A visit to the Old Church 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 Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Church Cemetery:
41.1576, -73.5004
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Church Cemetery is located in Fairfield County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Church Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 34 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Old Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Maple Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lockwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Lockwood Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood Cemetery
- Hickok Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hickok Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickok Cemetery
- Sellecks Corner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seely - Stevens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Seely - Stevens Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seely - Stevens Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Seely - Stevens Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of New Canaan.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2148674 <5>
- Silvermine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- High Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The High Ridge Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the High Ridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Stamford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2148656 <5>
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Springdale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158149 <5>
- Hoyt Cemetery #2
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hoyt Cemetery #2 is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt Cemetery #2
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hoyt Cemetery #2 is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Springdale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158154 <5>
- Stevens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
- Waterbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Waterbury Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury Cemetery
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Weed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Weed Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Cemetery
- Hoyt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hoyt Cemetery is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt Cemetery
- Becks Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Becks Hill Cemetery is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Hill Cemetery
- Canfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Canfield Cemetery is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pound Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pound Ridge Cemetery is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pound Ridge Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Pound Ridge (NY).
- The Pound Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Burial Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976569 <5>
- Round Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Round Ridge Cemetery is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Ridge Cemetery
- Newfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Newfield Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield Cemetery
- Old Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old Burying Ground is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burying Ground
- St. John Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Old Jewish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old Jewish Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jewish Cemetery
- Slassoh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Slassoh Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slassoh Cemetery
- Hoyt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hoyt Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt Cemetery
- Temple Shalom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Temple Shalom Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Shalom Cemetery
- The Temple Shalom Cemetery has also been known as:
- Independent Hebrew Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2162282 <5>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Hebrew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Norwalk Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Norwalk Union Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk Union Cemetery
- The Norwalk Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Norwalk Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103782 <5>
- Sharp Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mathews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Mathews Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mathews Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Old Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Canaan
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New Canaan
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Canaan is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canaan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,115 people
- North Stamford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Stamford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stamford
- Scotts Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scotts Corners is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corners
- High Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- High Ridge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- Stamford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stamford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
- Springdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- West Norwalk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Norwalk is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwalk
- Winnipauk Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Winnipauk Village is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipauk Village
- Winnipauk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Winnipauk is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipauk
- South Wilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Wilton is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilton
- Wilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,219 people
- North Wilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Wilton is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilton
- Lewisboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riverbank
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverbank is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
- Noroton Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Noroton Heights is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noroton Heights
- Darien
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Norwalk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pound Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Glenbrook is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
- Noroton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Noroton is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noroton
- Rowayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Norwalk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Norwalk is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88,655 people
- South Norwalk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Norwalk is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Norwalk
- East Norwalk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Norwalk is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Norwalk
- Weston
(6 miles [9.7 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 Old Church Cemetery. The following communities are located in Fairfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Darien
- New Canaan
- Norwalk
- South Norwalk
- Wilton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Church 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 Old Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1942627 (Old Church Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1942627 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: 119 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pound Ridge
- Location given for Old Church Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1575962 Lon: -73.5004004
- 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- Old Church 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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