A visit to the Southwest Burying Yard ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Southwest Burying Yard. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Southwest Burying Yard (FG ID #2380963)
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 Southwest Burying Yard ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Southwest Burying Yard
Lat: 43.0015° (43° 0' 5")
Lon: -72.3536° (-72° 21' 12")
The cemetery is located in Cheshire County<3>.
As an estimate, the Southwest Burying Yard is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the southeast of Keene.
The county seat for Cheshire County is located in Keene. Keene lies just to the southeast of the Southwest Burying Yard .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Southwest Burying Yard.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Southwest Burying Yard, with the nearest first.
- Carpenter Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monadnock View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alpin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alpin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alpin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Alpin Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
- North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Swamp Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Washington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Centennial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gilsum Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Slade Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slade Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Slade Cemetery is located in Cheshire County
- Walpole Village Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Putney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Putney Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Putney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The East Putney Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
- Westminster Old Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westminster Old Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westminster Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Westminster Old Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
- Westminster New Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westminster New Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westminster New Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Westminster New Cemetery is located in Windham County (VT)
- Spofford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Bernard's Catholic Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Sullivan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Southwest Burying Yard.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Southwest Burying Yard, with the nearest first.
- Surry
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lower Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Lower Village is located in Cheshire County
- Westmoreland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Keene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Walpole
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spofford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westminster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Westminster is located in Windham County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <7>
- Drewsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cold River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alstead Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Putney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putney have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putney
- Putney is located in Windham County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Chesterfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Chesterfield is located in Cheshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <7>
- West Swanzey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Swanzey have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Swanzey
- West Swanzey is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Swanzey <7>
- Swanzey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marlborough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlborough have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Marlborough is located in Cheshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlborough <7>
- North Westminster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Westminster
- North Westminster is located in Windham County (VT)
- Estimated population in 2011: 246 people
- Westminster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Westminster is located in Windham County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,952 people
- Bellows Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellows Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellows Falls
- Bellows Falls is located in Windham County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,967 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellows Falls <7>
- Alstead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Westminster West
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Dummerston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Swanzey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Langdon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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 Southwest Burying Yard. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cheshire County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Southwest Burying Yard.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellows Falls
- Keene
- Marlborough
- Nelson
- Walpole
- Westmoreland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Southwest Burying Yard:
- Pages specific to New Hampshire:
- Pages specific to Cheshire 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 Southwest Burying Yard
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Southwest Burying Yard:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Cheshire County: www.co.cheshire.nh.us/
The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Southwest Burying Yard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0015, Longitude: -72.3536 |
<3> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Cheshire, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<4> | 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. |
<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> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |