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A visit to the Pierce Hollow Cemetery ...


The location of the Pierce Hollow 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 Pierce Hollow Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pierce Hollow Cemetery

Lat:   41.4879°   (41° 29' 16")

Lon:   -73.2576°   (-73° 15' 27")

The Pierce Hollow Cemetery is located in Litchfield County<2>.

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 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 Pierce Hollow Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Connecticut:
  • Pages specific to Litchfield 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 Pierce Hollow 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 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pierce Hollow Cemetery.

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

    • South Britain
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Southbury
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbury
      • Southbury is located in New Haven County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,496 people
    • Heritage Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
      • Heritage Village is located in New Haven County
    • Russian Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russian Village
      • Russian Village is located in Litchfield County
    • Southbury
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Hook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Riverside
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Woodbury
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Woodbury is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <4>
    • Southford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southford
      • Southford is located in New Haven County
    • Roxbury
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
      • Roxbury is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
    • Roxbury
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodbury
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Woodbury is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,453 people
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Hotchkissville ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotchkissville
        • Hotchkissville is located in Litchfield County
      • Bridgewater
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
        • Bridgewater is located in Litchfield County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
      • Brookfield Center
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
        • Brookfield Center is located in Fairfield County
      • Hawleyville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleyville
        • Hawleyville is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawleyville <4>
      • Newtown
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • 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>
      • Roxbury Station
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxbury Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Station
        • Roxbury Station is located in Litchfield County
      • Bridgewater
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Brookfield
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
        • Brookfield is located in Fairfield County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,900 people
      • Bowers Hill
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Hill
        • Bowers Hill is located in New Haven County
      • Oxford
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
        • Oxford is located in New Haven County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,250 people
      • Middlebury
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlebury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
        • Middlebury is located in New Haven County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,829 people
      • Middlebury
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlebury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
        • Middlebury is located in New Haven County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlebury <4>
      • Brookfield
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
        • Brookfield is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookfield <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 Pierce Hollow Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Litchfield County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pierce Hollow Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Pierce Hollow Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Pine Hill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
    • Middleground Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middleground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Middleground Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middleground Cemetery
    • Stiles Memorial Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stiles Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stiles Memorial Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stiles Memorial Cemetery
    • St. Roses Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Roses Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Roses Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Roses Cemetery
    • South Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Leavonworth Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Leavonworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Leavonworth Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Leavonworth Cemetery
    • Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Center Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
    • South Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Cemetery
    • Berkshire Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Berkshire Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Berkshire Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside of Newtown
      • The Berkshire Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Berkshire Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berkshire Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970724 <6>
    • Southford Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Southford Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southford Cemetery
    • North Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
    • Lands End Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lands End Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lands End Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lands End Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Taunton Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Newtown Village Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Brookside Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brookside Cemetery is located in New Haven County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookside Cemetery
      • Jacks Hill Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Central Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Central Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Cemetery
      • United Jewish Center Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Jewish Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The United Jewish Center Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Jewish Center Cemetery
      • Bradley Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bradley Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradley Cemetery
      • Hillside Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Guntown Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guntown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Guntown Cemetery is located in New Haven County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guntown Cemetery
      • Middlebury Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middlebury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Middlebury Cemetery is located in New Haven County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middlebury 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 Pierce Hollow Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #209747  (Pierce Hollow Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #209747 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: Newtown
      • County: Litchfield         Elev: 57
      • Location given for GNIS #209747 (Pierce Hollow 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 Litchfield, 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 obstructions 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 Pierce Hollow Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4879, Longitude: -73.2576       In this case, the coordinates for the Pierce Hollow 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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