A visit to the Whittlesey 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 Whittlesey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whittlesey Cemetery:
41.4834, -72.2823
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whittlesey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whittlesey Cemetery is located in New London County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Whittlesey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Whittlesey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whittlesey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Woodbridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Woodbridge Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge Cemetery
- Foxtown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Foxtown Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Lathrop Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lathrop Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop Cemetery
- Cockle Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cockle Hill Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockle Hill Cemetery
- North Plain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The North Plain Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plain Cemetery
- Sisson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sisson Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisson Cemetery
- Winaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Winaker Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winaker Cemetery
- Long Pond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Long Pond Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pond Cemetery
- Millington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Millington Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington Cemetery
- Tater Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Tater Hill Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tater Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Coult Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Coult Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coult Cemetery
- Beebe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Beebe Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Bogue Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bogue Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Cemetery
- Gardner Bulkeley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gardner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Way Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Way Cemetery is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Way Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Whittlesey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whittlesey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Salem
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Salem is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,083 people
- Salem
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Crowley Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crowley Corner is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley Corner
- Chesterfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- East Haddam
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Haddam is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Haddam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,956 people
- Lyme
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lyme is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,304 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyme <5>
- Lyme
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lyme is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
- Colchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Montville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Montville is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,463 people
- Oakdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bozrah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hadlyme
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hamburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hamburg is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Sterling City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling City is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling City
- Gilman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oxoboxo River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oxoboxo River is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxoboxo River
- Westchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westchester is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westchester
- Moodus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Haddam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Haddam is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Haddam
- East Haddam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Lyme
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Lyme is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lyme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,525 people
- East Lyme
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Uncasville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mohegan ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mohegan is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohegan
- Yantic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Westchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsonville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Johnsonville is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Johnsonville has also been known as:
- Johnsonville Village
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 Whittlesey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in New London County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whittlesey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- East Haddam
- Lyme
- Lyme lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Whittlesey Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lyme.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
- Moodus
- Salem
- Salem lies less than 2 miles<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Whittlesey Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Uncasville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Whittlesey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Connecticut:
- Pages specific to New London 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 Whittlesey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #212106 (Whittlesey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #212106 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: New London
- Est. Elev: 82 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hamburg
- Location given for Whittlesey Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4834316 Lon: -72.2823037
- 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 New London, 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 from Point A (ie- Whittlesey 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |