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A visit to the Gay Cemetery ...


The location of the Gay Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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

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

Lat:   41.7207°   (41° 43' 14")

Lon:   -72.4379°   (-72° 26' 16")

The Gay Cemetery is located in Tolland County<2>.

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 Gay Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Connecticut:
  • Pages specific to Tolland County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gay City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay City
      • Gay City is located in Tolland County
    • Gilead
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
      • Gilead is located in Tolland County
    • Andover
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Andover is located in Tolland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,228 people
    • Andover
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Andover is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <5>
    • Bolton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Bolton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
      • Bolton is located in Tolland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,855 people
    • Buckingham
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
      • Buckingham is located in Hartford County
    • East Glastonbury
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Glastonbury
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glastonbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastonbury
      • Glastonbury is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,426 people
    • Hebron
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Hebron is located in Tolland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,480 people
    • Hebron
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lydallville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydallville
      • Lydallville is located in Hartford County
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Manchester Green
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Green
        • Manchester Green is located in Hartford County
      • Manchester
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Manchester
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
        • Manchester is located in Hartford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,362 people
      • Marlborough
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlborough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
        • Marlborough is located in Hartford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,303 people
      • Terramuggus
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terramuggus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terramuggus
        • Terramuggus is located in Hartford County
      • Marlborough
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Coventry Lake
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Lake
        • Coventry Lake is located in Tolland County
      • Coventry
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
        • Coventry is located in Tolland County
        • 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)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turnerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
        • Turnerville is located in Tolland County
      • Columbia
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
        • Columbia is located in Tolland County
        • 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
        • Coventry is located in Tolland County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coventry <5>
      • South Coventry
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Coventry
        • South Coventry is located in Tolland County
      • Oxford Village
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Village
        • Oxford Village is located in Hartford County
      • Addison
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
        • Addison is located in Hartford County

    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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Gay Cemetery.<6>

    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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Tom Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The John Tom Hill Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Tom Hill Cemetery
    • Bolton Center Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bolton Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bolton Center Cemetery is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bolton Center Cemetery
    • Old Marlborough Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Marlborough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Marlborough Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Marlborough Cemetery
    • Gilead Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Gilead Cemetery is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilead Cemetery
    • Townsend Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Townsend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Townsend Cemetery is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Townsend Cemetery
    • New Andover Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The New Andover Cemetery is located in Tolland County
      • The New Andover Cemetery has also been known as:
      • First Congregational Church Cemetery
      • Long Hill Road Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Andover Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154063 <7>
    • Old Buckingham Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Buckingham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Buckingham Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Buckingham Cemetery
    • Old Eastbury Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Eastbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Eastbury Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Eastbury Cemetery
    • South Street Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South Street Cemetery is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the East Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Manchester.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103307 <7>
    • Nipsic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nipsic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nipsic Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nipsic Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • St. Peters Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Tolland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
      • Andover Road Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andover Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Andover Road Cemetery is located in Tolland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andover Road Cemetery
      • Utley Hill Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Utley Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Utley Hill Cemetery is located in Tolland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Utley Hill Cemetery
      • Quarryville Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quarryville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Quarryville Cemetery is located in Tolland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quarryville Cemetery
      • St. Bridgets Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bridgets Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Bridgets Cemetery is located in Hartford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bridgets Cemetery
      • St. James Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wassuc Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wassuc Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wassuc Cemetery is located in Hartford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wassuc Cemetery
      • Burrows Hill Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burrows Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Burrows Hill Cemetery is located in Tolland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burrows Hill Cemetery
      • Columbia Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Columbia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Columbia Cemetery is located in Tolland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbia Cemetery
      • Center Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver Street Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Silver Street Cemetery is located in Tolland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Street Cemetery

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

    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: GNIS record #207263 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Marlborough
      • County: Tolland         Elev: 194
      • Location given for GNIS #207263 (Gay Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/

    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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Gay Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7207, Longitude: -72.4379       In this case, the coordinates for the Gay Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>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.




 

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