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A visit to the Seldom 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 Seldom Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Seldom Cemetery:

41.5287, -72.5334

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

The Seldom Cemetery is located in Middlesex County<2>.

Open a Google Map centered on the Seldom Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Seldom Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Maromas Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Maromas Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maromas Cemetery
  • Young Street Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Young Street Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Street Cemetery
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
  • Old Rock Landing Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Old Rock Landing Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Basin Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Basin Hill Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Hill Cemetery
  • Skinnerville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Skinnerville Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinnerville Cemetery
  • Hall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Hall Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
  • Tartia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Tartia Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tartia Cemetery
  • East Hampton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The East Hampton Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hampton Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Wall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Wall Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Middletown.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1933853 <5>
    • State Veterans Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The State Veterans Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Veterans Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the State Veterans Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Middletown.
      • The State Veterans Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Connecticut Veterans Cemetery
      • Veterans Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103790 <5>
    • Old Cove Burying Ground
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Old Cove Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cove Burying Ground
    • Moodus Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Moodus Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moodus Cemetery
    • St. Bridgets Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The St. Bridgets Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bridgets Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
    • Portland Burying Ground
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Portland Burying Ground is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Burying Ground
    • St. Mary Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
    • Old Ponset Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Old Ponset Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ponset Cemetery
    • Ponset Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Ponset Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponset Cemetery
    • Turkey Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Turkey Hill Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hill Cemetery
    • Shailerville Tylerville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Haddam Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Little Haddam Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Haddam Cemetery
    • Bull Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bull Hill Cemetery is located in New London County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Hill Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Seldom Cemetery.

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

  • Middle Haddam
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Higganum
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cobalt
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Haddam
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • East Hampton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • East Hampton is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hampton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,747 people
  • East Hampton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ponset
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ponset is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponset
  • Haddam
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Haddam is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,150 people
  • Arnolds
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Arnolds is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds
  • Shailerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Shailerville is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shailerville
  • Johnsonville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Johnsonville is located in Middlesex County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
    • Johnsonville has also been known as:
    • Johnsonville Village
  • Moodus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lake Pocotopaug
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Lake Pocotopaug is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pocotopaug
    • Little Haddam
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Little Haddam is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Haddam
    • Portland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Portland is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,213 people
    • Little City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Little City is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little City
    • East Haddam
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Westchester
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Westchester is located in New London County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westchester
    • Gildersleeve
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Gildersleeve is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildersleeve
    • Portland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Middletown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Middletown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Middletown is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,013 people
    • East Haddam
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • East Haddam is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Haddam
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,956 people
    • North Westchester
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Marlborough
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Marlborough is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,303 people
    • Cromwell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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 Seldom Cemetery. The following communities are located in Middlesex County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Seldom Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Connecticut:
  • Pages specific to Middlesex 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 Seldom Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #210756  (Seldom Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #210756 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: Middlesex
      • Est. Elev: 100 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Middle Haddam
      • Location given for Seldom Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.5287101     Lon: -72.5334225
      • 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 Middlesex, 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- Seldom 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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