A visit to the Sand Hill 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 Sand Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sand Hill Cemetery:
41.9520, -73.3232
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Litchfield County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Sand Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Sand Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sand Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Under Mtn. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Under Mtn. Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Under Mtn. Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Hunt Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hunt Memorial Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Memorial Cemetery
- Barrack Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Barrack Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrack Cemetery
- Lower City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lower City Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower City Cemetery
- Munson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Munson Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson Cemetery
- Root Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Root Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Root Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- Dutcher Bridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sedgwick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sedgwick Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The South Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- The South Cemetery has also been known as:
- South Norfolk Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103729 <5>
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- Sharon Eastside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Canaan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- Chapinville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Chapinville Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapinville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chapinville Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of North Canaan.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152903 <5>
- Cornwall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Cornwall Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Cemetery
- West Side Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The West Side Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Side Cemetery
- Grantville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Grantville Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville Cemetery
- Old St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Old St. Marys Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sand Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sand Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- South Canaan
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- South Canaan is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canaan
- Canaan
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Canaan is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
- Amesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Amesville is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesville
- Falls Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lime Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lime Rock is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
- Lower City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lower City is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower City
- North Canaan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Canaan is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canaan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- East Canaan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Cornwall
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Canaan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Salisbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Salisbury is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Salisbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wangum Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wangum Village is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangum Village
- Norfolk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Norfolk is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
- Norfolk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clayton is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Clayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clayton is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Lakeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cornwall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cornwall is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,360 people
- Cornwall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gomorrah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gomorrah is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomorrah
- Taconic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashley Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ashley Falls is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Falls
- Ore Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ore Hill is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Hill
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 Sand Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Litchfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sand Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Falls Village
- Lakeville
- Norfolk
- North Canaan
- Salisbury
- West Cornwall
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 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 Sand Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Connecticut:
- Pages specific to Litchfield 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 Sand Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #210629 (Sand Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #210629 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: Litchfield
- Est. Elev: 213 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: South Canaan
- Location given for Sand Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.952038 Lon: -73.3231732
- 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 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 '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- Sand Hill 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |