About Foote-Ward Cemetery
Foote-Ward Cemetery is a cemetery near Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut. It lies about 1.6 mi south of Guilford. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Andrew Ward and Eli Foote. The nearest other listed cemetery is Nut Plains Cemetery, about 0.4 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Guilford Funeral Home in Guilford, about 1.7 mi away. It is one of 163 cemeteries we list in New Haven County, and 36 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in New Haven County dates to 1793. 1 of the 163 listings in New Haven County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Guilford. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Foote-Ward Cemetery
Among them: 1 Revolutionary War veteran.
- Andrew Ward1727-1799American Revolutionary War general
- Eli Foote1747-1792Early American merchant
People whose Wikidata entry gives Foote-Ward 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
41.31012, -72.67026
What Foote-Ward 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
- Nut Plains CemeteryGuilford, CTCemetery0.4 mi
- Saint Johns CemeteryGuilford, CTChristian cemetery1.2 mi
- Alderbrook CemeteryGuilford Center, CTCemetery1.7 mi
- West Side CemeteryGuilford, CTCemetery1.9 mi
- West Side CemeteryGuilford, CTCemetery2.7 mi
- West CemeteryMadison, CTCemetery3.6 mi
- Leetes Island CemeteryGuilford, CTCemetery3.9 mi
- Summer Hill CemeteryKillingworth, CTCemetery4.1 mi
- Evergreen CemeteryKillingworth, CTCemetery4.4 mi
- Old Southwest CemeteryKillingworth, CTCemetery4.6 mi
Funeral homes near Foote-Ward Cemetery
- Guilford Funeral Home1.7 miFuneral home · Guilford · (203) 453-3558
- Cooperative Funeral Fund Inc2.3 miFuneral home · Madison · (800) 336-1102
- Swan Funeral Home4.5 miFuneral home · Madison · (203) 245-2488
- Keenan Funeral Homes - Notch Hill5.2 miFuneral home · North Branford · (203) 481-3217
- W.S. Clancy Memorial Funeral Home7.1 miFuneral home · Branford · (203) 488-3414
- Swan Funeral Home8.1 miFuneral home · Clinton · (860) 669-2903
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