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. 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 Side Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Side Cemetery:
41.8551, -73.2618
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>
The West Side Cemetery is located in Litchfield County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the West Side Cemetery.
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)
- The Sedgwick Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick Cemetery
- West Goshen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The West Goshen Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Goshen Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Cornwall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cornwall Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall Cemetery
- Old Middle Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The East Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Lower City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lower City Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower City Cemetery
- Barrack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Barrack Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrack Cemetery
- Southeast Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Southeast Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southeast Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Milton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Milton Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Cemetery
- West Torrington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Meadow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hall Meadow Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Meadow Cemetery
- Sharon Eastside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Newfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Newfield Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The South Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- 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)
- The Munson Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson Cemetery
- Under Mtn. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Under Mtn. Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Under Mtn. Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- East Street Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The East Street Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Street Cemetery
- Headquarters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Headquarters Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headquarters Cemetery
- Winchester Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Winchester Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
- Hurlbut Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hurlbut Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlbut Cemetery
- Grantville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Grantville Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville Cemetery
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)
- West Goshen is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Goshen
- Goshen
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Goshen is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,856 people
- Goshen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cornwall is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- 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)
- Lower City is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower City
- Dudleytown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dudleytown is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Milton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Milton is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Drakeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Drakeville is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakeville
- West Cornwall
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cornwall Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canaan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Canaan is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- 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)
- Ellsworth is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- 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)
- South Canaan is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canaan
- Grantville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grantville is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Falls Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lime Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lime Rock is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
- Warren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- 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)
- Grappaville is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappaville
- Litchfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Torringford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Torringford is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torringford
- Burrville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Burrville is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Winchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,548 people
- Norfolk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Norfolk is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
- Amesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Amesville is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amesville
- Sharon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sharon is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:
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: In 2021, GNIS record #211987 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: 412 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cornwall
- Location given for West Side Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8550951 Lon: -73.2617825
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Side 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> | 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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