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A visit to the Southford 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 Southford Cemetery ...

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

41.4618, -73.1565

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

The Southford Cemetery is located in New Haven County<2>.

Open a Google Map centered on the Southford Cemetery.

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 Southford Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Brookside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Brookside Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
  • Jacks Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Stiles Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Middleground Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Middleground Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleground Cemetery
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
  • Guntown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Guntown Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntown Cemetery
  • Pierce Hollow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Pierce Hollow Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Hollow Cemetery
  • Great Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Great Hill Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Hill Cemetery
  • Pine Bridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pine Bridge Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bridge Cemetery
  • St. James Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The St. James Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. James Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Naugatuck.
    • The St. James Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. James Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103634 <5>
  • Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Grove Cemetery is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Naugatuck.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103375 <5>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Salem Bridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Salem Bridge Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Bridge Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Union City.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968620 <5>
    • Middlebury Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Middlebury Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury Cemetery
    • North Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The North Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
    • South Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Roses Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The St. Roses Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Roses Cemetery
    • Berkshire Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Berkshire Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Berkshire Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Newtown.
      • The Berkshire Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Berkshire Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1970724 <5>
    • Bradley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bradley Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
    • St. Augustine Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Augustine Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Augustine Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • Pine Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Southford Cemetery.

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

  • Southford
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Southford is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southford
  • Oxford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Oxford is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,250 people
  • Oxford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bowers Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bowers Hill is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Hill
  • Southbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Middlebury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Middlebury is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,829 people
  • Middlebury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Heritage Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Heritage Village is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
  • Southbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Southbury is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,496 people
  • South Britain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Russian Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Russian Village is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russian Village
  • Riverside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Stevenson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Pine Bridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Bridge is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bridge
    • Beacon Falls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Beacon Falls is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Falls
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,230 people
    • Beacon Falls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Naugatuck
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Naugatuck
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Naugatuck is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugatuck
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,905 people
    • Seymour
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Seymour is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,326 people
    • Seymour
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodbury
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Union City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Union City is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Sandy Hook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • East Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • East Village is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
    • Woodbury
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Woodbury is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,453 people
    • Hotchkissville ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hotchkissville is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotchkissville

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 Southford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in New Haven County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Southford Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Connecticut:
  • Pages specific to New Haven 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 Southford Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1932911  (Southford Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1932911 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: New Haven
      • Est. Elev: 152 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Southbury
      • Location given for Southford Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.4617629     Lon: -73.1565005
      • 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 New Haven, 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 from Point A (ie- Southford 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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