A visit to the Greenwich 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 Greenwich Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Greenwich Cemetery:
41.0362, -73.5987
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Greenwich Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Greenwich Cemetery is located in Fairfield County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Greenwich Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Greenwich Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greenwich Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Putnam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- 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 in Greenwich.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2252283 <5>
- Second Congregational Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Second Congregational Church Cemetery
- Second Congregational Church Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103772 <5>
- First Congregational Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Adams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Putnam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Putnam Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Tomac Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Tomac Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomac Cemetery
- The Tomac Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Sound Beach Cemetery
- Tomac Burying Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103763 <5>
- Westover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Westover Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover Cemetery
- Close Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Close Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Close Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Howe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Howe Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Cemetery
- Merritt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Merritt Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt Cemetery
- Lyon - Rawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Andrew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Andrew Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrew Cemetery
- Northfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Northfield Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Northfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Stamford.
- The Northfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Street Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1019853 <5>
- Stillwater Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stillwater Road Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Road Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stillwater Road Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Stamford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2175186 <5>
- Boulton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Boulton Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulton Cemetery
- Agudath Sholom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Greenwich Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Greenwich Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cos Cob
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greenwich
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greenwich is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
- Greenwich
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Greenwich
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Belle Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Shippan Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shippan Point is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippan Point
- Stamford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glenville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Port Chester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glenbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenbrook is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
- Stamford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stamford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
- Riverbank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riverbank is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rye Brook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Springdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Rye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rye is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,634 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <6>
- Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Darien
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Darien is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,693 people
- Noroton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Noroton is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noroton
- Noroton Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Noroton Heights is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noroton Heights
- Purchase
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harrison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Banksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Banksville is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
- Banksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Banksville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
- Darien
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Stamford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Stamford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stamford
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 Greenwich 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 Greenwich Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Darien
- Greenwich
- Harrison
- Old Greenwich
- Port Chester
- Purchase
- Rye
- Rye lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Greenwich Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rye.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Stamford
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 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 Greenwich 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 Greenwich Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #207504 (Greenwich Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #207504 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: 5 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stamford
- Location given for Greenwich Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0362082 Lon: -73.5987364
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greenwich 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. |