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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 Putnam Heights Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Putnam Heights Cemetery

Lat:   41.8994°   (41° 53' 57")

Lon:   -71.8655°   (-71° 51' 55")

The Putnam Heights Cemetery is located in Windham County<1>.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Putnam Heights Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Connecticut:
  • Pages specific to Windham 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 Putnam Heights 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 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Putnam Heights Cemetery.

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

    • Putnam Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnam Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Heights
      • Putnam Heights is located in Windham County
    • Putnam
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnam have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
      • Putnam is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
    • Ballouville
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballouville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballouville
      • Ballouville is located in Windham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballouville <4>
    • Putnam
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dayville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mechanicsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
      • Mechanicsville is located in Windham County
    • West Glocester
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester
      • West Glocester is located in Providence County (RI)
    • Harrisville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
      • Harrisville is located in Windham County
    • Pomfret Landing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret Landing
      • Pomfret Landing is located in Windham County
    • Rogers
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Grosvenor Dale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Killingly
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killingly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingly
      • Killingly is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • East Killingly
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Thompson
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
        • Thompson is located in Windham County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <4>
      • Pomfret
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Pomfret Center
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • South Woodstock
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodstock
        • South Woodstock is located in Windham County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Woodstock <4>
      • Thompson
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
        • Thompson is located in Windham County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,371 people
      • Pomfret
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomfret have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomfret
        • Pomfret is located in Windham County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,196 people
      • Danielson
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • North Grosvenor Dale
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Foster
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
        • Foster is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Woodstock
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Abington
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
        • Abington is located in Windham County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abington <4>
      • East Brooklyn
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
        • East Brooklyn is located in Windham County
      • South Killingly
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly
        • South Killingly is located in Windham County
      • Burrillville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burrillville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville
        • Burrillville is located in Providence County (RI)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 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 Putnam Heights Cemetery. The following communities are located in Windham County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Putnam Heights 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 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Putnam Heights Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Grove Street Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Aspinwall Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Old Killingly Burial Ground
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Killingly Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Killingly Burial Ground is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Killingly Burial Ground
    • Carpenter - Dresser Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Old Chestnut Hill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Chestnut Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Chestnut Hill Cemetery is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Chestnut Hill Cemetery
    • Harrington Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harrington Cemetery is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrington Cemetery
    • Munyan Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Munyan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Munyan Cemetery is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Munyan Cemetery
    • West Thompson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • St. Mary Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Windham County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Putnam.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
    • Bruce Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bruce Cemetery is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruce Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • High St. Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High St. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The High St. Cemetery is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High St. Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Episcopal Church Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Episcopal Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Episcopal Church Cemetery is located in Windham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Episcopal Church Cemetery
      • Day Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Day Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Day Cemetery is located in Windham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Day Cemetery
      • Brainard Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brainard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brainard Cemetery is located in Windham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brainard Cemetery
      • Swedish Emanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Swiss Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swiss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Swiss Cemetery is located in Windham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swiss Cemetery
      • St. Joseph Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The South Cemetery is located in Windham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Cemetery
      • Holy Cross Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Windham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
      • Westfield Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Westfield Cemetery is located in Windham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westfield Cemetery
      • Dike Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dike Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dike Cemetery is located in Windham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dike 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 Putnam Heights Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1924653  (Putnam Heights Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1924653 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: Thompson
      • County: Windham         Elev: 172
      • Location given for GNIS #1924653 (Putnam Heights Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including Windham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Putnam Heights Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8994, Longitude: -71.8655    
    <3>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.
    <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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