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A visit to the Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill Cemetery ...

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

41.6184, -72.8726

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

The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Hartford County<2>.

Open a Google Map centered on the Oak Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Oak Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Plantsville.
  • Quinnipiac Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Quinnipiac Cemetery is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnipiac Cemetery
  • South End Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The South End Cemetery is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South End Cemetery
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • West Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The West Cemetery is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
  • Lake Ave. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wonx Spring Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Wonx Spring Cemetery is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonx Spring Cemetery
  • Olde Burying Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Olde Burying Ground is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Burying Ground
  • South Burying Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The South Burying Ground is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Burying Ground
  • East Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The East Cemetery is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cemetery
  • Forestville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Forestville Cemetery is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Lake Ave. Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lake Ave. Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ave. Cemetery
      • The Lake Ave. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Downs Street Cemetery
    • Northeast Burying Ground
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Smith Elementary School Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Blue Hills Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Blue Hills Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hills Cemetery
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
    • West Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The West Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
    • Edgewood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Cheshire Street Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Meriden Hebrew Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Meriden Hebrew Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden Hebrew Cemetery
    • Dunham Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Dunham Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunham Cemetery
    • Polish Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Polish Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polish Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in New Britain.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #235490 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Southington
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Southington is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,829 people
  • Southington
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Plantsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Milldale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • East Bristol
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • East Bristol is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bristol
  • Plainville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Plainville is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,486 people
  • Plainville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Marion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wolcott
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Wolcott
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Wolcott is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,565 people
  • Berlin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Berlin is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,390 people
  • Kensington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • New Britain
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • New Britain
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • New Britain is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,198 people
    • Bristol
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bristol is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,734 people
    • Bristol
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Autumn HIll
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Autumn HIll is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autumn HIll
    • Meriden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Meriden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Meriden is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,981 people
    • Berlin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Terryville Station
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Terryville Station is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville Station
    • West Cheshire
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • West Cheshire is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cheshire
    • Cheshire
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Cheshire is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshire
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,806 people
    • South Meriden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • South Meriden is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Meriden
    • Farmington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Farmington is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,496 people
    • Farmington Station
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Farmington Station is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Station
    • Pequabuck
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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 Oak Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hartford County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oak Hill 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 professional and volunteer 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Connecticut:
  • Pages specific to Hartford 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #209438  (Oak Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #209438 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: Hartford
      • Est. Elev: 62 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Meriden
      • Location given for Oak Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.6184316     Lon: -72.872601
      • 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 Hartford, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Hill 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.