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 #103808).
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:
41.7722, -73.0725
The West Cemetery is located in Litchfield County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the West Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the West Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Scoville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Scoville Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scoville Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hillside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- East Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The East Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sons of Jacob Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sons of Jacob Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sons of Jacob Cemetery
- East Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The East Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cemetery
- Northfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lamson Corner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lamson Corner Cemetery is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamson Corner Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The South Cemetery is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Edgewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Edgewood Cemetery is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Cemetery
- Nepaug Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Nepaug Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nepaug Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Newfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Newfield Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield Cemetery
- West Torrington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The West Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- East Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The East Church Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Church Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Side Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The West Side Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Side Cemetery
- Church of the Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Peacedale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Case Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the West Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Harwinton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harwinton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Harwinton is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,400 people
- Litchfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Torrington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Torringford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Northfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burlington is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,748 people
- Burlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nepaug
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Hartford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Hartford is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,639 people
- Torrington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Torrington is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,870 people
- Thomaston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Plymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Browns Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burrville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Thomaston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Thomaston is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,505 people
- Plymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Plymouth is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,552 people
- Terryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pequabuck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whigville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Drakeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grappaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morris is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,250 people
- Morris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Terryville Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Terryville Station is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville Station
- Collinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Puddle Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Puddle Town is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puddle Town
- Goshen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Litchfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collinsville
- Morris
- Thomaston
- Torrington
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 West 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 West Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #103808
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #211941 (West Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #211941 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: 240 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Torrington
- Location given for West Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7720417 Lon: -73.0723305
- 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |