A visit to the Old North 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 Old North Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old North Cemetery:
42.8017, -72.5990
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old North Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old North Cemetery is located in Windham County<2>.
The county seat for Windham County is located in Newfane. Newfane lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Old North Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old North Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Old North Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old North Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Guilford Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Glen Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Glen Street Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Street Cemetery
- Mather Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mather Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- West Guilford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wilkens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wilkens Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkens Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Maplehurst & Elmshurt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The North Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- North Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The North Vernon Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vernon Cemetery
- The North Vernon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hunt Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cotton Mill Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morningside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Morningside Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside Cemetery
- Prospect Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Thomas Hill - Bell - Phelps Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Groll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Groll Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groll Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Brattleboro Area Jewish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Retreat Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Retreat Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat Cemetery
- Dalem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Dalem Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalem Cemetery
- Meetinghouse Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old North Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old North Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Guilford
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Guilford is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,102 people
- Guilford
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Brattleboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairview Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Village is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Village
- Brattleboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brattleboro is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
- Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,190 people
- Brattleboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hinsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ames Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ames Hill is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Hill
- Halifax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Halifax is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Halifax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Halifax is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Leyden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leyden is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leyden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Marlboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Grove is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- West Northfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Northfield
- South Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Vernon is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vernon
- Chesterfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dummerston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dummerston is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dummerston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
- West Dummerston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Halifax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bernardston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bernardston is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
- Ashuelot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Dummerston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Dummerston is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dummerston
- Marlboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marlboro is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
- Foundry Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Foundry Village is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry Village
- Colrain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Colrain is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colrain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
- Mount Hermon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hermon is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Williamsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Northfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
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 Old North Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Windham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old North Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hinsdale
- Northfield
- West Brattleboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Old North Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Vermont:
- Pages specific to Windham 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 Old North Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1458830 (Old North Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1458830 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: Windham
- Est. Elev: 143 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brattleboro
- Location given for Old North Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.801749 Lon: -72.5989797
- 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 Windham, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old North 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. |