A visit to the Taft 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 Taft Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Taft Cemetery:
44.1981, -73.0510
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Taft Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Taft Cemetery is located in Chittenden County<2>.
The county seat for Chittenden County is located in Burlington. Burlington lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Taft Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Taft Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Taft Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Taft Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Starksboro Village Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Village Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Village Cemetery is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Hillsboro Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hillsboro Cemetery is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Cemetery
- East Monkton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The East Monkton Cemetery is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monkton Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- South Starksboro Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Little Ireland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brown Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Hill Cemetery is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Hill Cemetery
- The Brown Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hallock Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104045 <5>
- Green Mount Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Green Mount Cemetery is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mount Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Mount Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Starksboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964296 <5>
- Horan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Horan Cemetery is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horan Cemetery
- Varney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Varney Cemetery is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Mt. St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Briggs Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Briggs Hill Cemetery is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Hill Cemetery
- Merrill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Merrill Cemetery is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Cemetery
- Gore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gore Cemetery is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore Cemetery
- Borough Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Borough Cemetery is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough Cemetery
- Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- Barnumtown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Barnumtown Cemetery is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumtown Cemetery
- Abel Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Taft Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Taft Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Starksboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Starksboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Starksboro is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Starksboro
- Starksboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Starksboro is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starksboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
- Monkton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Monkton is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 people
- Bristol
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bristol
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bristol is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,838 people
- Jerusalem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jerusalem is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- West Lincoln
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Lincoln is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lincoln
- Buels Gore
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Buels Gore is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buels Gore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Lincoln
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hinesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hinesburg is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,522 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Haven is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
- Lincoln
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,244 people
- Sugarbush Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sugarbush Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarbush Village
- Fayston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Huntington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Huntington is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,969 people
- Prindle Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Prindle Corners is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prindle Corners
- North Ferrisburgh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hinesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vergennes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Waltham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waltham is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- North Fayston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Fayston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayston
- East Charlotte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Charlotte is located in Chittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Charlotte
- North Ferrisburgh Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ferrisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ferrisburg is located in Addison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrisburg
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 Taft Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chittenden County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Taft Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Taft Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Vermont:
- Pages specific to Chittenden 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 Taft Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1918899 (Taft Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1918899 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: Chittenden
- Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bristol
- Location given for Taft Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.1981124 Lon: -73.050953
- 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 Chittenden, 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 from Point A (ie- Taft 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. |