About Close Cemetery
Close Cemetery is a cemetery near Glenville, Fairfield County, Connecticut. It lies about 3.1 mi south of Glenville. The grounds sit at about 239 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 206330. The nearest other listed cemetery is Howe Cemetery, about 1.0 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Fred D. Knapp and Son Funeral Home in Greenwich, about 3.6 mi away. It is one of 242 cemeteries we list in Fairfield County, and 119 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, Glenville. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
41.07746, -73.64206
What Close 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
- Howe CemeteryGlenville, CTCemetery1.0 mi
- Putnam CemeteryCos Cob, CTCemetery1.4 mi
- Saint Marys CemeteryCos Cob, CTChristian cemetery1.4 mi
- Hebrew CemeteryGlenville, CTJewish cemetery1.7 mi
- Putnam CemeteryCos Cob, CTCemetery1.8 mi
- Pecks CemeteryGlenville, CTCemetery1.9 mi
- Green CemeteryGlenville, CTCemetery2.4 mi
- Brown CemeteryGlenville, CTCemetery2.8 mi
- Stanwich Congregational Church CemeterySanwich Road, North Stamford, CTChristian cemetery2.8 mi
- Quaker Ridge CemeteryNorth Stamford, CTQuaker cemetery3.0 mi
Funeral homes near Close Cemetery
- Fred D. Knapp and Son Funeral Home3.6 miFuneral home · Greenwich · (203) 869-0315
- Leo P. Gallagher & Son Funeral Home3.8 miFuneral home · Greenwich · (203) 869-1513
- Castiglione Funeral Home3.9 miFuneral home · Greenwich · (203) 869-0894
- DMC Caring Cremation3.9 miCremation provider · Greenwich · (203) 869-8509
- Fred D Knapp Funeral Home4.0 miFuneral home · Greenwich · (203) 869-0315
- Coxe & Graziano Funeral Home4.0 miFuneral home · Greenwich · (203) 869-5968
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Related guides
- How Are Cemetery Plots Organized?Sections, lots, rows and graves explained, plus how to read a cemetery map and a plot deed.
- How Deep Is a Grave?Where "six feet under" comes from, typical depths today, and what state rules actually require.
- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
- What Does a Headstone Cost?Flat markers, upright headstones and monuments, materials, engraving, installation fees and the cemetery's foundation charge.