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The location of the West Torrington Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Torrington Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Torrington Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Torrington Cemetery

Lat:   41.8243°   (41° 49' 27")

Lon:   -73.1665°   (-73° 9' 59")

The West Torrington Cemetery is located in Litchfield County<2>.

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 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 Torrington 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 Torrington Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakeville
      • Drakeville is located in Litchfield County
    • Torrington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Goshen
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • 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
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <4>
    • Litchfield
      (4 miles [6.4 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 <4>
    • Torringford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torringford
      • Torringford is located in Litchfield County
    • Goshen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • West Goshen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Goshen
      • West Goshen is located in Litchfield County
    • Burrville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burrville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
      • Burrville is located in Litchfield County
    • Winchester Center
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Milton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Litchfield County
    • Harwinton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bantam
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bantam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bantam
      • Bantam is located in Litchfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bantam <4>
    • Continue List   (17 more) ...
      • Grappaville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappaville
        • Grappaville is located in Litchfield County
      • Harwinton
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harwinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwinton
        • Harwinton is located in Litchfield County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,400 people
      • Torrington
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torrington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrington
        • Torrington is located in Litchfield County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,870 people
      • Winchester
        (7 miles [11.3 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
      • Nepaug
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nepaug
        • Nepaug is located in Litchfield County
      • New Hartford
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
        • New Hartford is located in Litchfield County
        • 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
        • Grantville is located in Litchfield County
      • Lower City
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • 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
      • Cornwall
        (8 miles [12.9 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
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Sandy Beach
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
        • Sandy Beach is located in Litchfield County
      • Morris
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
        • Morris is located in Litchfield County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,250 people
      • Morris
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
        • Morris is located in Litchfield County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <4>
      • Northfield
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
        • Northfield is located in Litchfield County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northfield <4>
      • Browns Corner
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Corner
        • Browns Corner is located in Litchfield County
      • Dudleytown ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • 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.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
        • Dudleytown is located in Litchfield County

    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

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the West Torrington Cemetery.<6>

    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)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
    • East Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Cemetery
    • Old Middle Street Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Middle Street Cemetery
    • Center Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Center Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
    • Newfield Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newfield Cemetery
    • Goshen Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goshen Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • St. Francis Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #103503 <7>
    • Sons of Jacob Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sons of Jacob Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sons of Jacob Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sons of Jacob Cemetery
    • Hall Meadow Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Meadow Cemetery
    • West Side Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Side Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Side Cemetery
    • West Goshen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Goshen Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • East Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Cemetery
      • Winchester Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winchester Cemetery
      • Hurlbut Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurlbut Cemetery
      • Milton Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milton Cemetery
      • West Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The West Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
      • Scoville Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scoville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Scoville Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scoville Cemetery
      • South Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The South Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Cemetery
      • West Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • North Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The North Cemetery is located in Litchfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery

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

    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: GNIS record #212004 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: West Torrington
      • County: Litchfield         Elev: 291
      • Location given for GNIS #212004 (West Torrington Cemetery)

    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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the West Torrington Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8243, Longitude: -73.1665       In this case, the coordinates for the West Torrington Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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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