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A visit to the Old Burying Ground ...

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 Old Burying Ground ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Burying Ground:

41.1412, -73.2468

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

The Old Burying Ground is located in Fairfield County<2>.

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Burying Ground.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Old Burying Ground.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Burying Ground, with the nearest first.

  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Fairfield.
  • Old West Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Old West Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old West Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old West Cemetery is located in Fairfield.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103560 <5>
  • Oak Lawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Lawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Fairfield.
    • The Oak Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oaklawn Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1000492 <5>
  • Greenfield Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Stratfield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Old Stratfield Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stratfield Cemetery
  • Mt. Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Grove Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Grove Cemetery
  • Mountain Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lawncroft Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Lawncroft Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawncroft Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lawncroft Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Bridgeport.
    • The Lawncroft Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lawncroft Burial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103441 <5>
  • Loyalty Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Loyalty Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalty Cemetery
  • Colonial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Colonial Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • St. Augustine Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pembroke Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pembroke Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Park Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Park Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Cemetery
    • Coleytown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Coleytown Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleytown Cemetery
    • Poplar Plains Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Poplar Plains Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Plains Cemetery
    • Willowbrook Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Christ Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 Stratford.
    • Old Congregational Burying Ground
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairchild Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fairchild Memorial Park is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild Memorial Park
    • Maple Grove Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Mountain Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Mountain Grove Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove Cemetery
      • The Mountain Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Maple Grove Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135498 <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 Old Burying Ground.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Burying Ground, with the nearest first:

  • Fairfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Black Rock
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Black Rock is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
  • Southport
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Fairfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairfield is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,215 people
  • Greens Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bridgeport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Melville Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Melville Village is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville Village
  • Greenfield Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenfield Hill is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Hill
  • Bridgeport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bridgeport is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,525 people
  • Westport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Westport is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,444 people
  • Coley Town
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Coley Town is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coley Town
  • Westport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Saugatuck
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Saugatuck is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugatuck
    • Compo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Compo is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compo
    • Stratford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Aspetuck
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Aspetuck is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspetuck
    • Stratford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Stratford is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,660 people
    • Trumbull
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Norwalk
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • East Norwalk
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • East Norwalk is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Norwalk
    • Easton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Nichols
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Nichols is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
    • Trumbull
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Trumbull is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,438 people
    • Long Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Long Hill is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill
    • Weston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Weston is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,204 people
    • Weston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Winnipauk Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Winnipauk Village is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipauk Village

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 Old Burying Ground. The following communities are located in Fairfield County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Burying Ground.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Old Burying Ground:

  • 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 Old Burying Ground:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1942626  (Old Burying Ground)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1942626 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: 7 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bridgeport
      • Location given for Old Burying Ground:
      • Lat: 41.1412079     Lon: -73.2467807
      • 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Old Burying Ground) 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.