A visit to the Douglas 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 Douglas Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Douglas Cemetery:
41.5693, -71.7937
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Douglas Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Douglas Cemetery is located in New London County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Douglas Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Douglas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Potter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in New London County
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- Barber Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Barber Plot is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Crandall Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Crandall Plot is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Brainard Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Brainard Plot is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Locke Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Locke Cemetery is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Richmond Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Richmond Plot is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Plot
- Kennedy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Gallup Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gallup Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup Cemetery
- Palmer - Burdick - Appley Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Caswell Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Caswell Plot is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caswell Plot
- Lewis Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lewis Family Cemetery is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Family Cemetery
- Job Kenyon Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Job Kenyon Plot is located in Washington County (RI)
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- Richmond Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Richmond Family Cemetery is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Family Cemetery
- Perkins Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Perkins Plot is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Plot
- Henry Barber Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Henry Barber Plot is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Barber Plot
- Robbins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Kinne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kinne Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinne Cemetery
- Rockville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rockville Cemetery is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville Cemetery
- Henry Maryott Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Henry Maryott Plot is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Maryott Plot
- Burdick Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Burdick Plot is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick Plot
- Larkin Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Larkin Plot is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkin Plot
- Barber Plot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Barber Plot is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber Plot
- Bliven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bliven Cemetery is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliven Cemetery
- Perkins Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Perkins Family Cemetery is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Family Cemetery
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 Douglas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Douglas Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Voluntown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Voluntown is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
- Voluntown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Moscow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Lewis City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis City is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City
- Hope Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hope Valley is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
- Arcadia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Arcadia is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Ekonk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ekonk is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekonk
- Glasgo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Canonchet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canonchet is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
- Wyoming
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Griswold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Griswold is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people
- North Stonington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Stonington is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stonington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,197 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hopkinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hopkinton is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,095 people
- Hopkinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hopkinton is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Richmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Richmond is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,886 people
- Austin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Austin is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- West Greenwich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Greenwich is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,418 people
- Greene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Greene is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Oneco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Preston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sterling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Stonington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alton is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Carolina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carolina is located in Washington County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Sterling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sterling is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
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 Douglas Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in New London County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Douglas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 websites either 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 Douglas Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Connecticut:
- Pages specific to New London 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 Douglas Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1930814 (Douglas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1930814 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: New London
- Est. Elev: 137 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Voluntown
- Location given for Douglas Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5692658 Lon: -71.793681
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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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including New London, 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 from Point A (ie- Douglas 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |