A visit to the West Suffield 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 Suffield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Suffield Cemetery:
41.9887, -72.6920
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Suffield Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Suffield Cemetery is located in Hartford County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the West Suffield Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the West Suffield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Suffield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Zions Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Zions Hill Cemetery is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions Hill Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery Association
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Side of the Mountain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Suffield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Suffield Cemetery is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Cemetery
- Copper Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Copper Hill Cemetery is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Hill Cemetery
- Viets Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Viets Cemetery is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viets Cemetery
- Prisoners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Prisoners Cemetery is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prisoners Cemetery
- East Granby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The East Granby Cemetery is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Granby Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Smith Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Family Cemetery is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Family Cemetery
- The Smith Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Smith Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #AGA.805 <5>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2363559 <6>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Thompsonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Granby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Granby Cemetery is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby Cemetery
- Holcomb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Holcomb Cemetery is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb Cemetery
- St. Joseph's RC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- North End Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The North End Cemetery is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North End Cemetery
- King Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The King Street Cemetery is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Street Cemetery
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patrick Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Enfield.
- The St. Patrick Cemetery has also been known as:
- New St. Patricks Cemetery
- St. Patrick / King Street Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103683 <6>
- Enfield Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery
- The Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Massachusetts State Veterans Cemetery
- Massachusetts Veterans Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1965687 <6>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the West Suffield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Suffield Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Suffield
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Suffield is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,812 people
- West Suffield
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Suffield Depot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Suffield Depot is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Depot
- Suffield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Granby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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 southwest)
- Higley Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Higley Village is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higley Village
- Rising Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rising Corner is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Corner
- Green Manor Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Manor Village is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Manor Village
- Windsor Locks
(4 miles [6.4 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thompsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Thompsonville is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Salmon Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Salmon Brook is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Brook
- Granby
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Poquonock
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hosmer Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hosmer Corner is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosmer Corner
- Warehouse Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Warehouse Point is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warehouse Point
- Enfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Feeding Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Feeding Hills is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feeding Hills
- Chatsworth Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chatsworth Village is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatsworth Village
- Tariffville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Village is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
- Southwood Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Southwood Acres is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood Acres
- Sherwood Manor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sherwood Manor is located in Hartford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Manor
- Agawam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Agawam is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,467 people
- Southwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Southwick is located in Hampden County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,715 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 Suffield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hartford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Suffield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Agawam
- East Granby
- Suffield
- Tariffville
- Thompsonville
- Warehouse Point
- Windsor Locks
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 Suffield 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 Suffield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #211997 (West Suffield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #211997 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: 60 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Windsor Locks
- Location given for West Suffield Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.9887073 Lon: -72.6920365
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Suffield 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.
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| <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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