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A visit to the South 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 South Cemetery ...

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

41.5162, -73.3660

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

The South Cemetery is located in Litchfield County<2>.

Open a Google Map centered on the South Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the South Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Gallows Hill Burying Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Quaker Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
    • The Quaker Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Housatonic Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery
    • Lanesville Cemetery
  • Laure Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Laure Hill Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laure Hill Cemetery
  • Central Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Central Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
  • Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Center Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
  • Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Center Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Cemetery is located outside and to the north of New Milford.
    • The Center Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Milford Center Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2338390 <5>
  • United Jewish Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lands End Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Lands End Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands End Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lands End Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Newtown.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103436 <5>
  • Pierce Hollow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Pierce Hollow Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Hollow Cemetery
  • Old Leavonworth Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Coburn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Coburn Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburn Cemetery
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
    • New Fairfield Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The New Fairfield Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield Cemetery
    • Great Plain Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Great Plain Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Plain Cemetery
    • Taunton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • St. Roses Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Roses Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Roses Cemetery
    • Pine Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
    • Middleground Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Middleground Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleground Cemetery
    • North Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The North Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
    • Sherman Center Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sherman Center Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Center Cemetery
    • Pembroke Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pembroke Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke Cemetery
    • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Danbury.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #772264 <5>
    • Wooster Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Wooster Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wooster Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Danbury.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103843 <5>
    • Newtown Village Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Stiles Memorial Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • South Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • North Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The North Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
    • Judea Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Judea Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judea Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 31 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the South Cemetery.

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

  • Bridgewater
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Bridgewater is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
  • Bridgewater
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Brookfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Brookfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Brookfield is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,900 people
  • Brookfield Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Brookfield Center is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
  • Roxbury Station
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Roxbury Station is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Station
  • Lanesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lanesville is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
  • Chimney Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Chimney Point is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point
  • Candlewood Lake Club
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Candlewood Lake Club is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewood Lake Club
  • New Milford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Roxbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Roxbury is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
  • Roxbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • New Fairfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • New Fairfield is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,792 people
    • Hawleyville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • South Britain
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Heritage Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Heritage Village is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
    • Northville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Northville is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
    • New Fairfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Newtown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Newtown is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
    • Sandy Hook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Russian Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Russian Village is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russian Village
    • Southbury
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Southbury is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,496 people
    • Newtown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Southbury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Woodbury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Woodbury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Woodbury is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,453 people
    • Hotchkissville ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Hotchkissville is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotchkissville
    • Washington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sherman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Sherman is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,610 people
    • Sherman
      (8 miles [12.9 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 South Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Litchfield County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 South 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 South Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #210968  (South Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #210968 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: 175 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Roxbury
      • Location given for South Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.516206     Lon: -73.3659526
      • 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South 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.