A visit to the Old 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 Old Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Cemetery:
41.9026, -72.0884
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Cemetery is located in Windham County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Cemetery.
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 Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sibley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Sibley Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley Cemetery
- Spalding Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Spalding Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding Cemetery
- Babcock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Babcock Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock Cemetery
- Old Ashford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Ashford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- South Ashford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barlow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Barlow Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Cemetery
- Westford Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Westford Village Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford Village Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Westford Village Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Westford
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103824 <5>
- Warrenville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Warrenville Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenville Cemetery
- Abington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Abington Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington Cemetery
- The Abington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Abbington Cemetery
- New Abbington Cemetery
- New Abington Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #249615 <5>
- Bungee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bungee Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bungee Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rindge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rindge Cemetery is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindge Cemetery
- Swamp Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Swamp Burying Ground is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Burying Ground
- Westford Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Snow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Snow Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Cemetery
- Benson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Benson Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Cemetery
- Quasset Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Quasset Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quasset Cemetery
- Marcy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Marcy Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcy Cemetery
- Russ Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Russ Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russ Cemetery
- Grow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Grow Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grow Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The South Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Episcopal Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woodstock Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodstock Central Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Eastford
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Eastford is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,800 people
- Eastford
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ashford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ashford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ashford is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,246 people
- Warrenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warrenville is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenville
- West Woodstock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Woodstock is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Woodstock
- Westford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Westford is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- West Ashford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Ashford is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ashford
- Elliotts
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elliotts is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotts
- Abington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodstock is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,834 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mount Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hope is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Pomfret
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pomfret is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,196 people
- Pomfret Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pomfret
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- East Willington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Willington is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Willington
- Chaplin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chaplin is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaplin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,232 people
- Chaplin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Woodstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Woodstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hampton is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
- Hampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pomfret Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pomfret Landing is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret Landing
- Harrisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harrisville is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Willington
(8 miles [12.9 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 Old Cemetery. The following communities are located in Windham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashford
- Pomfret Landing
- Pomfret
- Warrenville
- Woodstock
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Old Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Connecticut:
- Pages specific to Windham 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #209468 (Old Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #209468 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: Windham
- Est. Elev: 182 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eastford
- Location given for Old Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.9025974 Lon: -72.0884092
- 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 Windham, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old 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. |
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