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A visit to the Central Burying Ground ...


The location of the Central Burying Ground has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Central Burying Ground ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Central Burying Ground can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Central Burying Ground

Lat:   41.3490°   (41° 20' 56")

Lon:   -72.4131°   (-72° 24' 47")

The Central Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County<2>.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Central Burying Ground:

  • Pages specific to Connecticut:
  • Pages specific to Middlesex County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Central Burying Ground itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Central Burying Ground.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Central Burying Ground, with the nearest first.

    • Essex
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Essex
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
      • Essex is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,634 people
    • Centerbrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Ivoryton
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Deep River
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Deep River
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
      • Deep River is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,419 people
    • Westbrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
      • Westbrook is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,842 people
    • Westbrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Saybrook Manor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Old Saybrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
    • Old Saybrook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Saybrook <4>
    • Old Lyme
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lyme
      • Old Lyme is located in New London County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Lyme <4>
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Chester
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sterling City
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling City
        • Sterling City is located in New London County
      • Hamburg
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
        • Hamburg is located in New London County
      • Lyme
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
        • Lyme is located in New London County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,304 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyme <4>
      • Hadlyme
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Plum Bank Beach
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bank Beach
        • Plum Bank Beach is located in Middlesex County
      • Lyme
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lyme. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
        • Lyme is located in New London County
      • Chester
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
        • Chester is located in Middlesex County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,175 people
      • Grove Beach
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Beach
        • Grove Beach is located in Middlesex County
      • Fenwick
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
        • Fenwick is located in Middlesex County
      • Old Lyme
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Lyme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lyme
        • Old Lyme is located in New London County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,280 people
      • Clinton
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
        • Clinton is located in Middlesex County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,881 people
      • Clinton
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • East Haddam
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Killingworth
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killingworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingworth
        • Killingworth is located in Middlesex County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killingworth <4>

    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 Central Burying Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Middlesex County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Central Burying Ground.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Central Burying Ground.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Central Burying Ground, with the nearest first.

    • Riverview Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
    • Fountain Hill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fountain Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fountain Hill Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fountain Hill Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Winthrop Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Upper Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Upper Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Cemetery
    • Ely Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ely Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ely Cemetery is located in New London County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ely Cemetery
    • Luther Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luther Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Luther Cemetery is located in New London County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luther Cemetery
    • Hadlyme Cove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Hadlyme Cove Cemetery is located in New London County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hadlyme Cove Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Hadlyme.
      • The Hadlyme Cove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cove Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hadlyme Cove Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103295 <7>
    • Laurel Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Hill Cemetery
    • Hearse Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hearse Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hearse Hill Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hearse Hill Cemetery
    • Cypress Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Cypress Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cypress Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Riverside Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Sterling Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sterling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sterling Cemetery is located in New London County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sterling Cemetery
      • Selden Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • The Selden Cemetery is located in New London County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Selden Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Hadlyme.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Selden Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103705 <7>
      • Cedar Lake Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cedar Lake Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Lake Cemetery
      • Cypress Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lady Fenwicks Grave
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Duck River Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duck River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Duck River Cemetery is located in New London County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duck River Cemetery
      • Eight Mile River Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hadlyme Church Burying Ground
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hadlyme Church Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hadlyme Church Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hadlyme Church Burying Ground

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

    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 Central Burying Ground:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #206151  (Central Burying Ground)
      • Note: GNIS record #206151 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Essex
      • County: Middlesex         Elev: 16
      • Location given for GNIS #206151 (Central Burying Ground)

    The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including Middlesex, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Central Burying Ground. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3490, Longitude: -72.4131       In this case, the coordinates for the Central Burying Ground have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>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.




 

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