A visit to the Headquarters Cemetery ...
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 Headquarters Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Headquarters Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Headquarters Cemetery
Lat: 41.7518° (41° 45' 6")
Lon: -73.2640° (-73° 15' 50")
The Headquarters Cemetery is located in Litchfield County<2>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Headquarters Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Headquarters Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Milton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Milton Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Bantam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bantam Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bantam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bantam Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Southeast Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southeast Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southeast Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Southeast Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The West Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- East Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The East Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- West Goshen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Goshen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Goshen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The West Goshen Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Romford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Romford Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Romford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Romford Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Lakeside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
- The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- East Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The East Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Old Middle Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Middle Street Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Middle Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Middle Street Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Goshen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goshen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goshen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Collins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
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- Allen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Cornwall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornwall Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cornwall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cornwall Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Kent Hollow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kent Hollow Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kent Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Kent Hollow Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- New Preston Village Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carmel Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carmel Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carmel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Carmel Hill Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Old Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bethlehem Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- West Torrington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Torrington Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Torrington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The West Torrington Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- East Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The East Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- West Side Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Side Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The West Side Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 33 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Headquarters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Headquarters Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Milton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Litchfield County
- Bantam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grappaville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappaville
- Grappaville is located in Litchfield County
- Woodville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Woodville is located in Litchfield County
- Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Warren is located in Litchfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Emmons City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmons City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons City
- Emmons City is located in Litchfield County
- West Morris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Morris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Morris
- West Morris is located in Litchfield County
- Lakeside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Lakeside is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeside <7>
- Sandy Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
- Sandy Beach is located in Litchfield County
- Morris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Morris is located in Litchfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,250 people
- Warren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Romford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Romford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romford
- Romford is located in Litchfield County
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Morris
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Morris is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <7>
- Goshen
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goshen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Goshen is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <7>
- West Goshen
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Goshen
- West Goshen is located in Litchfield County
- Dudleytown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dudleytown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Dudleytown is located in Litchfield County
- Washington Depot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Preston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Litchfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,419 people
- Litchfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
- Litchfield is located in Litchfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,070 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <7>
- Cornwall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cornwall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Cornwall is located in Litchfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,360 people
- Goshen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Goshen is located in Litchfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,856 people
- Cornwall Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Bridge
- Cornwall Bridge is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall Bridge <7>
- Marble Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marble Dale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Dale
- Marble Dale is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble Dale <7>
- Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethlehem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Bethlehem is located in Litchfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,385 people
- Bethlehem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Northfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Northfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Northfield is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfield <7>
- Torrington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Drakeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakeville
- Drakeville is located in Litchfield County
- North Kent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Kent. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kent
- North Kent is located in Litchfield 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 Headquarters Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Litchfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Headquarters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bantam
- Bloomfield
- Morris
- Torrington
- Washington Depot
- Washington
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 either 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 Headquarters Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Connecticut:
- Pages specific to Litchfield 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 Headquarters Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Headquarters Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #207757 (Headquarters Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #207757 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: Cornwall
- County: Litchfield Elev: 300
- Location given for GNIS #207757 (Headquarters Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Litchfield, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Headquarters Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7518, Longitude: -73.2640 In this case, the coordinates for the Headquarters Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | 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. |
<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> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |