A visit to the Old West Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Old West Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Old West Cemetery (FG ID #103560).
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 West Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old West Cemetery:
41.1403, -73.2671
The Old West Cemetery is located in Fairfield.
The cemetery is located in Fairfield County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Old West Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Old West Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old West Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Old Burying Ground is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burying Ground
- Greenfield Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Loyalty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Loyalty Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalty Cemetery
- Colonial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Colonial Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Cemetery
- Old Stratfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Grove Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Grove Cemetery
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lawncroft Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Poplar Plains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Poplar Plains Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Plains Cemetery
- Willowbrook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Augustine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Park Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Cemetery
- Aspetuck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Aspetuck Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspetuck Cemetery
- Gilbertown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Gilbertown Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertown Cemetery
- Coleytown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Coleytown Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleytown Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pembroke Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pembroke Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Old West Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old West Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Southport
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fairfield
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greens Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Black Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fairfield is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,215 people
- Westport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Westport is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,444 people
- Compo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143,525 people
- Melville Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coley Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coley Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coley Town
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Westport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Saugatuck
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Aspetuck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norwalk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Norwalk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Easton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stratford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trumbull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Weston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Weston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,204 people
- Weston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winnipauk Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Winnipauk Village is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipauk Village
- Norwalk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Norwalk is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88,655 people
- South Norwalk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Easton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Easton is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,466 people
- Stratford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stratford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,660 people
- Nichols
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Trumbull
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Trumbull is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,438 people
- Long Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Wilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Winnipauk
(8 miles [12.9 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 West Cemetery. The following communities are located in Fairfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old West Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgeport
- Fairfield
- Norwalk
- Saugatuck
- South Norwalk
- Southport
- Stratford
- Trumbull
- Westport
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 West 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 West Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #103560
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #209509 (Old West Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #209509 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: 6 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Westport
- Location given for Old West Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1398189 Lon: -73.267337
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old West 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |