A visit to the Gay 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 Gay Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gay Cemetery:
41.7207, -72.4379
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gay Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gay Cemetery is located in Tolland County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Gay Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Gay Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gay Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- John Tom Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The John Tom Hill Cemetery is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Tom Hill Cemetery
- Bolton Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Old Marlborough Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gilead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gilead Cemetery is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead Cemetery
- Townsend Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Townsend Cemetery is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Cemetery
- New Andover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The New Andover Cemetery is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Andover Cemetery
- The New Andover Cemetery has also been known as:
- First Congregational Church Cemetery
- Long Hill Road Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154063 <5>
- Old Buckingham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Eastbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Old Eastbury Cemetery is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Eastbury Cemetery
- South Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The South Street Cemetery is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Street Cemetery
- Beth Sholom Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The East Cemetery is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Manchester.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103307 <5>
- Nipsic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Nipsic Cemetery is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipsic Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Andover Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Andover Road Cemetery is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover Road Cemetery
- Utley Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Utley Hill Cemetery is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley Hill Cemetery
- Quarryville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Quarryville Cemetery is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville Cemetery
- St. Bridgets Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Bridgets Cemetery is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bridgets Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wassuc Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Wassuc Cemetery is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassuc Cemetery
- Burrows Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Burrows Hill Cemetery is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows Hill Cemetery
- Columbia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Columbia Cemetery is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gay Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gay City ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gay City is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay City
- Gilead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Andover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Andover is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,228 people
- Andover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bolton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bolton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bolton is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,855 people
- Buckingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Buckingham is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- East Glastonbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glastonbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glastonbury is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastonbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,426 people
- Hebron
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,480 people
- Hebron
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lydallville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lydallville is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydallville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Manchester Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Manchester Green is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Green
- Manchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Manchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Manchester is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,362 people
- Marlborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marlborough is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,303 people
- Terramuggus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Terramuggus is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terramuggus
- Marlborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Coventry Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coventry Lake is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Lake
- Coventry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coventry is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,389 people
- Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Turnerville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Turnerville is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Columbia is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,355 people
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coventry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Coventry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Coventry is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Coventry
- Oxford Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford Village is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Village
- Addison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Addison is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
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 Gay Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tolland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Coventry
- Manchester
- South Coventry
- Vernon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Gay Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Connecticut:
- Pages specific to Tolland 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 Gay Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #207263 (Gay Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #207263 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: Tolland
- Est. Elev: 194 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Marlborough
- Location given for Gay Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7206547 Lon: -72.4378621
- 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 Tolland, 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- Gay 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. |