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A visit to the West Meetinghouse Cemetery ...


The location of the West Meetinghouse Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (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 West Meetinghouse Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   41.6498°   (41° 38' 59")

Lon:   -73.4371°   (-73° 26' 13")

The West Meetinghouse Cemetery is located in Litchfield County<2>.

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 Meetinghouse Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Connecticut:
  • Pages specific to Litchfield 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 West Meetinghouse 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 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Meetinghouse Cemetery.

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

    • Northville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northville
      • Northville is located in Litchfield County
    • South Kent
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Kent
      • South Kent is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Kent <4>
    • Gaylordsville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Marble Dale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Dale
      • Marble Dale is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble Dale <4>
    • New Milford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
      • New Milford is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,683 people
    • New Preston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bulls Bridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulls Bridge
      • Bulls Bridge is located in Litchfield County
    • Dogtail Corners
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtail Corners
      • Dogtail Corners is located in Dutchess County (NY)
    • Sherman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sherman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Sherman is located in Fairfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,610 people
    • New Milford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Kent
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (18 more) ...
      • Kent
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
        • Kent is located in Litchfield County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,766 people
      • Washington
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Washington
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
        • Washington is located in Litchfield County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,419 people
      • Washington Depot
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Lanesville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
        • Lanesville is located in Litchfield County
      • Romford
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romford
        • Romford is located in Litchfield County
      • Warren
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
        • Warren is located in Litchfield County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
      • Warren
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bridgewater
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Roxbury Station
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxbury Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Station
        • Roxbury Station is located in Litchfield County
      • Woodville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
        • Woodville is located in Litchfield County
      • North Kent
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kent
        • North Kent is located in Litchfield County
      • Bridgewater
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
        • Bridgewater is located in Litchfield County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
      • Roxbury
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
        • Roxbury is located in Litchfield County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
      • Roxbury
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • West Morris
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Morris
        • West Morris is located in Litchfield County
      • Emmons City ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmons City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons City
        • Emmons City is located in Litchfield County
      • Dover Plains
        (9 miles [14.5 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 Meetinghouse 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 Meetinghouse Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the West Meetinghouse Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Peet Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peet Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peet Cemetery
    • Long Mtn. Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Long Mtn. Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Mtn. Cemetery
    • Upper Merryall Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Merryall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Upper Merryall Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Merryall Cemetery
    • Morningside Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Gaylordsville Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gaylordsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gaylordsville Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaylordsville Cemetery
    • Northville Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Northville Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northville Cemetery
    • Bulls Bridge Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bulls Bridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bulls Bridge Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bulls Bridge Cemetery
    • North Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
    • Center Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Center Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2338390 <6>
    • New Preston Village Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Kent Hollow Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kent Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kent Hollow Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kent Hollow Cemetery
    • Congregational Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Congregational Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Congregational Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Congregational Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Sherman Center Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherman Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sherman Center Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherman Center Cemetery
      • Good Hill Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Good Hill Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hill Cemetery
      • Quaker Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • The Quaker Cemetery is located in Dutchess County (NY)
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Quaker Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Pawling (NY).
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2261124 <6>
      • Coburn Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Coburn Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coburn Cemetery
      • Quaker Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • The Quaker Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
        • The Quaker Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Housatonic Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery
        • Lanesville Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
      • Holy Cross Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
      • Judea Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Judea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Judea Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Judea Cemetery
      • Romford Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Romford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Romford Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Romford Cemetery

    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 West Meetinghouse Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #211962  (West Meetinghouse Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #211962 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: Kent
      • County: Litchfield         Elev: 176
      • Location given for GNIS #211962 (West Meetinghouse 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 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the West Meetinghouse Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6498, Longitude: -73.4371       In this case, the coordinates for the West Meetinghouse 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.




 

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