About Old South Cemetery
Old South Cemetery is a cemetery in East Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut. The grounds sit at about 39 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1950555. The nearest other listed cemetery is Hockanum Cemetery, about 0.5 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Glastonbury Funeral Home in East Hartford, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 201 cemeteries we list in Hartford County, and 94 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Hartford County dates to 1640. 6 of the 201 listings in Hartford County have a phone number or website on record.
Map
41.73554, -72.63402
What Old South 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
- Hockanum Cemetery71 High Street, East Hartford, CTMunicipal cemetery0.5 mi
- Old Prison CemeteryWethersfield, CTCemetery1.7 mi
- Village CemeteryWethersfield, CTMunicipal cemetery1.8 mi
- Saint James Cemetery80 Grove Street, Glastonbury, CTChristian cemetery1.9 mi
- Center CemeteryEast Hartford, CTMunicipal cemetery2.4 mi
- Old South Cemetery400 Maple Avenue, Hartford, CTMunicipal cemetery2.5 mi
- Hillside CemeteryEast Hartford, CTCemetery2.7 mi
- Green Cemetery99 Hubbard Street, Glastonbury, CTChurch cemetery2.7 mi
- Glastonbury Green CemeteryGlastonbury Center, CTCemetery2.8 mi
- Ancient Burying Ground679 Main Street, Hartford, CT · est. 1640Cemetery2.9 mi
Funeral homes near Old South Cemetery
- Glastonbury Funeral Home0.3 miFuneral home · East Hartford · (860) 568-2189
- D'Esopo East Hartford Memorial Chapel0.3 miFuneral chapel · East Hartford · (860) 568-9420
- Connecticut Funeral Directors2.1 miFuneral home · Wethersfield · (860) 721-0234
- K.G. Keena Memorials Inc2.3 miMonument dealer · Wethersfield · (860) 372-4020
- Farley-Sullivan Funeral Homes2.3 miFuneral home · Wethersfield · (860) 563-9999
- South Green Memorial Home2.5 miFuneral home · Hartford · (860) 246-1413
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Old South Cemetery located?
Old South Cemetery is at 196 South Meadow Lane, East Hartford, CT 06118 in Hartford County. GPS coordinates: 41.73554, -72.63402.
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