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A visit to the Burrows Hill Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Burrows Hill Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Burrows Hill Cemetery:

41.6337, -72.3887

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Burrows Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Burrows Hill Cemetery is located in Tolland County<2>.

Open a Google Map centered on the Burrows Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Burrows Hill Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Burrows Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
  • Jones Street Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Jones Street Cemetery is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Street Cemetery
  • Andover Road Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Andover Road Cemetery is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover Road Cemetery
  • Gilead Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Gilead Cemetery is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead Cemetery
  • Ponemah Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Ponemah Cemetery is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponemah Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Old Marlborough Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • North Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The North Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
  • Bull Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bull Hill Cemetery is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Hill Cemetery
  • Westchester Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Westchester Cemetery is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westchester Cemetery
  • Linwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Linwood Cemetery is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Linwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Colchester.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103446 <5>
  • Old Burying Ground
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Old Burying Ground is located in New London County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burying Ground
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Utley Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Utley Hill Cemetery is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley Hill Cemetery
    • Gay Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Gay Cemetery is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Cemetery
    • John Tom Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The John Tom Hill Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Tom Hill Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
    • Tartia Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Tartia Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tartia Cemetery
    • Columbia Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Columbia Cemetery is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cemetery
    • Townsend Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Townsend Cemetery is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Cemetery
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
    • East Hampton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The East Hampton Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hampton Cemetery
    • Exeter Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Exeter Cemetery is located in New London County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Cemetery
    • Goshen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Goshen Cemetery is located in New London County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
    • Liberty Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in New London County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
    • New Andover Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The New Andover Cemetery is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Andover Cemetery
      • The New Andover Cemetery has also been known as:
      • First Congregational Church Cemetery
      • Long Hill Road Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154063 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Burrows Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Burrows Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Hebron
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hebron is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,480 people
  • Amston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Turnerville ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Turnerville is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
  • Hebron
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • North Westchester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Gilead
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Gilead is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
  • Marlborough
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Colchester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Terramuggus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Terramuggus is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terramuggus
  • Columbia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Columbia is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,355 people
  • Marlborough
    (5 miles [8 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
  • Lake Pocotopaug
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lake Pocotopaug is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pocotopaug
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Westchester
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Westchester is located in New London County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westchester
    • Gay City ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Gay City is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay City
    • Columbia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Andover
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Andover is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,228 people
    • East Hampton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • East Hampton
      (7 miles [11.3 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
    • Lebanon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Lebanon is located in New London County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,112 people
    • Liberty Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Liberty Hill is located in New London County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Andover
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Buckingham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Buckingham is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
    • East Glastonbury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Glastonbury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Glastonbury is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastonbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,426 people
    • Cobalt
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bolton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bolton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Bolton is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,855 people
    • Moodus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lebanon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Coventry Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Coventry Lake is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Lake

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Burrows Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tolland County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Burrows Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Moodus
    • Moodus lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Burrows Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Moodus.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moodus

Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Burrows Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Connecticut:
  • Pages specific to Tolland County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Burrows Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #205869  (Burrows Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #205869 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Tolland
      • Est. Elev: 164 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Marlborough
      • Location given for Burrows Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.63371     Lon: -72.3886948
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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>If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including Tolland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Burrows Hill Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.