About Westfield Cemetery
Westfield Cemetery is a cemetery near Danielson, Windham County, Connecticut. It lies about 1.1 mi south of Danielson. It is operated by Westfield Cemetery Association. The grounds sit at about 243 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Elizabeth Akers Allen, Theodore Tilton and Ebenezer Young. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 212015. The nearest other listed cemetery is Holy Cross Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Tillinghast Funeral Homes in Killingly, about 0.8 mi away. It is one of 149 cemeteries we list in Windham County, and 158 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Danielson. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Westfield Cemetery
Among them: 2 journalists, 2 writers, 1 US representative.
- Elizabeth Akers Allen1832-1911American author, journalist, poet
- Theodore Tilton1835-1907American newspaper editor
- Ebenezer Young1783-1851American politician
- Thomas Backus1800-185819th-century American politician/served as 21st Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut(1849 to 1850)
People whose Wikidata entry gives Westfield 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
41.81853, -71.88967
What Westfield 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
- Holy Cross CemeteryDanielson, CTChristian cemetery0.3 mi
- Hutchins Street Cemetery175 Commerce Avenue, Killingly, CTChristian cemetery0.6 mi
- Sparks Cemetery35 Hutchins Street, Killingly, CTCemetery0.8 mi
- Hutchins Cemetery115 Franklin Street, Killingly, CTCemetery1.4 mi
- Day Cemetery1 Putnam Pike, Killingly, CTCemetery1.7 mi
- High Street Cemetery1025 High Street, Killingly, CTCemetery1.8 mi
- Saint Joseph CemeteryKillingly Center, CTChristian cemetery2.1 mi
- Old Trinity Church CemeteryEast Brooklyn, CTChristian cemetery2.2 mi
- Brainard CemeteryKillingly Center, CTCemetery2.6 mi
- Mitchell CemeteryKillingly Center, CTCemetery2.8 mi
Funeral homes near Westfield Cemetery
- Tillinghast Funeral Homes0.8 miFuneral home · Killingly · (860) 774-3284
- Gagnon and Costello Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Killingly · (860) 774-9403
- Smith And Walker Funeral Home6.4 miFuneral home · Putnam · (860) 928-2442
- Gilman Funeral Home and Cremation Service7.0 miFuneral home · Putnam · (860) 928-7723
- Dougherty Brothers Funeral Home9.7 miFuneral home · Plainfield · (860) 564-2296
- Valade Funeral Home & Cremation Service11 miFuneral home · North Grosvenor Dale · (860) 928-7724
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