A visit to the Merritt 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 Merritt Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Merritt Cemetery:
41.0382, -73.6715
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Merritt Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Merritt Cemetery is located in Fairfield County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Merritt Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Merritt Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Merritt Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pecks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Pecks Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Hebrew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Lyon - Rawson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Second Congregational Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Putnam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Putnam Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Cemetery
- Howe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Howe Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Cemetery
- Purchase Friends Meeting Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Greenwich Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Greenwich Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Cemetery
- Old Cos Cob Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Old Cos Cob Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cos Cob Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Cos Cob Cemetery is located in Cos Cob.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2155949 <5>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Close Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Close Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Close Cemetery
- Quaker Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Quaker Ridge Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Ridge Cemetery
- Foster / Buckhout Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
- Haviland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Haviland Cemetery is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland Cemetery
- Greenwood Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Greenwood Union Cemetery is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Union Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Merritt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Merritt Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rye Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Glenville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Glenville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Port Chester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Belle Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Haven is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
- Greenwich
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Purchase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cos Cob
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenwich is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
- Rye
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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>
- White Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harrison
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Milton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Milton is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Old Greenwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Valhalla
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Scarsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Armonk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stamford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Riverbank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riverbank is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Mamaroneck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shippan Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shippan Point is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippan Point
- Glenbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Glenbrook is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
- Stamford
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Banksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Banksville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
- Banksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Banksville is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
- Thornwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elmsford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Merritt 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 Merritt Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Armonk
- Elmsford
- Greenwich
- Harrison
- Hartsdale
- Mamaroneck
- Old Greenwich
- Port Chester
- Purchase
- Rye
- Rye lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Merritt Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rye.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Scarsdale
- Stamford
- Valhalla
- White Plains
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 Merritt 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 Merritt Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #208840 (Merritt Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #208840 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: 82 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Glenville
- Location given for Merritt Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0381528 Lon: -73.6715172
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Merritt 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. |