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A visit to the West Side of the Mountain 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 of the Mountain Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Side of the Mountain Cemetery:

41.9993, -72.7451

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

The West Side of the Mountain Cemetery is located in Hartford County<2>.

Open a Google Map centered on the West Side of the Mountain Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the West Side of the Mountain Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Copper Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Copper Hill Cemetery is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Hill Cemetery
  • Prisoners Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Prisoners Cemetery is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prisoners Cemetery
  • Viets Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Viets Cemetery is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viets Cemetery
  • West Suffield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The West Suffield Cemetery is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Suffield Cemetery
  • Old Southwick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Old Southwick Cemetery is located in Hampden County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Southwick Cemetery
    • The Old Southwick Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Southwick Cemetery
    • Southwick Old Cemetery
    • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SOU.800 <5>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151296 <6>
  • New Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The New Cemetery is located in Hampden County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cemetery
  • Cooley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Cooley Cemetery is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cooley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of North Granby.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103290 <6>
  • Baptist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Baptist Cemetery is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
  • Granby Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Granby Cemetery is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Zions Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Zions Hill Cemetery is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions Hill Cemetery
  • Zion Hill Cemetery Association
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Pratt Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pratt Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
    • Holcomb Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Holcomb Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb Cemetery
    • East Granby Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The East Granby Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Granby Cemetery
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
    • Suffield Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Suffield Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Cemetery
    • Smith Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Beth Hillel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Beth Hillel Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Hillel Cemetery
    • Silver Street Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Silver Street Cemetery is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Street Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Silver Street Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Westfield (MA).
      • The Silver Street Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Granville Cemetery
      • Southeast Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #GRN.806 <5>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91031 <6>
    • St. Bernard's Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Joseph's RC Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
      • The St. Joseph's RC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Josephs Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1416324 <6>
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Windsor Locks.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103667 <6>
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the West Side of the Mountain Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Side of the Mountain Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Suffield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Suffield is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,812 people
  • West Suffield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Salmon Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Salmon Brook is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Brook
  • Granby
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • East Granby
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • East Granby is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Granby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,120 people
  • East Granby
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rising Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rising Corner is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Corner
  • Chatsworth Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chatsworth Village is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth Village
  • Southwick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Southwick is located in Hampden County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,715 people
  • Higley Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Higley Village is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higley Village
  • Suffield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hosmer Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hosmer Corner is located in Hampden County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosmer Corner
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • North Granby
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Granby
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Granby is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,558 people
    • West Granby
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Suffield Depot
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Suffield Depot is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Depot
    • Feeding Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Feeding Hills is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeding Hills
    • Tariffville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Green Manor Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Green Manor Village is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Manor Village
    • North Bloomfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • North Bloomfield is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
    • Poquonock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Windsor Locks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Windsor Locks is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Locks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,798 people
    • Windsor Locks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Thompsonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Thompsonville is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
    • Granville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Granville is located in Hampden County (MA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,606 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 of the Mountain Cemetery. The following communities are located in Hartford County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 of the Mountain Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Connecticut:
  • Pages specific to Hartford 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 of the Mountain Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1950889  (West Side of the Mountain Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1950889 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: Hartford
      • Est. Elev: 86 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Windsor Locks
      • Location given for West Side of the Mountain Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.9992627     Lon: -72.7450938
      • 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 Hartford, 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 from Point A (ie- West Side of the Mountain 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 Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.

    When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.

    <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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