A visit to the Upper Merryall 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 Upper Merryall Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Upper Merryall Cemetery:
41.6679, -73.4115
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Upper Merryall Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Upper Merryall Cemetery is located in Litchfield County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Upper Merryall Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Upper Merryall Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Upper Merryall Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Peet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Peet Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peet Cemetery
- West Meetinghouse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Northville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Northville Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville Cemetery
- Kent Hollow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Kent Hollow Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Hollow Cemetery
- Morningside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Long Mtn. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Long Mtn. Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Mtn. Cemetery
- New Preston Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bulls Bridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bulls Bridge Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge Cemetery
- Gaylordsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Gaylordsville Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylordsville Cemetery
- Good Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Good Hill Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hill Cemetery
- Congregational Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Cemetery is located outside and to the north of New Milford.
- The Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Milford Center Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2338390 <5>
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- North Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The North Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Judea Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Judea Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judea Cemetery
- Romford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Romford Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romford Cemetery
- Sherman Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Skiff Mtn. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Skiff Mtn. Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiff Mtn. Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Carmel Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Carmel Hill Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Hill Cemetery
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 Upper Merryall Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Upper Merryall Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Northville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Northville is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
- Marble Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Preston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Merwinsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Merwinsville is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merwinsville
- South Kent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gaylordsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Washington is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,419 people
- Kent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kent is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
- Washington Depot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Kent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Kent is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kent
- Bulls Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
- New Milford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Milford is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Warren
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Kent
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Milford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Romford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Romford is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romford
- Woodville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Warren
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dogtail Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dogtail Corners is located in Dutchess County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtail Corners
- Sherman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,610 people
- Sherman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Morris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Morris is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Morris
- Emmons City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Emmons City is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons City
- North Kent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Kent is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kent
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 Upper Merryall Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Litchfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Upper Merryall Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Kent
- Kent lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Upper Merryall Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kent.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- New Milford
- Sherman
- Washington Depot
- Washington
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Upper Merryall Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Connecticut:
- Pages specific to Litchfield 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 Upper Merryall Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #211695 (Upper Merryall Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #211695 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: Litchfield
- Est. Elev: 237 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kent
- Location given for Upper Merryall Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6678726 Lon: -73.4115101
- 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 Litchfield, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Upper Merryall 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. |