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:
42.9487, -72.6187
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 Windham County<2>.
The county seat for Windham County is located in Newfane. Newfane lies just to the 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 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Taft Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Taft Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Baptist Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
- Allyn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Allyn Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allyn Cemetery
- Willson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Willson Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willson Cemetery
- Ezequelle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ezequelle Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezequelle Cemetery
- Williamsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Betterley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Betterley Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betterley Cemetery
- Dummerston Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Holton Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton Cemetery
- Cole - Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cole - Brown Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole - Brown Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Perry Family - Radway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Newfane Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newfane Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Newfane Hill Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfane Hill Cemetery
- Sawtell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sawtell Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawtell Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Ellor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ellor Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellor Cemetery
- West Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The West Hill Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Joy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Joy Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy Cemetery
- Dipping Hole - West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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:
- West Dummerston
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dummerston
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dummerston is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dummerston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,739 people
- Williamsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Dummerston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Dummerston is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dummerston
- Newfane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brookline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brookline is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Newfane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Newfane is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,569 people
- Brattleboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brattleboro is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
- Putney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Putney is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
- Brookline
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Brattleboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harmonyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harmonyville is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmonyville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Marlboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marlboro is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
- Ames Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ames Hill is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Hill
- Fairview Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview Village is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Village
- Brattleboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Townshend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Simpsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Simpsonville is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Marlboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Townshend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Townshend is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townshend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,237 people
- Chesterfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westmoreland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Westminster West
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westminster West is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster West
- Goose City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Goose City is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose City
- Guilford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South Wardsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Wardsboro is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wardsboro
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 Windham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Taft Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- West Brattleboro
- Westmoreland
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 helpful 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 Taft 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 Taft Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1921200 (Taft Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1921200 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: 109 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Putney
- Location given for Taft Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9486919 Lon: -72.6187028
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |