A visit to the Colby 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 Colby Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Colby Cemetery:
44.2606, -72.6237
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Colby Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Colby Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Montpelier. Montpelier lies just to the east of the Colby Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Colby Cemetery.
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 Colby Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Colby Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Green Mount Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Johnson - Sawyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Augustine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Augustine Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Augustine Cemetery
- Elm Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Elm Street Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Street Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Middlesex Vilalge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Village Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Cutler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cutler Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler Cemetery
- North Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The North Branch Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the North Branch Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Montpelier.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104144 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Middlesex Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hawks - Eaton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hawks - Eaton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks - Eaton Cemetery
- Riverton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Riverton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton Cemetery
- Berlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Berlin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin Cemetery
- East Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The East Road Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Road Cemetery
- Moretown Common Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cox Brook - Glinnis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bennett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett 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 Colby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Colby Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Montpelier
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Middlesex
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Middlesex is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
- Berlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,783 people
- Middlesex
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moretown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moretown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
- Northfield Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Montpelier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Montpelier is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Montpelier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
- Northfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Barre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,474 people
- Barre has also been known as:
- Barre City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barre <6>
- Adamant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Northfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Northfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,504 people
- Northfield Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Northfield Center is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- South Barre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Barre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
- Barre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,741 people
- Worcester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Waterbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Graniteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Graniteville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Waitsfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waitsfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waitsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,692 people
- Williamstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Websterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plainfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Plainfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
- Calais
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Calais is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calais
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,606 people
- Calais
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Corner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Corner
- Waterbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waterbury is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,160 people
- Duxbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Duxbury is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
- North Fayston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Fayston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayston
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 Colby Cemetery. The following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Colby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Colby Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Vermont:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Colby Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1919026 (Colby Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1919026 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 189 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Montpelier
- Location given for Colby Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.2606146 Lon: -72.6237223
- 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 Vermont's counties, including Washington, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Colby 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |