About Lester Cemetery
Lester Cemetery is a cemetery near Gales Ferry, New London County, Connecticut. It lies about 1.8 mi west of Gales Ferry. The grounds sit at about 279 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 208446. The nearest other listed cemetery is Allen Cemetery, about 1.1 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Woyasz & Son Funeral Services Inc in Uncasville, about 3.7 mi away. It is one of 372 cemeteries we list in New London County, and 222 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, Gales Ferry. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
41.42231, -72.04924
What Lester 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
- Allen CemeteryLedyard, CTCemetery1.1 mi
- Williams CemeteryLedyard, CTCemetery1.3 mi
- Morgan CemeteryLedyard, CTCemetery1.4 mi
- Chapman CemeteryLedyard, CTMunicipal cemetery1.5 mi
- Levi Chapman CemeteryLedyard, CTCemetery1.5 mi
- Old Stoddard CemeteryKings Highway, Ledyard, CTCemetery1.6 mi
- Stoddard - Hurlbut CemeteryGales Ferry, CTCemetery1.6 mi
- Newton CemeteryGales Ferry, CTCemetery1.7 mi
- Roach CemeteryLedyard, CTCemetery1.7 mi
- Bailey CemeteryLedyard, CTCemetery1.8 mi
Funeral homes near Lester Cemetery
- Woyasz & Son Funeral Services Inc3.7 miFuneral home · Uncasville · (860) 848-1886
- Byles-Mac Dougall Funeral Services5.0 miFuneral home · Groton · (860) 442-0343
- Byles Memorial Home5.3 miFuneral home · New London · (860) 442-0343
- Lester Gee Funeral Home5.6 miFuneral home · New London · (860) 442-1188
- Thomas L Neilan & Sons Funeral Homes5.9 miFuneral home · New London · (860) 443-1871
- Impellitteri-Malia Funeral Home6.0 miFuneral home · New London · (860) 443-3600
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