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A visit to the Old East Cemetery ...

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 East Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   41.5834°   (41° 35' 0")

Lon:   -72.7007°   (-72° 42' 2")

The Old East Cemetery is located in Middlesex County<2>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Old East Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old Westfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Westfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Westfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Westfield Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
  • Old South Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old South Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old South Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old South Hill Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
  • Wilcox Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilcox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilcox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Hartford County
  • Wilcox Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilcox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilcox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
  • Calhoun Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calhoun Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calhoun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
  • St. Sebastian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Sebastian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Sebastian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Sebastian Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
  • Indian Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Indian Hill Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
  • Veterans Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veterans Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Veterans Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Veterans Memorial Park is located in Middlesex County
  • West Burying Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
  • Mortimer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mortimer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mortimer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mortimer Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Old Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • East Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Cemetery
      • The East Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • The East Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hillside Cemetery East
      • Old Center Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1993525 <5>
    • West Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
      • The West Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • The West Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hillside Cemetery West
      • New Center Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1993524 <5>
    • Bridge Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridge Cemetery
      • The Bridge Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bridge Cemetery is located in Berlin.
      • The Bridge Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Denison Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103234 <5>
    • Maple Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Cemetery
      • The Maple Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • The Maple Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Maple Grove Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640494 <5>
    • North Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Christian Lane Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Lane Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Christian Lane Cemetery is located in Hartford County
    • Dunham Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dunham Cemetery is located in Hartford County
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • St. Mary Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • State Veterans Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Veterans Cemetery
      • The State Veterans Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the State Veterans Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Middletown.
      • The State Veterans Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Connecticut Veterans Cemetery
      • Veterans Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103790 <5>
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Middletown.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1933853 <5>
    • Swedish Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Swedish Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Portland Burying Ground
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Portland Burying Ground
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Portland Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Portland Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County

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 East Cemetery.

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

  • East Berlin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Middletown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cromwell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cromwell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
    • Cromwell is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,772 people
  • Middletown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
    • Middletown is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,013 people
  • Portland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Berlin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Middlefield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
    • Middlefield is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,350 people
  • Middlefield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
    • Middlefield is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlefield <6>
  • Gildersleeve
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gildersleeve. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildersleeve
    • Gildersleeve is located in Middlesex County
  • Berlin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Berlin is located in Hartford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,390 people
  • Meriden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meriden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
    • Meriden is located in New Haven County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,981 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Portland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
      • Portland is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,213 people
    • Rocky Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
      • Rocky Hill is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,037 people
    • Kensington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Meriden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Durham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Taylor Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Town
      • Taylor Town is located in Hartford County
    • Rocky Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Newington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington
      • Newington is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,868 people
    • Cobalt
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • South Glastonbury
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Glastonbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Glastonbury
      • South Glastonbury is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Glastonbury <6>
    • South Wethersfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Wethersfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wethersfield
      • South Wethersfield is located in Hartford County
    • Griswoldville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
      • Griswoldville is located in Hartford County
    • New Britain
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • New Britain
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Britain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
      • New Britain is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,198 people
    • Newington
      (7 miles [11.3 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 East Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Middlesex County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 East Cemetery:

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 East Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #209472  (Old East Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #209472 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: Middletown
    • County: Middlesex         Elev: 65
    • Location given for GNIS #209472 (Old East 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 Middlesex, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old East Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5834, Longitude: -72.7007       In this case, the coordinates for the Old East Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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