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A visit to the Old South Cemetery ...


The location of the Old South 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 South Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old South 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 South Cemetery

Lat:   41.7357°   (41° 44' 8")

Lon:   -72.6343°   (-72° 38' 3")

The Old South Cemetery is located in Hartford 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 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 South Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Connecticut:
  • Pages specific to Hartford 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 South 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 33 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Old South Cemetery.

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

    • Welles Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welles Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welles Village
      • Welles Village is located in Hartford County
    • Forbes Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes Village
      • Forbes Village is located in Hartford County
    • Tudor Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tudor Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tudor Village
      • Tudor Village is located in Hartford County
    • Wethersfield
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wethersfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wethersfield
      • Wethersfield is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,884 people
    • Wethersfield
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Glastonbury Center
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glastonbury Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastonbury Center
      • Glastonbury Center is located in Hartford County
    • Glastonbury
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glastonbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastonbury
      • Glastonbury is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glastonbury <4>
    • Forest Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Village
      • Forest Village is located in Hartford County
    • East Hartford
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hartford
      • East Hartford is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,630 people
    • East Hartford
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Griswoldville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
      • Griswoldville is located in Hartford County
    • South Wethersfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wethersfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wethersfield
      • South Wethersfield is located in Hartford County
    • Continue List   (21 more) ...
      • Addison
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
        • Addison is located in Hartford County
      • Mayberry Village
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayberry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry Village
        • Mayberry Village is located in Hartford County
      • Coachlight Village
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coachlight Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coachlight Village
        • Coachlight Village is located in Hartford County
      • Hartford
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hartford
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
        • Hartford is located in Hartford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,535 people
      • Parkville
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
        • Parkville is located in Hartford County
      • Saybrooke Village
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saybrooke Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrooke Village
        • Saybrooke Village is located in Hartford County
      • Rocky Hill
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Stowe Village Housing Project
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stowe Village Housing Project have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowe Village Housing Project
        • Stowe Village Housing Project is located in Hartford County
      • Oxford Village
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Village
        • Oxford Village is located in Hartford County
      • Burnham
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
        • Burnham is located in Hartford County
      • Elmwood
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
        • Elmwood is located in Hartford County
      • Newington
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Newington
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • 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
      • Rocky Hill
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • 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
      • South Glastonbury
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • 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 <4>
      • Glastonbury
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glastonbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastonbury
        • Glastonbury is located in Hartford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,426 people
      • East Glastonbury
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Buckingham
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
        • Buckingham is located in Hartford County
      • Childrens Village of the Hartford Orphan Asylum
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Childrens Village of the Hartford Orphan Asylum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childrens Village of the Hartford Orphan Asylum
        • Childrens Village of the Hartford Orphan Asylum is located in Hartford County
      • West Hartford
        (5 miles [8 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 South Cemetery. The following communities are located in Hartford County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Old South Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Village Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Village Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Village Cemetery
    • St. James Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. James Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Center Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • The Center Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
    • Ancient Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ancient Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ancient Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ancient Cemetery
    • Old South Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old South Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old South Cemetery
    • Glastonbury Green Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glastonbury Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Glastonbury Green Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glastonbury Green Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Old North Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Zion Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Hartford.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #164421 <6>
    • Cedar Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
    • Emanuel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emanuel Cemetery
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Our Saviour Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Saviour Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Our Saviour Cemetery is located in Hartford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Saviour Cemetery
      • West Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Congregation Ados Israel Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Grove Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • St. Patricks Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Hartford County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patricks Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hartford.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103682 <6>
      • Working Circle Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sisters of St. Joseph Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Teferes Israel Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Old Church Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Church Cemetery is located in Hartford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Church Cemetery
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • 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 Hartford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns 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 South Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1950555  (Old South Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1950555 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: Hartford South
      • County: Hartford         Elev: 18
      • Location given for GNIS #1950555 (Old South 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 South Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7357, Longitude: -72.6343       In this case, the coordinates for the Old South 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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