About Selden Cemetery
Selden Cemetery is a cemetery near Chester Center, New London County, Connecticut. It lies about 2.4 mi west of Chester Center. The grounds sit at about 62 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Richard Ely Selden. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 210751. The nearest other listed cemetery is Luther Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Robinson Wright and Weymer Funeral Home in Centerbrook, about 4.3 mi away. It is one of 372 cemeteries we list in New London County, and 96 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in New London County dates to 1713. 2 of the 372 listings in New London County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Chester Center. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Selden Cemetery
- Richard Ely Selden1797-1868Politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Selden 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
41.41417, -72.40905
What Selden 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
- Luther CemeteryChester Center, CTCemetery0.6 mi
- Cove CemeteryChester Center, CTCemetery0.8 mi
- Richards CemeteryChester Center, CTCemetery1.1 mi
- Hadlyme Church Burying GroundEast Haddam, CTChristian cemetery1.2 mi
- Hungerford CemeteryEast Haddam, CTCemetery1.7 mi
- Saint Joseph CemeteryChester Center, CTChristian cemetery1.9 mi
- Laurel Hill CemeteryChester Center, CTCemetery2.1 mi
- Cemetery (Joshuatown Road)Essex Village, CTCemetery2.1 mi
- Fountain Hill CemeteryDeep River Center, CTCemetery2.2 mi
- Hearse Hill CemeteryChester Center, CTCemetery2.3 mi
Funeral homes near Selden Cemetery
- Robinson Wright and Weymer Funeral Home4.3 miFuneral home · Centerbrook · (860) 767-8000
- Fulton Theroux Funeral Service7.8 miFuneral home · Old Lyme · (860) 434-5954
- Swan Funeral Home8.8 miFuneral home · Old Saybrook · (860) 388-4106
- Swan Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Clinton · (860) 669-2903
- Spencer Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · East Hampton · (860) 267-2226
- Aurora-McCarthy Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Colchester · (860) 537-9611
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