A visit to the Putnam 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 Putnam Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Putnam Cemetery (FG ID #103593).
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 Putnam Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Putnam Cemetery:
41.0570, -73.6215
The Putnam Cemetery is located in Fairfield County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Putnam Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Putnam Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Putnam Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Close Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Close Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Close Cemetery
- Howe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Howe Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Cemetery
- Second Congregational Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Cos Cob Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greenwich Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Greenwich Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich Cemetery
- Pecks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pecks Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Cemetery
- Hebrew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- Merritt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Merritt Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Westover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Westover Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover Cemetery
- Water Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Water Baptist Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Baptist Cemetery
- Water Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Water Baptist Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Baptist Cemetery
- Tomac Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- First Congregational Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stillwater Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Boulton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Boulton Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulton Cemetery
- Agudath Sholom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beth-el Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Beth-el Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth-el Cemetery
- Roxbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Roxbury Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Putnam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Putnam Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Greenwich
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greenwich is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
- Cos Cob
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Glenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwich
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rye Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Greenwich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverbank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Port Chester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stamford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glenbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stamford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stamford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Purchase
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shippan Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Springdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Banksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Banksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Noroton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Noroton Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Armonk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harrison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Westchester County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Darien
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Darien is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,693 people
- Darien
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Stamford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- High Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- High Ridge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
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 Putnam 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 Putnam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Armonk
- Darien
- Greenwich
- Harrison
- Old Greenwich
- Port Chester
- Purchase
- Rye
- Rye lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Putnam Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rye.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Stamford
- White Plains
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 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 Putnam 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 Putnam Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #103593
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #210023 (Putnam Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #210023 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: 79 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stamford
- Location given for Putnam Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0578747 Lon: -73.6223487
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Putnam 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. |