A visit to the Dike 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 Dike Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dike Cemetery:
41.9709, -71.8370
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dike Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dike Cemetery is located in Windham County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Dike Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Dike Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dike Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- East Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The East Thompson Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson Cemetery
- The East Thompson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old East Thompson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158832 <5>
- Tourtellotte Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Tourtellotte Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tourtellotte Cemetery
- The Tourtellotte Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tourtellot Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151488 <5>
- Jacobs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Munyan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Munyan Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munyan Cemetery
- Bates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wilsonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilsonville Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilsonville Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Webster (MA).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135827 <5>
- Upham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Upham Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upham Cemetery
- The Upham Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cortiss Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103786 <5>
- Swedish Emanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Swiss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Swiss Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Boston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Putnam.
- Old Killingly Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Aspinwall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Aspinwall Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspinwall Cemetery
- Putnam Heights Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harrington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Harrington Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Cemetery
- Lakeside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #WEB.801 <6>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dike Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dike Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Thompson
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- East Thompson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Thompson is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
- Thompson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,371 people
- Grosvenor Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mechanicsville is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- North Grosvenor Dale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Thompson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Thompson is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Thompson
- Putnam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Putnam is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- West Glocester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Glocester is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester
- Harrisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisville is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Putnam
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Putnam Heights is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Heights
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Webster
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- 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
- South Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Ballouville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pascoag
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pascoag is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascoag
- Merino Village ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merino Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merino Village
- Quinebaug
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fabyan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burrillville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burrillville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
- Douglas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,117 people
- Dudley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dudley is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,663 people
- East Woodstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Dike Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Windham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dike Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Pascoag
- Putnam
- Thompson
- Webster
- Woodstock
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Dike Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Connecticut:
- Pages specific to Windham 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 Dike Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #206692 (Dike Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #206692 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: Windham
- Est. Elev: 159 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Thompson
- Location given for Dike Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.9709311 Lon: -71.8370154
- 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 Windham, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dike 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> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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