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A visit to the Great Plain Cemetery ...


The location of the Great Plain 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 Great Plain Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   41.4159°   (41° 24' 57")

Lon:   -73.4351°   (-73° 26' 6")

The Great Plain Cemetery is located in Fairfield 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 Great Plain Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Connecticut:
  • Pages specific to Fairfield County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Great Plain Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Great Plain Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Great Plain Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Danbury
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Danbury
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
      • Danbury is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
    • Bethel
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bethel
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,941 people
    • Dodgingtown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgingtown
      • Dodgingtown is located in Fairfield County
    • Hawleyville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
      • Hawleyville is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawleyville <4>
    • Brookfield Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
      • Brookfield Center is located in Fairfield County
    • Brookfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Brookfield is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,900 people
    • Brookfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Brookfield is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookfield <4>
    • New Fairfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
      • New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Fairfield <4>
    • Candlewood Lake Club
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Candlewood Lake Club have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewood Lake Club
      • Candlewood Lake Club is located in Litchfield County
    • Chimney Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
      • Chimney Point is located in Litchfield County
    • Continue List   (18 more) ...
      • New Fairfield
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
        • New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,792 people
      • Ball Pond
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ball Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Pond
        • Ball Pond is located in Fairfield County
      • West Redding
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Putnam Lake
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnam Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Lake
        • Putnam Lake is located in Putnam County (NY)
      • Deforest Corners
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deforest Corners
        • Deforest Corners is located in Putnam County (NY)
      • Redding
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redding have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
        • Redding is located in Fairfield County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,051 people
      • Newtown
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
        • Newtown is located in Fairfield County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,832 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newtown <4>
      • Sandy Hook
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Peach Lake
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lake
        • Peach Lake is located in Putnam County (NY)
      • Ridgefield
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
        • Ridgefield is located in Fairfield County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,898 people
      • Topstone
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topstone
        • Topstone is located in Fairfield County
      • Redding
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Redding Ridge
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redding Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding Ridge
        • Redding Ridge is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redding Ridge <4>
      • Hattertown
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattertown
        • Hattertown is located in Fairfield County
      • Bridgewater
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
        • Bridgewater is located in Litchfield County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
      • Bridgewater
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Lanesville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
        • Lanesville is located in Litchfield County
      • Brewster Hill
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Hill
        • Brewster Hill is located in Putnam County (NY)

    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 Great Plain Cemetery. The following communities are located in Fairfield County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Great Plain Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Old Main Street Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Main Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Main Street Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Main Street Cemetery
    • Wooster Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • The Wooster Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wooster Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Danbury.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wooster Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103843 <6>
    • Pembroke Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pembroke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pembroke Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pembroke Cemetery
    • Old Town Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Town Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Town Cemetery
    • Wooster Street Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wooster Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wooster Street Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wooster Street Cemetery
    • United Jewish Center Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Jewish Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The United Jewish Center Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Jewish Center Cemetery
    • Kenosia Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mill Plain Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mill Plain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mill Plain Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mill Plain Cemetery
    • St. Peter Cemetery (New)
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Miry Brook Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miry Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miry Brook Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miry Brook Cemetery
    • Center Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Center Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
    • First Congregational Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Congregational Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The First Congregational Church Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Congregational Church Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Elmwood Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
      • Central Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Central Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Cemetery
      • New Fairfield Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Fairfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Fairfield Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Fairfield Cemetery
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Bethel.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Taunton Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Lands End Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lands End Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lands End Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lands End Cemetery
      • Laure Hill Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laure Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Laure Hill Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laure Hill Cemetery
      • Mountain View Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in New Haven County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View 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 Great Plain Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #207466  (Great Plain Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #207466 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: Danbury
      • County: Fairfield         Elev: 107
      • Location given for GNIS #207466 (Great Plain 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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Great Plain Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4159, Longitude: -73.4351       In this case, the coordinates for the Great Plain Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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