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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. 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 South Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   41.7648°   (41° 45' 53")

Lon:   -73.0593°   (-73° 3' 33")

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

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the South Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Scoville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scoville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scoville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scoville Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
  • East Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The East Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
    • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Francis Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Torrington.
    • The St. Francis Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New St. Francis Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103503 <5>
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
  • Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
    • The Center Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
  • Lamson Corner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lamson Corner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lamson Corner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lamson Corner Cemetery is located in Hartford County
  • South Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The South Cemetery is located in Hartford County
  • Edgewood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edgewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Edgewood Cemetery is located in Hartford County
  • Northfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northfield Cemetery
    • The Northfield Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
  • East Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The East Church Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Nepaug Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nepaug Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nepaug Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nepaug Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
    • Sons of Jacob Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sons of Jacob Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sons of Jacob Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sons of Jacob Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
    • West Torrington Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Torrington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Torrington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Torrington Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
    • East Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • West Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
      • The West Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
    • West Side Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Side Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Side Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
    • Church of the Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church of the Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church of the Immaculate Conception Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Church of the Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
    • Old Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
    • Peacedale Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peacedale Cemetery
      • The Peacedale Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Peacedale Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bristol.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #787629 <5>
    • Case Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Case Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Case Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Case Cemetery is located in Hartford County

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 South Cemetery.

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

  • Harwinton
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harwinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwinton
    • Harwinton is located in Litchfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,400 people
  • Harwinton
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Litchfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
    • Litchfield is located in Litchfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,070 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <6>
  • Torrington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Torringford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torringford
    • Torringford is located in Litchfield County
  • Burlington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Burlington is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <6>
  • Northfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Northfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
    • Northfield is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfield <6>
  • Burlington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Burlington is located in Hartford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,748 people
  • Nepaug
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nepaug
    • Nepaug is located in Litchfield County
  • Torrington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torrington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrington
    • Torrington is located in Litchfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,870 people
  • Thomaston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomaston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
    • Thomaston is located in Litchfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,505 people
  • Thomaston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thomaston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
    • Thomaston is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomaston <6>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Plymouth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Plymouth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Plymouth is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,552 people
    • Terryville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Whigville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
      • Whigville is located in Hartford County
    • Browns Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Corner
      • Browns Corner is located in Litchfield County
    • New Hartford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
      • New Hartford is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,639 people
    • Burrville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burrville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
      • Burrville is located in Litchfield County
    • Pequabuck
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pequabuck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequabuck
      • Pequabuck is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pequabuck <6>
    • Terryville Station
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terryville Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville Station
      • Terryville Station is located in Litchfield County
    • Collinsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Drakeville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakeville
      • Drakeville is located in Litchfield County
    • Morris
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
      • Morris is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <6>
    • Bristol
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Bristol is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,734 people
    • Bristol
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Bristol is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <6>
    • Unionville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Puddle Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puddle Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puddle Town
      • Puddle Town is located in Litchfield County

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 start with 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 South Cemetery:

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 #210970  (South Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #210970 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: Torrington
    • County: Litchfield         Elev: 234
    • Location given for GNIS #210970 (South 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 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the South Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7648, Longitude: -73.0593       In this case, the coordinates for the South Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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