A visit to the Plains 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 Plains Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Plains Cemetery:
41.6151, -72.1329
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Plains Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Plains Cemetery is located in New London County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Plains Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Plains Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Plains Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Manes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The St. Manes Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Manes Cemetery
- Pautipaug Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Pautipaug Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pautipaug Cemetery
- New Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The New Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cemetery
- Bozrah Rural Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bozrah Rural Johnson Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozrah Rural Johnson Cemetery
- The Bozrah Rural Johnson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bozrah Cemetery
- Bozrah Rural Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
- Throop Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103422 <5>
- Trumbull Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Trumbull Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull Cemetery
- Old Uptown Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Palmertown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Palmertown Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmertown Cemetery
- Windham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Windham Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Yantic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Yantic Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Yantic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Norwich.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103847 <5>
- Old Norwichtown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Norwichtown Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Norwichtown Cemetery
- The Old Norwichtown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Colonial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640509 <5>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Monhegan Tribal Memorial
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ames Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ames Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Cemetery
- New Scotland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Scotland Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Scotland Cemetery
- Scotland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Scotland Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Scott Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Scott Hill Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Hill Cemetery
- Royal Monhegan Burial Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Street Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Street Cemetery
- Norwich City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Norwich City Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich City Cemetery
- Hickory Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hickory Street Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Street Cemetery
- The Hickory Street Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103393 <5>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Plains Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Plains Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,914 people
- Baltic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Franklin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yantic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Williams Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Crossing is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossing
- Sprague
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sprague is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,851 people
- Hanover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gilman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norwichtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Norwichtown is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwichtown
- South Windham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Occum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Occum is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occum
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Versailles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lebanon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Windham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bozrah
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Norwich
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Norwich is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,619 people
- Taftville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lebanon is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,112 people
- Windham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Windham is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,463 people
- Norwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Lisbon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lisbon is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
- Scotland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scotland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scotland is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
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 Plains Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in New London County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Plains 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 Plains Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Connecticut:
- Pages specific to New London 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 Plains Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #209833 (Plains Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #209833 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: New London
- Est. Elev: 52 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fitchville
- Location given for Plains Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6150984 Lon: -72.1328553
- 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 New London, 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- Plains 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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