A visit to the Holy Land 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 Holy Land Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holy Land Cemetery:
41.5462, -73.0307
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holy Land Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Holy Land Cemetery is located in New Haven County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Holy Land Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Holy Land Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holy Land Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- All Saints Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The All Saints Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lithuanian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Lithuanian Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithuanian Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Hebrew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- East Farms Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The East Farms Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Farms Cemetery
- New Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The New Pine Grove Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pine Grove Cemetery
- The New Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pine Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103501 <5>
- Beth El Synagogue Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Union City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968620 <5>
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Salem Bridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Salem Bridge Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Bridge Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Woodtick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodtick Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodtick Cemetery
- Bucks Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bucks Hill Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Hill Cemetery
- Middlebury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Middlebury Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Smith Elementary School Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Edgewood Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Cemetery
- The Edgewood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Center Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103315 <5>
- Mt. St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. St. James Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. St. James Cemetery
- Old Watertown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Watertown Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Watertown Cemetery
- Guntown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Guntown Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntown Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. James Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Naugatuck.
- The St. James Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. James Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103634 <5>
- Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Naugatuck.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103375 <5>
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 Holy Land Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holy Land Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waterbury
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Waterbury is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106,826 people
- Waterbury
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Union City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Waterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Waterville is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Middlebury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Middlebury is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,829 people
- Naugatuck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Naugatuck is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugatuck
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,905 people
- Naugatuck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Prospect
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,755 people
- Prospect
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wolcott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wolcott is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,565 people
- Wolcott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Middlebury
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greystone
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greystone is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
- West Cheshire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Cheshire is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cheshire
- Cheshire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cheshire is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,806 people
- Milldale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Watertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watertown is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,517 people
- Watertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beacon Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beacon Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beacon Falls is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,230 people
- Brooksvale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brooksvale is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksvale
- Cheshire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plantsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Holy Land Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in New Haven County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holy Land Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cheshire
- Middlebury
- Naugatuck
- Prospect
- Waterbury
- Watertown
- Waterville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Holy Land Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Connecticut:
- Pages specific to New Haven 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 Holy Land Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1933900 (Holy Land Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1933900 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: New Haven
- Est. Elev: 143 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waterbury
- Location given for Holy Land Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.546208 Lon: -73.0306625
- 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 New Haven, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holy Land 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. |