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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:

41.6815, -72.6004

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 Hartford 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 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.

  • Glastonbury Green Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Still Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Still Hill Cemetery is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Hill Cemetery
  • St. Augustine Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The St. Augustine Cemetery is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Augustine Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • St. James Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The St. James Cemetery is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
  • Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Center Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
  • Our Saviour Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Our Saviour Cemetery is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Saviour Cemetery
  • Village Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Village Cemetery is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rose Hill Memorial Park is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Rocky Hill.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103617 <5>
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
  • Wassuc Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Wassuc Cemetery is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassuc Cemetery
  • Nipsic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Nipsic Cemetery is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipsic Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Old Eastbury Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old Eastbury Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Eastbury Cemetery
    • Hockanum Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hockanum Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockanum Cemetery
    • Old South Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Old South Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old South Cemetery
    • Old Buckingham Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
    • Cedar Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Hartford.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #164421 <5>
    • Emanuel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Cemetery
    • West Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The West Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Cromwell.
      • The West Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hillside Cemetery West
      • New Center Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1993524 <5>
    • East Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The East Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the East Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Cromwell.
      • The East Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hillside Cemetery East
      • Old Center Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1993525 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 31 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:

  • South Glastonbury
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Glastonbury Center
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Glastonbury Center is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastonbury Center
  • Rocky Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Taylor Town
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Taylor Town is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
  • Glastonbury
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Glastonbury is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastonbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,426 people
  • Addison
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Addison is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
  • Glastonbury
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • South Wethersfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • South Wethersfield is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wethersfield
  • Forbes Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Forbes Village is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes Village
  • Rocky Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rocky Hill is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,037 people
  • East Glastonbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Welles Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Welles Village is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welles Village
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Wethersfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wethersfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Wethersfield is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wethersfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,884 people
    • Griswoldville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Griswoldville is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
    • Buckingham
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Buckingham is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
    • Forest Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Forest Village is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Village
    • Tudor Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Tudor Village is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tudor Village
    • Cromwell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cromwell is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,772 people
    • Portland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Portland is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,213 people
    • East Hartford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • East Hartford is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hartford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,630 people
    • Cromwell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Gildersleeve
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Gildersleeve is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildersleeve
    • Marlborough
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Marlborough is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,303 people
    • Oxford Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Oxford Village is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Village
    • Mayberry Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Mayberry Village is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry Village
    • Saybrooke Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Saybrooke Village is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrooke Village
    • Coachlight Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Coachlight Village is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coachlight Village
    • Newington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Newington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Newington is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,868 people
    • East Hartford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Church 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 Old Church 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 Old Church Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #209469  (Old Church Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #209469 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: 22 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Glastonbury
      • Location given for Old Church Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.6814884     Lon: -72.6003681
      • 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 '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 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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