A visit to the Park 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 Park Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Park Cemetery:
41.2026, -73.1951
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Park Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Park Cemetery is located in Fairfield County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Park Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Park Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Park Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Augustine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pembroke Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Pembroke Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fairchild Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brinsmade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Brinsmade Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinsmade Cemetery
- Lawncroft Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lawncroft Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawncroft Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lawncroft Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Bridgeport.
- The Lawncroft Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lawncroft Burial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103441 <5>
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Grove Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Grove Cemetery
- Old Stratfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Stratford.
- The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John the Baptist Orthodox Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103638 <5>
- Unity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Brinsmade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Brinsmade Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinsmade Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Long Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Long Hill Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill Cemetery
- Maple Grove Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mountain Grove Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove Cemetery
- The Mountain Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maple Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135498 <5>
- Loyalty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Loyalty Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyalty Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Christ Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Christ Church Cemetery is located in Stratford.
- Old Congregational Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nichols Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Nichols Farm Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Farm Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Park Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Park Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bridgeport
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143,525 people
- Bridgeport
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Melville Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Melville Village is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville Village
- Trumbull
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Black Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Black Rock is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Stratford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stratford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stratford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,660 people
- Nichols
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nichols is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Trumbull
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Fairfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,215 people
- Long Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Long Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill
- Greenfield Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenfield Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Hill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fairfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oronoque
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oronoque is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque
- Southport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huntington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Huntington is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Easton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aspetuck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Aspetuck is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspetuck
- Stepney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stepney is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stepney
- Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Milford is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,781 people
- Shelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shelton is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,957 people
- Easton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Easton is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,466 people
- Coley Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coley Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coley Town
- Greens Farms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 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 Park Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fairfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Park Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgeport
- Fairfield
- Milford
- Southport
- Stratford
- Trumbull
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Park 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 Park Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #209617 (Park Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #209617 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: 16 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bridgeport
- Location given for Park Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2025967 Lon: -73.1951125
- 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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Park 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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