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A visit to the West Plain Cemetery ...

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 Plain Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Plain Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   41.5054°   (41° 30' 19")

Lon:   -72.1315°   (-72° 7' 53")

The West Plain Cemetery is located in New London County<2>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the West Plain Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Raymond Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raymond Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Raymond Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Raymond Hill Cemetery is located in New London County
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rogers Cemetery is located in New London County
  • Parker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Parker Cemetery is located in New London County
  • Gardner Bulkeley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner Bulkeley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardner Bulkeley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gardner Bulkeley Cemetery is located in New London County
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gardner Cemetery is located in New London County
  • Baker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baker Cemetery is located in New London County
  • Fox Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fox Cemetery is located in New London County
  • Paul Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Paul Cemetery is located in New London County
  • Ft. Shantok Indian Burying Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Shantok Indian Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Shantok Indian Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ft. Shantok Indian Burying Ground is located in New London County
  • Brewster Neck Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewster Neck Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brewster Neck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brewster Neck Cemetery is located in New London County
  • Norwich City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwich City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwich City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Norwich City Cemetery is located in New London County
  • Oak Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Street Cemetery is located in New London County
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    • Royal Monhegan Burial Ground
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Royal Monhegan Burial Ground
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Royal Monhegan Burial Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Royal Monhegan Burial Ground is located in New London County
    • Yantic Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yantic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yantic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Yantic Cemetery is located in New London County
    • Old Norwichtown Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Norwichtown Cemetery
      • The Old Norwichtown Cemetery is located in New London County
      • The Old Norwichtown Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Colonial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640509 <5>
    • Old Uptown Burying Ground
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Uptown Burying Ground
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Uptown Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Uptown Burying Ground is located in New London County
    • Winaker Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winaker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Winaker Cemetery is located in New London County
    • Gay Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gay Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gay Cemetery is located in New London County
    • Robert Stoddard Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robert Stoddard Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Robert Stoddard Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Robert Stoddard Cemetery is located in New London County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Robert Stoddard Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Gales Ferry.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2304514 <5>
    • Poquetanuck Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poquetanuck Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poquetanuck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Poquetanuck Cemetery is located in New London County
    • Hebrew Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hebrew Cemetery is located in New London County
    • Hamilton Ave. Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Ave. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Ave. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hamilton Ave. Cemetery is located in New London County
    • Hickory Street Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Street Cemetery
      • The Hickory Street Cemetery is located in New London County
      • The Hickory Street Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Greenville Cemetery
    • Monhegan Tribal Memorial
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monhegan Tribal Memorial
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monhegan Tribal Memorial have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Monhegan Tribal Memorial is located in New London County
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

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 West Plain Cemetery.

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

  • Mohegan ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mohegan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohegan
    • Mohegan is located in New London County
  • Norwich
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
    • Norwich is located in New London County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,619 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwich <7>
  • Oakdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
    • Oakdale is located in New London County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <7>
  • Montville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Montville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
    • Montville is located in New London County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,463 people
  • Greenville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in New London County
  • Norwich
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
    • Norwich is located in New London County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,619 people
  • Norwichtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norwichtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwichtown
    • Norwichtown is located in New London County
  • Yantic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bozrah
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bozrah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozrah
    • Bozrah is located in New London County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,712 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bozrah <7>
  • Oxoboxo River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxoboxo River
    • Oxoboxo River is located in New London County
  • Uncasville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Gales Ferry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Allyn Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allyn Point
      • Allyn Point is located in New London County
    • Hallville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallville
      • Hallville is located in New London County
    • Taftville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Chesterfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
      • Chesterfield is located in New London County
    • Preston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,629 people
    • Gilman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
      • Gilman is located in New London County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilman <7>
    • Salem
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,083 people
    • Quaker Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Hill
      • Quaker Hill is located in New London County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quaker Hill <7>
    • Ledyard
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledyard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledyard
      • Ledyard is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,579 people
    • Ledyard
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Occum
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occum
      • Occum is located in New London County
    • Franklin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in New London County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,914 people
    • Franklin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in New London County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <7>
    • Salem
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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 Plain Cemetery. The following communities are located in New London County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Plain Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Plain Cemetery:

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 Plain Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #211971  (West Plain Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #211971 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: Fitchville
    • County: New London         Elev: 24
    • Location given for GNIS #211971 (West Plain 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 New London, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the West Plain Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5054, Longitude: -72.1315       In this case, the coordinates for the West Plain Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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