A visit to the West Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the West Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Cemetery (FG ID #1357679).
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 West Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Cemetery:
41.7677, -72.5727
The West Cemetery is located in Hartford County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the West Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the West Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Northwest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Northwest Cemetery is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hockanum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hockanum Cemetery is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockanum Cemetery
- Old South Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old South Cemetery is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old South Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Beth Sholom Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Bridgets Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Bridgets Cemetery is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bridgets Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glastonbury Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Our Saviour Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Our Saviour Cemetery is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Saviour Cemetery
- Old Eastbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Eastbury Cemetery is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Eastbury Cemetery
- Old Buckingham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Wapping Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wapping Community Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the West Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oxford Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oxford Village is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Village
- Forest Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Forest Village is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Village
- Mayberry Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mayberry Village is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry Village
- East Hartford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Hartford is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49,630 people
- Tudor Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tudor Village is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tudor Village
- Forbes Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Manchester is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,362 people
- Manchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Coachlight Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Coachlight Village is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coachlight Village
- East Hartford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Welles Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Welles Village is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welles Village
- Glastonbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Addison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Manchester Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Burnham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glastonbury Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Glastonbury Center is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastonbury Center
- Buckingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lydallville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wapping
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Windsor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Windsor is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,102 people
- Glastonbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Glastonbury is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastonbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,426 people
- East Glastonbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Windsor
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stowe Village Housing Project
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hartford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hartford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hartford is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121,535 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 West Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hartford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- East Hartford
- Hartford
- Manchester
- Vernon
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 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 West Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Connecticut:
- Pages specific to Hartford 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 West Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1357679
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #211940 (West Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #211940 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: Hartford
- Est. Elev: 37 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Manchester
- Location given for West Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7675994 Lon: -72.5725887
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including Hartford, 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- West 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |