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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 Ditch Plains (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 Ditch Plains. 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 Ditch Plains ...

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 Ditch Plains: Ditch Plns.

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 doctors 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.

Ditch Plains is located in Suffolk County.

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

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

  • Suffolk County     (The home county of Ditch Plains)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ditch Plains, with the one closest to Ditch Plains listed first.
    • Montauk
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montauk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montauk
      • Montauk is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montauk <2>
    • Napeague
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napeague have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napeague
      • Napeague is located in Suffolk County
    • Alberts Landing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberts Landing
      • Alberts Landing is located in Suffolk County
    • Amagansett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amagansett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amagansett
      • Amagansett is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amagansett <2>
    • Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs
      • Springs is located in Suffolk County
    • Fishers Island
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Island
      • Fishers Island is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers Island <2>
    • East Hampton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jericho
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
      • Jericho is located in Suffolk County
    • Northwest Harbor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwest Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Harbor
      • Northwest Harbor is located in Suffolk County
    • Orient Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Point
      • Orient Point is located in Suffolk County
    • Wainscott
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wainscott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wainscott
      • Wainscott is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wainscott <2>
    • North Haven
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Haven
      • North Haven is located in Suffolk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
    • Sag Harbor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Middlesex County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ditch Plains, with the one closest to Ditch Plains listed first.
    • Fenwick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
      • Fenwick is located in Middlesex County (CT)
    • Old Saybrook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Saybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Saybrook
      • Old Saybrook is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
    • Old Saybrook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Saybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Saybrook
      • Old Saybrook is located in Middlesex County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Saybrook <2>
    • Plum Bank Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bank Beach
      • Plum Bank Beach is located in Middlesex County (CT)
    • Saybrook Manor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saybrook Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook Manor
      • Saybrook Manor is located in Middlesex County (CT)
  • New London County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ditch Plains, with the one closest to Ditch Plains listed first.
    • Noank
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Stonington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Eastern Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eastern Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Point
      • Eastern Point is located in New London County (CT)
    • Groton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
      • Groton is located in New London County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,258 people
    • Mystic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Poquonock Bridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poquonock Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquonock Bridge
      • Poquonock Bridge is located in New London County (CT)
    • West Mystic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mystic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mystic
      • West Mystic is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Mystic <2>
    • Groton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
      • Groton is located in New London County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,872 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <2>
    • New London
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
      • New London is located in New London County (CT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,870 people
    • Pleasure Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasure Beach
      • Pleasure Beach is located in New London County (CT)
    • Clarks Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
      • Clarks Village is located in New London County (CT)
    • Long Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill
      • Long Hill is located in New London County (CT)
    • Pequot Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pequot Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequot Village
      • Pequot Village is located in New London County (CT)

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

Newspapers Published in Ditch Plains ...

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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ditch Plains.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ditch Plains, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ditch Plains.

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 Ditch Plains:

Cemeteries Near Ditch Plains ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ditch Plains.

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

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

  • Ft. Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Hill Cemetery
  • Gardiner's Island Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardiner's Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardiner's Island Cemetery
  • Green River Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green River Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
  • East End Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East End Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East End Cemetery
  • John B Parsons Family Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John B Parsons Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John B Parsons Family Cemetery
  • Springs Community Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
  • Richard King Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richard King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richard King Cemetery
  • Brown Swamp Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Swamp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Swamp Cemetery
  • Lily Hill Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lily Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lily Hill Cemetery
  • North End Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North End Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North End Cemetery
  • Continue List   (123 more) ...
    • Most Holy Trinity RC Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Most Holy Trinity RC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Most Holy Trinity RC Cemetery
    • Cedar Lawn Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Lawn Cemetery
    • St. Luke's Memorial Garden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Luke's Memorial Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke's Memorial Garden

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 Ditch Plains in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ditch Plains.

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

  • Amagansett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amagansett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amagansett
    • Amagansett is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amagansett <2>
  • Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs
    • Springs is located in Suffolk County
  • East Hampton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Fishers Island
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers Island
    • Fishers Island is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers Island <2>
  • Orient Point
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Point
    • Orient Point is located in Suffolk County
  • Noank
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Sagaponack
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Stonington
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Sag Harbor
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Bridgehampton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Poquonock Bridge
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poquonock Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquonock Bridge
    • Poquonock Bridge is located in New London County (CT)
  • Groton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
    • Groton is located in New London County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,872 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <2>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Orient
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orient have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
      • Orient is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orient <2>
    • Mystic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • West Mystic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mystic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mystic
      • West Mystic is located in New London County (CT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Mystic <2>

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

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

The official website for Suffolk County: www.co.suffolk.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ditch Plains) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ditch Plains. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0434, Longitude: -71.9152    
<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 Ditch Plains, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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