A visit to the West Torrington 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 Torrington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Torrington Cemetery:
41.8243, -73.1665
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Torrington Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Torrington Cemetery is located in Litchfield County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the West Torrington Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Torrington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Collins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- East Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The East Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cemetery
- Old Middle Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Newfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Newfield Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfield Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Francis Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Torrington.
- The St. Francis Cemetery has also been known as:
- New St. Francis Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103503 <5>
- Sons of Jacob Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sons of Jacob Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sons of Jacob Cemetery
- Hall Meadow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hall Meadow Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Meadow Cemetery
- West Side Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The West Side Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Side Cemetery
- West Goshen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The West Goshen Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Goshen Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- East Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The East Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cemetery
- Winchester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Winchester Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
- Hurlbut Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hurlbut Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlbut Cemetery
- Milton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Milton Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The West Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Scoville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Scoville Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scoville Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The South Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The North Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Torrington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Torrington Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Drakeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Drakeville is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakeville
- Torrington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Litchfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Torringford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Torringford is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torringford
- Goshen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,856 people
- West Goshen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Goshen is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Goshen
- Burrville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Burrville is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Winchester Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Harwinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bantam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Grappaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grappaville is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappaville
- Harwinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harwinton is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,400 people
- Torrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Torrington is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,870 people
- Winchester
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Nepaug
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nepaug is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nepaug
- New Hartford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Hartford is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,639 people
- Winsted
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grantville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grantville is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Lower City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lower City is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower City
- Cornwall
(8 miles [12.9 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sandy Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sandy Beach is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
- Morris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Morris is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,250 people
- Morris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Northfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Browns Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Browns Corner is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Corner
- Dudleytown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dudleytown is located in Litchfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
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 Torrington Cemetery. The following communities are located in Litchfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Torrington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bantam
- Bantam lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the West Torrington Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bantam.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bantam
- Morris
- Torrington
- Winsted
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 Torrington 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 Torrington Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #212004 (West Torrington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #212004 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: 291 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Torrington
- Location given for West Torrington Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8242628 Lon: -73.1665009
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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 Torrington 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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