A visit to the Willowbrook Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Willowbrook Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Willowbrook Cemetery (FG ID #103833).
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 Willowbrook Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willowbrook Cemetery:
41.1547, -73.3622
The Willowbrook Cemetery is located in Fairfield County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Willowbrook Cemetery.
Establishment of the Willowbrook Cemetery ...
The Willowbrook Cemetery was established in 1847.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Willowbrook Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willowbrook Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Coleytown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Coleytown Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleytown Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Colonial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Colonial Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Cemetery
- Sharp Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Norwalk Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Greenfield Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Mathews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Mathews Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mathews Cemetery
- Silvermine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Norwalk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The East Norwalk Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Norwalk Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Hebrew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Temple Shalom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old West Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Aspetuck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Aspetuck Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspetuck Cemetery
- Gilbertown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Gilbertown Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertown Cemetery
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 Willowbrook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willowbrook Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Westport
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Saugatuck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Westport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Westport is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,444 people
- Coley Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coley Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coley Town
- Winnipauk Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winnipauk Village is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipauk Village
- Norwalk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Compo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greens Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Wilton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Winnipauk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Norwalk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Southport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,215 people
- Greenfield Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aspetuck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Weston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,204 people
- Norwalk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Norwalk is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88,655 people
- South Norwalk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,219 people
- West Norwalk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Black Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Wilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Canaan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Willowbrook Cemetery. The following communities are located in Fairfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willowbrook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fairfield
- New Canaan
- Norwalk
- Saugatuck
- South Norwalk
- Southport
- Westport
- Wilton
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 Willowbrook Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Connecticut:
- Pages specific to Fairfield 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 Willowbrook Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #103833
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #212161 (Willowbrook Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #212161 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: Fairfield
- Est. Elev: 17 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Westport
- Location given for Willowbrook Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1548187 Lon: -73.3620625
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including Fairfield, 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- Willowbrook 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. |