A visit to the First Settler 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 First Settler Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the First Settler Cemetery:
44.0578, -72.6621
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the First Settler Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The First Settler Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Montpelier. Montpelier lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the First Settler Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the First Settler Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the First Settler Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from First Settler Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- East Roxbury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The East Roxbury Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Roxbury Cemetery
- Orcutt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Orcutt Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orcutt Cemetery
- West Brookfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brookfield Center New Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield Center Old Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Roxbury Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Cemetery
- Batchellor - Spaulding Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Connecticut Corners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hutchinson - Mann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Braintree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Norwich University Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Spear Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Spear Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spear Cemetery
- Doggall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Doggall Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doggall Cemetery
- East Brookfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Lot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Adams Lot Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Lot Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Northfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1095218 <5>
- Braintree Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Peth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Peth Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peth Cemetery
- Goodridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Goodridge Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodridge Cemetery
- West Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The West Hill Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill Cemetery
- Old Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Old Catholic Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Catholic 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 First Settler Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from First Settler Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West Brookfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Brookfield is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Roxbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Roxbury is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
- Brookfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brookfield is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,343 people
- East Brookfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Brookfield is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brookfield
- Roxbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Northfield Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Northfield Center is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Northfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Northfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,504 people
- Braintree
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Braintree is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,189 people
- Braintree Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Braintree Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree Hill
- Williamstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,530 people
- Northfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Braintree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Braintree is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- North Randolph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Randolph is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Randolph
- Williamstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Northfield Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Randolph Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Randolph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,558 people
- Alpine Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Alpine Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Village
- Granville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Granville is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
- Randolph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Randolph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Randolph is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
- Granville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Granville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Granville is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Granville
- Chelsea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chelsea is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,294 people
- Graniteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Graniteville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Waitsfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waitsfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waitsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,692 people
- Warren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Warren is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,667 people
- Warren
(10 miles [16.1 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 First Settler Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The First Settler Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 First Settler 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 First Settler Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1919058 (First Settler Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1919058 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: 457 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Roxbury
- Location given for First Settler Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.057841 Lon: -72.6620519
- 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 '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- First Settler 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. |