About Branford Center Cemetery
Branford Center Cemetery is a cemetery near Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut. The grounds sit at about 26 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 9 notable people buried here, including Lili Chookasian, Henry B. Plant and Aaron Steven Lanfare. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 205695. The nearest other listed cemetery is Tabor Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is W.S. Clancy Memorial Funeral Home in Branford, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 163 cemeteries we list in New Haven County, and 50 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in New Haven County dates to 1793. 1 of the 163 listings in New Haven County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Branford. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Branford Center Cemetery
Among them: 1 architect, 1 artist, 1 business leader, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 scientist, 1 World War II veteran, 1 writer.
- Lili Chookasian1921-2012American contralto opera singer
- Henry B. Plant1819-1899Railroad and Steamboat Company Founder
- Aaron Steven Lanfare1824-1875American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- J. Andre Smith1880-1959American architect and artist
- Macgregor Kilpatrick1916-1997American ice hockey executive
- Milton Nunn Bramlette1896-1977American botanist
- W. M. L. Jay1833-1909American novelist
- Daniel Averill Jr.1763-1842Private, CT (1763-05 Aug 1842)
- Henry W. Averill1851-1934American farmer and politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Branford Center Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
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What Branford Center Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Tabor CemeteryBranford, CTLutheran cemetery0.6 mi
- Center CemeteryBranford, CTChristian cemetery0.6 mi
- Mill Plain CemeteryBranford, CTCemetery1.0 mi
- Saint Agnes CemeteryBranford, CTChristian cemetery1.0 mi
- Damascus CemeteryBranford, CTCemetery1.7 mi
- Stony Creek CemeteryBranford, CT · est. 1866Cemetery2.7 mi
- East Lawn CemeteryEast Haven, CTCemetery3.1 mi
- Bare Plain CemeteryNorth Branford, CTCemetery3.4 mi
- Greenlawn CemeteryEast Haven, CTCemetery3.4 mi
- Cemetery (Route 80)North Branford, CTCemetery3.8 mi
Funeral homes near Branford Center Cemetery
- W.S. Clancy Memorial Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Branford · (203) 488-3414
- W.S. Clancy Memorial Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Branford · (203) 488-3414
- Porto Funeral Home3.3 miFuneral home · East Haven · (203) 467-3000
- Clancy-Palumbo Funeral Home3.5 miFuneral home · East Haven · (203) 467-2789
- Curtis Funeral Home3.5 miFuneral home · East Haven · (203) 467-3871
- Shoreline Cremation3.6 miCremation provider · East Haven · (888) 429-5484
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