Tolland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Berkshire County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Massachusetts
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Hampden County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Massachusetts
- Cemeteries of Hampden County
Cemeteries Near Gillett Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gillett Corner.
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 Gillett Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gillett Corner, with the one closest to Gillett Corner listed first.
- Old Southwick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- The Old Southwick Cemetery has also been known as:
- Southwick Cemetery
- Southwick Old Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Southwick Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151296 <4>
- New Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Cemetery
- Cooley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooley Cemetery
- West Side of the Mountain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Side of the Mountain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Side of the Mountain Cemetery
- Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Cemetery
- Copper Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Copper Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Copper Hill Cemetery
- Silver Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- The Silver Street Cemetery has also been known as:
- Granville Cemetery
- Southeast Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Street Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91031 <4>
- Pratt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pratt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pratt Cemetery
- Granby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Granby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granby Cemetery
- Prisoners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prisoners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prisoners Cemetery
- Viets Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Viets Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Viets Cemetery
- West Suffield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Suffield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Suffield Cemetery
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- Zions Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zions Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zions Hill Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery Association
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery Association have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery Association
- Smith Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- The Smith Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Smith Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2363559 <4>
- Zions Hill Cemetery
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>
While we didn't find Gillett Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gillett Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gillett Corner, with the one closest to Gillett Corner listed first.
- Southwick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - North Granby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Granby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Granby
- North Granby is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Granby <2>
- Granby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
- Granby is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granby <2>
- Granville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - West Granby
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granby
- West Granby is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Granby <2>
- West Suffield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Suffield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Suffield
- West Suffield is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Suffield <2>
- East Hartland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hartland
- East Hartland is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Hartland <2>
- East Granby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Granby
- East Granby is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Granby <2>
- Feeding Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeding Hills
- Feeding Hills is located in Hampden County
- Suffield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield
- Suffield is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suffield <2>
- Westfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Westfield is located in Hampden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
- Hoskins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Continue List (20 more) ...
- Tariffville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tariffville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tariffville
- Tariffville is located in Hartford County (CT)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tariffville <2>
- Rainbow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - West Granville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- West Granville is located in Hampden County
- Tariffville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gillett Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gillett Corner.
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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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gillett Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gillett Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0257, Longitude: -72.7857 In this case, the coordinates for Gillett Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Gillett Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |