A visit to the West Side 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 Side Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Side 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 Side Cemetery
Lat: 41.8551° (41° 51' 18")
Lon: -73.2618° (-73° 15' 42")
The West Side Cemetery is located in Litchfield County<2>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the West Side Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Side Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sedgwick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sedgwick Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sedgwick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sedgwick Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- West Goshen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Goshen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Goshen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The West Goshen Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Goshen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goshen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goshen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Cornwall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornwall Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cornwall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cornwall Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Old Middle Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Middle Street Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Middle Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Middle Street Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- East Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The East Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Collins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Lower City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower City Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lower City Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Barrack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrack Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barrack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Barrack Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Southeast Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southeast Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southeast Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Southeast Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Milton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Milton Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- West Torrington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Torrington Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Torrington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The West Torrington Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Hall Meadow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Meadow Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Meadow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hall Meadow Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Sharon Eastside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Eastside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharon Eastside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sharon Eastside Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Newfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newfield Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Newfield Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- South Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Cemetery
- The South Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- The South Cemetery has also been known as:
- South Norfolk Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103729 <5>
- Munson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Munson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Munson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Munson Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Under Mtn. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Under Mtn. Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Under Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Under Mtn. Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- East Street Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Street Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The East Street Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Headquarters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Headquarters Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Headquarters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Headquarters Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Winchester Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winchester Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winchester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Winchester Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Hurlbut Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurlbut Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurlbut Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hurlbut Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Grantville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grantville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grantville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Grantville Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Side Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Side Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- West Goshen
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Goshen
- West Goshen is located in Litchfield County
- Goshen
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Goshen is located in Litchfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,856 people
- Goshen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goshen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Goshen is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <7>
- Cornwall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Cornwall is located in Litchfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,360 people
- Cornwall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lower City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower City
- Lower City is located in Litchfield County
- Dudleytown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dudleytown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Dudleytown is located in Litchfield County
- Milton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Litchfield County
- Drakeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakeville
- Drakeville is located in Litchfield County
- West Cornwall
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cornwall Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Bridge
- Cornwall Bridge is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornwall Bridge <7>
- Canaan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Canaan is located in Litchfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Winchester Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellsworth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Ellsworth is located in Litchfield County
- Warren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Torrington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Canaan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canaan
- South Canaan is located in Litchfield County
- Grantville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grantville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Grantville is located in Litchfield County
- Falls Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lime Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
- Lime Rock is located in Litchfield County
- Warren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Bantam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grappaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappaville
- Grappaville is located in Litchfield County
- Litchfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
- Litchfield is located in Litchfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,070 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <7>
- Torringford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torringford
- Torringford is located in Litchfield County
- Burrville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burrville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Burrville is located in Litchfield County
- Winchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Litchfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,548 people
- Norfolk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norfolk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Norfolk is located in Litchfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
- Amesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesville
- Amesville is located in Litchfield County
- Sharon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon is located in Litchfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 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 Side Cemetery. The following communities are located in Litchfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Side Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bantam
- Falls Village
- Torrington
- West Cornwall
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 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 Side 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 Side Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Side Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #211987 (West Side Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #211987 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: Cornwall
- County: Litchfield Elev: 412
- Location given for GNIS #211987 (West Side Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Side Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8551, Longitude: -73.2618 In this case, the coordinates for the West Side 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. |