A visit to the Swamp Burying Ground ...
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 Swamp Burying Ground ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Swamp Burying Ground:
41.9337, -72.1934
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Swamp Burying Ground can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Swamp Burying Ground is located in Windham County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Swamp Burying Ground.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Swamp Burying Ground.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Swamp Burying Ground, with the nearest first.
- Westford Village Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Westford Village Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford Village Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Westford Village Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Westford
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103824 <5>
- Moose Meadow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Moose Meadow Cemetery is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Meadow Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moose Meadow Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103480 <5>
- Westford Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sibley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sibley Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley Cemetery
- North Ashford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stafford Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Stafford Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Snow Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Cemetery
- Warrenville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Warrenville Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenville Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Babcock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Babcock Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock Cemetery
- Old Ashford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Old Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
- Rindge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rindge Cemetery is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindge Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- St. Edward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Edward Cemetery is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Edward Cemetery
- South Ashford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spalding Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Spalding Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding Cemetery
- Trowbridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Trowbridge Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge Cemetery
- Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- Barlow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Barlow Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Swamp Burying Ground.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Swamp Burying Ground, with the nearest first:
- Westford
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Westford is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Ashford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ashford is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,246 people
- Willington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Willington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Willington is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Willington
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- West Ashford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Ashford is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ashford
- Warrenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Warrenville is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenville
- Ashford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eastford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Eastford is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,800 people
- Staffordville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stafford Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Eastford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woodstock Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stafford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tolland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tolland is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,567 people
- South Willington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- West Woodstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Woodstock is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Woodstock
- Stafford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stafford is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,834 people
- Storrs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gurleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gurleyville is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurleyville
- Tolland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chaplin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Woodstock is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,834 people
- Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Holland is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- State Line
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- State Line is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- State Line
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- State Line is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Crystal Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Crystal Lake is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Wales
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wales is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,862 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 Swamp Burying Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Windham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Swamp Burying Ground.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashford
- Stafford Springs
- Storrs
- Tolland
- Warrenville
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 professional and volunteer 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 Swamp Burying Ground:
- Pages specific to Connecticut:
- Pages specific to Windham 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 Swamp Burying Ground:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #211311 (Swamp Burying Ground)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #211311 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: Windham
- Est. Elev: 268 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Westford
- Location given for Swamp Burying Ground:
- Lat: 41.9337079 Lon: -72.193411
- 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 Windham, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Swamp Burying Ground) 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. |