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A visit to the Milford 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 Milford Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Milford Cemetery:

41.2865, -72.9770

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Milford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Milford Cemetery is located in New Haven County<2>.

Open a Google Map centered on the Milford Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Milford Cemetery.<4>

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

  • West Haven Green Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • St. Bernard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in New Haven.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103328 <5>
  • Mapledale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Mapledale Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapledale Cemetery
  • West River Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • St. Lawrence Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The St. Lawrence Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lawrence Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Lawrence Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in New Haven.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968172 <5>
  • Orange Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Orange Center Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Center Cemetery
  • City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The City Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
  • Westville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Westville Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville Cemetery
  • Congregation Mishkan Israel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mishkan Israel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mishkan Israel Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishkan Israel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Center Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Center Church Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Church Cemetery
    • New Haven Crypt Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Grove Street Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Grove Street Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Street Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grove Street Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in New Haven.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1607917 <5>
    • Beaverdale Memorial Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Beaverdale Memorial Park is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beaverdale Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in New Haven.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103214 <5>
    • B'nail Jacob Memorial Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The B'nail Jacob Memorial Park is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nail Jacob Memorial Park
      • The B'nail Jacob Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Bnail Jacob Memorial Park
    • Eastside Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Eastside Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside Cemetery
    • Milford Side Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Milford Side Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Side Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Milford Side Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of New Haven.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103471 <5>
    • Mt. St. Peters Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. St. Peters Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. St. Peters Cemetery
    • Congregation Bethel of Ansonia Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Coram Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Coram Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coram Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • B'nail Scholom Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The B'nail Scholom Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nail Scholom Cemetery
      • The B'nail Scholom Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bnail Scholom Cemetery
    • Congregation Beth El Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodin Street Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Woodin Street Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodin Street Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Milford Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Milford Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • West Haven
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • West Haven is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,367 people
  • West Haven
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Allingtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Orange
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Orange is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,882 people
  • Orange
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Westville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Westville is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • New Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • New Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • New Haven is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130,801 people
  • Woodbridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fair Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fair Haven is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
  • Woodbridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Woodbridge is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,704 people
  • East Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • East Haven
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • East Haven is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,454 people
    • Hemingway Town ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Hemingway Town is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemingway Town
    • Whitneyville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Oronoque
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Oronoque is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque
    • Milford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Milford is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,781 people
    • Milford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Short Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Short Beach is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Beach
    • Ansonia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ansonia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ansonia is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,525 people
    • Derby
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Derby is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
    • Derby
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Derby is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
      • Former name for Derby:
      • Birmingham
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <6>
    • Shelton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hamden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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 Milford 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 Milford Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Milford 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 Milford Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #208884  (Milford Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #208884 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: 51 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: New Haven
      • Location given for Milford Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.286486     Lon: -72.977048
      • 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 from Point A (ie- Milford 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.