A visit to the Gate of Heaven Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Gate of Heaven Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Gate of Heaven Cemetery (FG ID #293034).
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 Gate of Heaven Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gate of Heaven Cemetery:
41.2820, -73.1989
The Gate of Heaven Cemetery is located in Fairfield County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Gate of Heaven Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gate of Heaven Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. John the Baptist Greek Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cutlers Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cutlers Farm Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlers Farm Cemetery
- Long Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Long Hill Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Brinsmade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Brinsmade Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinsmade Cemetery
- Brinsmade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Brinsmade Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinsmade Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Tashua Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Tashua Burial Ground is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tashua Burial Ground
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Unity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Nichols Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Nichols Farm Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Farm Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lawn Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Cemetery
- Monroe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Monroe Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Cemetery
- Stephey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Stephey Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephey Cemetery
- Fairchild Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lower White Hills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walker Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Walker Farm Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Farm Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Park Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Putney - Oronoque Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Boothe Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Boothe Memorial Park is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothe Memorial Park
- East Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gate of Heaven Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Long Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Trumbull
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Trumbull is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,438 people
- Trumbull
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Huntington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Monroe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Monroe is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,328 people
- Nichols
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shelton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shelton is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,957 people
- Stepney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- White Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Stepney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Easton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Easton is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,466 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Easton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oronoque
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shelton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Village is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Melville Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143,525 people
- Stratford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stratford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,660 people
- Botsford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Derby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Derby is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
- Derby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aspetuck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stratford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ansonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ansonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ansonia is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,525 people
- Stevenson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hattertown
(7 miles [11.3 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 Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fairfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ansonia
- Bridgeport
- Shelton
- Stratford
- Trumbull
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 helpful 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 Gate of Heaven 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 Gate of Heaven Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #293034
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1942114 (Gate of Heaven Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1942114 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: 152 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Long Hill
- Location given for Gate of Heaven Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2820407 Lon: -73.200391
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gate of Heaven 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. |