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A visit to the Soldiers Field Cemetery ...


The location of the Soldiers Field Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Soldiers Field Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Soldiers Field Cemetery

Lat:   41.8101°   (41° 48' 36")

Lon:   -72.6656°   (-72° 39' 56")

The Soldiers Field Cemetery is located in Hartford County<2>.

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 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 Soldiers Field Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Connecticut:
  • Pages specific to Hartford 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 Soldiers Field 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 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Soldiers Field Cemetery.

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

    • Stowe Village Housing Project
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stowe Village Housing Project have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowe Village Housing Project
      • Stowe Village Housing Project is located in Hartford County
    • Blue Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hills
      • Blue Hills is located in Hartford County
    • Childrens Village of the Hartford Orphan Asylum
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Childrens Village of the Hartford Orphan Asylum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childrens Village of the Hartford Orphan Asylum
      • Childrens Village of the Hartford Orphan Asylum is located in Hartford County
    • Hartford
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Burnham
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
      • Burnham is located in Hartford County
    • Hartford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
      • Hartford is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121,535 people
    • East Hartford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Coachlight Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coachlight Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coachlight Village
      • Coachlight Village is located in Hartford County
    • Windsor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Windsor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Windsor is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,647 people
    • Parkville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
      • Parkville is located in Hartford County
    • Saybrooke Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saybrooke Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrooke Village
      • Saybrooke Village is located in Hartford County
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Tudor Village
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tudor Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tudor Village
        • Tudor Village is located in Hartford County
      • East Hartford
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hartford
        • East Hartford is located in Hartford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,630 people
      • Mayberry Village
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayberry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry Village
        • Mayberry Village is located in Hartford County
      • East Windsor Hill
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bloomfield
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
        • Bloomfield is located in Hartford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,182 people
      • West Hartford
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hartford
        • West Hartford is located in Hartford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,868 people
      • West Hartford
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Forest Village
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Village
        • Forest Village is located in Hartford County
      • Wapping
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapping
        • Wapping is located in Hartford County
      • South Windsor
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
        • South Windsor is located in Hartford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,102 people
      • South Windsor
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Elmwood
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
        • Elmwood is located in Hartford County
      • Welles Village
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welles Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welles Village
        • Welles Village is located in Hartford County
      • Forbes Village
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes Village
        • Forbes Village is located in Hartford County
      • Oxford Village
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Village
        • Oxford Village is located in Hartford County
      • Poquonock
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poquonock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquonock
        • Poquonock is located in Hartford County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poquonock <4>

    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 Soldiers Field Cemetery. The following communities are located in Hartford County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Soldiers Field Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Congregation Ados Israel Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Spring Grove Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Working Circle Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patricks Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hartford.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103682 <6>
    • Old North Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Center Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Center Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
    • Latimer Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Latimer Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Latimer Hill Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Latimer Hill Cemetery
    • St. Mary Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in West Hartford.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
    • Ancient Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ancient Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ancient Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ancient Cemetery
    • Center Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Center Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Edwards Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Hartford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
      • Palisado Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palisado Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Palisado Cemetery is located in Hartford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palisado Cemetery
      • Riverside Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Hartford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Veterans Memorial Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Veterans Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Veterans Memorial Cemetery is located in Hartford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veterans Memorial Cemetery
      • Old Wintonbury Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mountain View Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Hartford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
      • North Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The North Cemetery is located in Hartford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
      • Sisters of St. Joseph Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Zion Hill Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Old South Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old South Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old South Cemetery
      • Hockanum Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hockanum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hockanum Cemetery is located in Hartford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hockanum Cemetery
      • East Windsor Hill Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Windsor Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The East Windsor Hill Cemetery is located in Hartford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Windsor Hill 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 Soldiers Field Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #210948  (Soldiers Field Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #210948 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: Hartford North
      • County: Hartford         Elev: 24
      • Location given for GNIS #210948 (Soldiers Field Cemetery)

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

    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 Hartford, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Soldiers Field Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8101, Longitude: -72.6656       In this case, the coordinates for the Soldiers Field Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <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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