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A visit to the Southwest 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 Southwest Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Southwest 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 Southwest Cemetery

Lat:   41.8320°   (41° 49' 55")

Lon:   -72.4934°   (-72° 29' 36")

The Southwest Cemetery is located in Tolland County<2>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Southwest Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Tolland County
  • New Wapping Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Wapping Cemetery
    • The New Wapping Cemetery is located in Hartford County
    • The New Wapping Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wapping Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103505 <5>
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Hartford County
  • St. Bridgets Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bridgets Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bridgets Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Bridgets Cemetery is located in Hartford County
  • Old Vernon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Vernon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Vernon Cemetery is located in Tolland County
  • Wapping Community Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wapping Community Church Cemetery
    • The Wapping Community Church Cemetery is located in Hartford County
    • The Wapping Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wapping Cemetery
  • Grove Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grove Hill Cemetery is located in Tolland County
  • St. Catherines Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rye Street Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rye Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rye Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rye Street Cemetery is located in Hartford County
  • Northwest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northwest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northwest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Northwest Cemetery is located in Hartford County
  • St. James Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • East Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Cemetery
    • The East Cemetery is located in Hartford County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the East Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Manchester.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103307 <5>
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Beth Sholom Memorial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Quarryville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quarryville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quarryville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Quarryville Cemetery is located in Tolland County
    • St. Bernards Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bernards Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bernards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Bernards Cemetery is located in Tolland County
    • St. Catherines Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Catherines Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Catherines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Catherines Cemetery is located in Hartford County
    • Bolton Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bolton Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bolton Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bolton Center Cemetery is located in Tolland County
    • Ellington Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellington Center Cemetery
      • The Ellington Center Cemetery is located in Tolland County
      • The Ellington Center Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ellington Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #168541 <5>
    • McKinstry Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Scantic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scantic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scantic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Scantic Cemetery is located in Hartford County
    • East Windsor Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Windsor Hill Cemetery
      • 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
    • Edwards Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
      • 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
    • Center Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
      • The Center Cemetery is located in Hartford County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in East Hartford.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103668 <5>
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in East Hartford.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103668 <5>
    • West Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Street Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Street Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Silver Street Cemetery is located in Tolland County
    • Center Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Tolland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tolland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tolland Cemetery is located in Tolland County
    • North Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
      • 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 Tolland County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Southwest Cemetery.

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

  • Vernon
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Vernon
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Vernon is located in Tolland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,400 people
  • Lydallville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydallville
    • Lydallville is located in Hartford County
  • Manchester Green
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Green
    • Manchester Green is located in Hartford County
  • Rockville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Windermere
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Windermere. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere
    • Windermere is located in Tolland County
  • South Windsor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Wapping
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapping
    • Wapping is located in Hartford County
  • Manchester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Manchester is located in Hartford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,362 people
  • Manchester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Windsorville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsorville
    • Windsorville is located in Hartford County
  • Quarryville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quarryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
    • Quarryville is located in Tolland County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • South Windsor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Oxford Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Bolton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
      • Bolton is located in Tolland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,855 people
    • Bolton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
      • Ellington is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellington <6>
    • East Windsor Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Burnham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
      • Burnham is located in Hartford County
    • Mayberry Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Mill Pond Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Pond Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Pond Village
      • Mill Pond Village is located in Hartford County
    • Broad Brook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tolland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • East Windsor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
      • East Windsor is located in Hartford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,654 people
    • Ellington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
      • Ellington is located in Tolland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,652 people

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 Southwest Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tolland County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Southwest 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 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 Southwest 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 Southwest Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #211036  (Southwest Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #211036 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: Rockville
    • County: Tolland         Elev: 71
    • Location given for GNIS #211036 (Southwest 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 Tolland, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Southwest Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8320, Longitude: -72.4934       In this case, the coordinates for the Southwest 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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