About Umpawaug Cemetery
Umpawaug Cemetery is a cemetery near Georgetown, Fairfield County, Connecticut. It lies about 2.8 mi south of Georgetown. The grounds sit at about 558 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 9 notable people buried here, including Dave Brubeck, Barbara Baxley and Enoch Light. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 211646. The nearest other listed cemetery is Hull Cemetery, about 1.2 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Bouton Funeral Home in Wilton, about 2.6 mi away. It is one of 242 cemeteries we list in Fairfield County, and 91 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Fairfield County dates to 1680. 5 of the 242 listings in Fairfield County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Georgetown. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Umpawaug Cemetery
Among them: 2 musicians, 2 writers, 1 actor, 1 artist, 1 inventor or engineer, 1 World War II veteran.
- Dave Brubeck1920-2012American jazz pianist and composer
- Barbara Baxley1923-1990American actress
- Enoch Light1905-1978American musician
- Katherine Sturges Dodge1890-19791890-1979 American writer and illustrator
- Poppy Cannon1905-1975American writer
- Catherine Owens Peare1911-1971American biographer
- Iola Brubeck1923-2014American lyricist and librettist
- William Wallace Ford1898-1986American Army general
People whose Wikidata entry gives Umpawaug 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 Umpawaug 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
- Hull CemeteryGeorgetown, CTCemetery1.2 mi
- Old Congregational Church CemeteryGeorgetown, CTChristian cemetery1.5 mi
- Florida CemeteryRidgefield, CTCemetery1.6 mi
- Cemetery (Cross Highway)Bethel, CTCemetery2.0 mi
- Isaac Hamilton CemeteryBethel, CTCemetery2.8 mi
- Cemetery (Long Ridge Road)Bethel, CTCemetery3.2 mi
- Cemetery (Laurel Lane)Ridgefield, CTCemetery3.3 mi
- Memorial of Unknown HerosBethel, CTCemetery3.6 mi
- Christ Church CemeteryEaston, CTChristian cemetery3.8 mi
- Redding Ridge CemeteryEaston, CTCemetery3.9 mi
Funeral homes near Umpawaug Cemetery
- Bouton Funeral Home2.6 miFuneral home · Wilton · (203) 544-8461
- Kane Funeral Home4.3 miFuneral home · Ridgefield · (203) 438-6597
- Smart Funeral Planning4.7 miFuneral home · Weston · (203) 441-5819
- Bethel Funeral Home (Cornell Memorial Inc.)5.3 miFuneral home · Bethel · (203) 748-4833
- Danbury Memorial Funeral Home And Cremation Services6.5 miFuneral home · Danbury · (203) 616-5128
- Green Funeral Home6.7 miFuneral home · Danbury · (203) 748-2131
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