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A visit to the Swiss Cemetery ...


The location of the Swiss Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Swiss Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   41.9807°   (41° 58' 50")

Lon:   -71.8976°   (-71° 53' 51")

The Swiss Cemetery is located in Windham County<2>.

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 Swiss Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Connecticut:
  • Pages specific to Windham County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Swiss Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Swiss Cemetery.

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

    • Grosvenor Dale
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • North Grosvenor Dale
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Thompson
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,371 people
    • Mechanicsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
      • Mechanicsville is located in Windham County
    • Thompson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Windham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <4>
    • Fabyan
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodstock
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • South Woodstock
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodstock
      • South Woodstock is located in Windham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Woodstock <4>
    • Harrisville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
      • Harrisville is located in Windham County
    • Putnam
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Dudley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
      • Dudley is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,663 people
    • East Thompson
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson
      • East Thompson is located in Windham County
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Merino Village ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merino Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merino Village
        • Merino Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Quinebaug
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • East Woodstock
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Putnam
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
        • Putnam is located in Windham County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
      • East Village
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
        • East Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Webster
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
        • Webster is located in Worcester County (MA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,822 people
        • Webster has also been known as:
        • Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
      • Pomfret
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Putnam Heights
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnam Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Heights
        • Putnam Heights is located in Windham County
      • West Glocester
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glocester
        • West Glocester is located in Providence County (RI)
      • Woodstock
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
        • Woodstock is located in Windham County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,834 people
      • West Woodstock
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Woodstock
        • West Woodstock is located in Windham County
      • Pomfret Center
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Tufts Village ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tufts Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tufts Village
        • Tufts Village is located in Worcester County (MA)
      • Ballouville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballouville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballouville
        • Ballouville is located in Windham County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballouville <4>

    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 Swiss Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Windham County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Swiss Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Upham Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • The Upham Cemetery is located in Windham County
      • The Upham Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cortiss Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upham Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103786 <6>
    • West Thompson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jacobs Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Tourtellotte Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilsonville Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Holy Trinity Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • New Boston Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Elmvale Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmvale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elmvale Cemetery is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmvale Cemetery
    • St. Mary Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Windham County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Putnam.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
    • Dike Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dike Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dike Cemetery is located in Windham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dike Cemetery
    • East Thompson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The East Thompson Cemetery is located in Windham County
      • The East Thompson Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old East Thompson Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Thompson Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2158832 <6>
    • North Woodstock Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • East Woodstock Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Woodstock Hill Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodstock Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Woodstock Hill Cemetery is located in Windham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodstock Hill Cemetery
      • Carpenter Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carpenter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Windham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carpenter Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2272579 <6>
      • Bates Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Corbin Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corbin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Corbin Cemetery is located in Worcester County (MA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corbin Cemetery
      • Northwest Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • The Northwest Cemetery is located in Worcester County (MA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northwest Cemetery
      • Woodstock Central Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodstock Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Woodstock Central Cemetery is located in Windham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodstock Central Cemetery
      • Quasset Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quasset Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Quasset Cemetery is located in Windham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quasset Cemetery
      • Old Killingly Burial Ground
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Killingly Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Killingly Burial Ground is located in Windham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Killingly Burial Ground
      • Grove Street Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Aspinwall Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Putnam Heights Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Munyan Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Munyan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Munyan Cemetery is located in Windham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Munyan Cemetery
      • Lakeside Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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

    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 Swiss Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #211323  (Swiss Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #211323 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: Putnam
      • County: Windham         Elev: 117
      • Location given for GNIS #211323 (Swiss 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 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' 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 Swiss Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9807, Longitude: -71.8976       In this case, the coordinates for the Swiss Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.

    When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.










 

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