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A visit to the Elmwood 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 Elmwood Cemetery ...

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

41.3759, -73.3812

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

The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Fairfield County<2>.

Open a Google Map centered on the Elmwood Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Elmwood Cemetery.<4>

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

  • First Congregational Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Center Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Bethel.
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
  • Great Plain Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Great Plain Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Plain Cemetery
  • Wooster Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Wooster Street Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster Street Cemetery
  • Lonetown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Lonetown Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonetown Cemetery
  • Taunton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • United Jewish Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Danbury.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #772264 <5>
  • Wooster Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wooster Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wooster Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Danbury.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103843 <5>
  • Old Main Street Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Old Town Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Old Town Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
    • Miry Brook Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Miry Brook Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miry Brook Cemetery
    • Christ Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Christ Church Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Danbury.
    • Redding Ridge Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Redding Ridge Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding Ridge Cemetery
    • Huntingtown Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Huntingtown Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingtown Cemetery
    • Newtown Village Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lands End Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Lands End Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands End Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lands End Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Newtown.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103436 <5>
    • St. Peter Cemetery (New)
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The St. Peter Cemetery (New) is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery (New)
      • The St. Peter Cemetery (New) has also been known as:
      • New St. Peter Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103687 <5>
    • Umpawaug Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Umpawaug Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpawaug Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Umpawaug Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Bethel.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103770 <5>
    • Hull Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Hull Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Cemetery
    • Old Congregational Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 31 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Elmwood Cemetery.

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

  • Bethel
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Bethel is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,941 people
  • Bethel
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Dodgingtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Dodgingtown is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgingtown
  • Hawleyville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Danbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • West Redding
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Redding
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Redding is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,051 people
  • Redding
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Redding Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hattertown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hattertown is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattertown
  • Newtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Newtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Newtown is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Sandy Hook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Danbury
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Danbury is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
    • Topstone
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Topstone is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topstone
    • Botsford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Brookfield Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Brookfield Center is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
    • Brookfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Brookfield is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,900 people
    • Brookfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Ridgefield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ridgefield is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,898 people
    • Upper Stepney
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Upper Stepney is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Stepney
    • Riverside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridgefield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Branchville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Branchville is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
    • Georgetown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Easton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Easton is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,466 people
    • Candlewood Lake Club
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Candlewood Lake Club is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewood Lake Club
    • Stepney
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Stepney is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stepney
    • Monroe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Monroe is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,328 people
    • Russian Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Russian Village is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russian Village
    • New Fairfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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 Elmwood Cemetery. The following communities are located in Fairfield County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Elmwood Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Connecticut:
  • Pages specific to Fairfield 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 Elmwood Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #206946  (Elmwood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #206946 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: Fairfield
      • Est. Elev: 145 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Danbury
      • Location given for Elmwood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.3759286     Lon: -73.3812309
      • 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 Fairfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Elmwood 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.