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A visit to the Saint Edward 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 St. Edward Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Edward Cemetery:

41.9618, -72.3220

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Edward Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The St. Edward Cemetery is located in Tolland County<2>.

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Edward Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the St. Edward Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old Stafford Street Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Crystal Lake Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Crystal Lake Cemetery is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake Cemetery
  • Stafford Street Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Crystal Lake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Crystal Lake Cemetery is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Charter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Charter Cemetery is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Cemetery
  • North Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The North Cemetery is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
  • Skungamaug Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Skungamaug Cemetery is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skungamaug Cemetery
  • Moose Meadow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Moose Meadow Cemetery is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Meadow Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Moose Meadow Cemetery is located
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103480 <5>
  • Butler Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • North Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The North Cemetery is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the North Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Somers.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103521 <5>
  • Swamp Burying Ground
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Swamp Burying Ground is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Burying Ground
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • New West Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The New West Cemetery is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New West Cemetery
    • West Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The West Cemetery is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
    • Tolland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Tolland Cemetery is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolland Cemetery
    • Moulton Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Prospect Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Old Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Old Cemetery is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Old Cemetery
    • Ellington Center Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ellington Center Cemetery is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington Center Cemetery
      • The Ellington Center Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ellington Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #168541 <5>
    • McKinstry Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Grove Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Grove Hill Cemetery is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill Cemetery
    • St. Bernards Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Bernards Cemetery is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernards Cemetery
    • Westford Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Westford Hill Cemetery is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford Hill Cemetery
    • Westford Village Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Westford Village Cemetery is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford Village Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Westford Village Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Westford
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103824 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Edward Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Edward Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Stafford Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Stafford
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Stafford is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,834 people
  • Stafford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Crystal Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Crystal Lake is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
  • Staffordville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • State Line
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • State Line is located in Hampden County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
  • State Line
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • State Line is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
  • Tolland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Tolland is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,567 people
  • Tolland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Willington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Somers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Somers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Somers is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,741 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Ellington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ellington is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,652 people
    • South Willington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • East Willington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • East Willington is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Willington
    • South Factory Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • South Factory Village is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Factory Village
    • Ellington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Quarryville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Quarryville is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
    • Westford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Westford is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
    • Union
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Union is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
    • Union
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Wales
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Wales is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,862 people
    • Hampden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Hampden is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,154 people
    • Somersville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Rockville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Ashford is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,246 people
    • Monson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Monson is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
    • Baptist Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Baptist Village is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Village

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 St. Edward Cemetery. The following communities are located in Tolland County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Edward Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 St. Edward Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Connecticut:
  • Pages specific to Tolland 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 St. Edward Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #210427  (Saint Edward Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #210427 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: Tolland
      • Est. Elev: 159 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Stafford Springs
      • Location given for Saint Edward Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.9617632     Lon: -72.3220251
      • 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 Tolland, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Edward 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.
    <6>The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.

    When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.

    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.