A visit to the Tashua Burial 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 Tashua Burial Ground ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tashua Burial Ground:
41.2870, -73.2596
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tashua Burial Ground can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Tashua Burial Ground is located in Fairfield County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Tashua Burial Ground.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tashua Burial Ground, with the nearest first.
- Stephey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Stephey Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephey Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Easton.
- Daniels Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Daniels Farm Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Farm Cemetery
- Cutlers Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cutlers Farm Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlers Farm Cemetery
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mountain Grove Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove Cemetery
- The Mountain Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maple Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135498 <5>
- Maple Grove Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Long Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Long Hill Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill Cemetery
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. John the Baptist Greek Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Huntingtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Huntingtown Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingtown Cemetery
- Redding Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Redding Ridge Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding Ridge Cemetery
- Old Indian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Old Indian Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Indian Cemetery
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- Gilbertown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Gilbertown Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertown Cemetery
- Aspetuck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Aspetuck Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspetuck Cemetery
- Brinsmade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Brinsmade Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinsmade Cemetery
- Brinsmade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Brinsmade Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinsmade Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Monroe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Monroe Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Cemetery
- Christ Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Christ Church Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Danbury.
- Unity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Walker Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Walker Farm Cemetery is located in New Haven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Farm Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Tashua Burial Ground.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tashua Burial Ground, with the nearest first:
- Stepney
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stepney is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stepney
- Easton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Easton is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,466 people
- Long Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Long Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill
- Upper Stepney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Upper Stepney is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Stepney
- Easton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trumbull
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trumbull is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,438 people
- Monroe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,328 people
- Trumbull
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hattertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hattertown is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattertown
- Aspetuck
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Aspetuck is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspetuck
- Nichols
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nichols is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
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- Huntington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Huntington is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Botsford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Redding Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Melville Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Melville Village is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville Village
- Shelton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shelton is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,957 people
- White Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Hills is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hills
- East Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Village is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Redding
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Weston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,204 people
- Newtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greenfield Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greenfield Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Hill
- Fairfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,215 people
- Bridgeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143,525 people
- Stevenson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Redding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Redding is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,051 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 Tashua Burial Ground. The following communities are located in Fairfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Tashua Burial Ground.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Tashua Burial Ground:
- Pages specific to Connecticut:
- Pages specific to Fairfield 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 Tashua Burial Ground:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #211362 (Tashua Burial Ground)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #211362 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: Fairfield
- Est. Elev: 140 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Botsford
- Location given for Tashua Burial Ground:
- Lat: 41.2870404 Lon: -73.2595603
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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 Fairfield, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tashua Burial 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. |
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