A visit to the Sperry 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 Sperry Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sperry Cemetery:
41.3957, -72.9740
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sperry Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sperry Cemetery is located in New Haven County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Sperry Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Sperry Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sperry Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Bethany Burying Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Old Bethany Burying Ground is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethany Burying Ground
- The Old Bethany Burying Ground has also been known as:
- Old Bethany Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103535 <5>
- Sperry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Sperry Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry Cemetery
- Carrington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Carrington Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrington Cemetery
- Northwest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Northwest Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Cemetery
- Street Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Street Memorial Park is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Memorial Park
- Eastside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Eastside Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside Cemetery
- Woodin Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Woodin Street Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodin Street Cemetery
- Hamden Plains Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hamden Plains Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden Plains Cemetery
- Westwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Westwood Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Cemetery
- Mishkan Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- B'nail Jacob Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The B'nail Jacob Memorial Park is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nail Jacob Memorial Park
- The B'nail Jacob Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Bnail Jacob Memorial Park
- Beaverdale Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Beaverdale Memorial Park is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdale Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beaverdale Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in New Haven.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103214 <5>
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Congregation Beth El Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- B'nail Scholom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The B'nail Scholom Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nail Scholom Cemetery
- The B'nail Scholom Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bnail Scholom Cemetery
- Central Burying Grounds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Carmel Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Burying Ground is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Burying Ground
- The Mt. Carmel Burying Ground has also been known as:
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640500 <5>
- Pine Bridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Bridge Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bridge Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- St. Augustine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Augustine Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Augustine Cemetery
- Milford Side Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Milford Side Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Side Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Milford Side Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of New Haven.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103471 <5>
- City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The City Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
- Congregation Mishkan Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Westville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Westville Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville Cemetery
- State Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The State Street Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Street Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Center Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- New Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The New Center Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Center Cemetery
- The New Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- New North Haven Center Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103257 <5>
- Old Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Old Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
- The Old Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Center Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103538 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sperry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sperry Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bethany
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bethany is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,513 people
- Hamden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hamden is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60,294 people
- Bethany
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Davidsons Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Davidsons Corner is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsons Corner
- Woodbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbridge is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,704 people
- Woodbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hamden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Whitneyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Westville is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- North Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brooksvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brooksvale is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksvale
- Beacon Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beacon Falls is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,230 people
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Beacon Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Bridge is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bridge
- Seymour
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Seymour
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Seymour is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,326 people
- Ansonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ansonia is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,525 people
- Ansonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allingtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Haven is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130,801 people
- North Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Haven is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,556 people
- Prospect
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Prospect is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,755 people
- Derby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Derby is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
- Former name for Derby:
- Birmingham
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <6>
- Derby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Derby is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
- Fair Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Haven is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Hemingway Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hemingway Town is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemingway Town
- Quinnipiac ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Quinnipiac is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnipiac
- Prospect
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Naugatuck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Naugatuck is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugatuck
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,905 people
- Naugatuck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Sperry Cemetery. The following communities are located in New Haven County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sperry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ansonia
- Bethany
- Fair Haven
- Hamden
- Naugatuck
- New Haven
- North Haven
- Oxford
- Prospect
- Seymour
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 either 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 Sperry 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 Sperry Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #211057 (Sperry Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #211057 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: 138 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Carmel
- Location given for Sperry Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3956527 Lon: -72.9739931
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sperry 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. |