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The location of the Old Congregational Church Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Congregational Church Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Congregational Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Congregational Church Cemetery

Lat:   41.2990°   (41° 17' 56")

Lon:   -73.3901°   (-73° 23' 24")

The Old Congregational Church Cemetery is located in Fairfield County<2>.

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 helpful 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 Congregational Church Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Connecticut:
  • Pages specific to Fairfield County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Old Congregational Church Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Congregational Church Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Congregational Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Redding
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redding have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
      • Redding is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,051 people
    • Redding
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Redding Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redding Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding Ridge
      • Redding Ridge is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redding Ridge <4>
    • Branchville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
      • Branchville is located in Fairfield County
    • Georgetown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • West Redding
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Topstone
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topstone
      • Topstone is located in Fairfield County
    • Bethel
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Weston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,204 people
    • Easton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Easton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
      • Easton is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,466 people
    • Bethel
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,941 people
    • Continue List   (18 more) ...
      • Hattertown
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattertown
        • Hattertown is located in Fairfield County
      • Dodgingtown
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgingtown
        • Dodgingtown is located in Fairfield County
      • Ridgefield
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield
        • Ridgefield is located in Fairfield County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,898 people
      • Ridgefield
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Weston
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Aspetuck
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspetuck
        • Aspetuck is located in Fairfield County
      • Upper Stepney
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Stepney
        • Upper Stepney is located in Fairfield County
      • North Wilton
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilton
        • North Wilton is located in Fairfield County
      • Wilton
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
        • Wilton is located in Fairfield County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,219 people
      • Wilton
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Danbury
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lewisboro
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisboro
        • Lewisboro is located in Westchester County (NY)
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisboro <4>
      • South Wilton
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilton
        • South Wilton is located in Fairfield County
      • Coley Town
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coley Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coley Town
        • Coley Town is located in Fairfield County
      • Monroe
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
        • Monroe is located in Fairfield County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,328 people
      • Botsford
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Botsford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botsford
        • Botsford is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Botsford <4>
      • Danbury
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
        • Danbury is located in Fairfield County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,317 people
      • Newtown
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
        • Newtown is located in Fairfield County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,832 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newtown <4>

    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 Congregational Church Cemetery. The following communities are located in Fairfield County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Danbury
      • Danbury lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Old Congregational Church Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Danbury.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
    • Georgetown
    • Redding
      • Redding lies less than 2 miles<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Old Congregational Church Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Redding.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
    • Ridgefield
    • Wilton
      • Wilton lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Old Congregational Church Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wilton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Old Congregational Church Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Congregational Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Umpawaug Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • The Umpawaug Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Umpawaug Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Bethel.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Umpawaug Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103770 <6>
    • Lonetown Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lonetown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lonetown Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lonetown Cemetery
    • Old Indian Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Indian Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Indian Cemetery
    • Redding Ridge Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redding Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Redding Ridge Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redding Ridge Cemetery
    • Christ Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Florida Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Florida Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Florida Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Florida Cemetery
    • Center Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Center Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Bethel.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • First Congregational Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Congregational Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The First Congregational Church Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Congregational Church Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Ridgefield Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridgefield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ridgefield Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridgefield Cemetery
    • Aspetuck Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aspetuck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Aspetuck Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aspetuck Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Gilbertown Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilbertown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gilbertown Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilbertown Cemetery
      • Union Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • The Union Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Easton.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Morgan Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
      • Elmwood Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
      • Wooster Street Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wooster Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wooster Street Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wooster Street Cemetery
      • Old Town Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Town Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Town Cemetery
      • Miry Brook Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miry Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Miry Brook Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miry Brook Cemetery
      • Bald Hill Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bald Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bald Hill Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bald Hill Cemetery
      • Tashua Burial Ground
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tashua Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tashua Burial Ground is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tashua Burial Ground
      • Stephey Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stephey Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephey Cemetery
      • Huntingtown Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huntingtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Huntingtown Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huntingtown Cemetery

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

    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 Congregational Church Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1942629  (Old Congregational Church Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1942629 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Bethel
      • County: Fairfield         Elev: 148
      • Location given for GNIS #1942629 (Old Congregational Church Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/

    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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old Congregational Church Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2990, Longitude: -73.3901       In this case, the coordinates for the Old Congregational Church Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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