Ancient Burying Ground in Hartford, Connecticut

Ancient Burying Ground is a cemetery in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut. It was established in 1640. It carries a heritage listing (NRHP 72001324). The grounds sit at about 46 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 18 notable people buried here, including Thomas Hooker, Jeremiah Wadsworth and John Haynes. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1943322. The nearest other listed cemetery is Zion Hill Cemetery, about 1.1 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is De Leon Funeral Home in Hartford, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 201 cemeteries we list in Hartford County, and 99 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. It is the oldest recorded cemetery in Hartford County. 6 of the 201 listings in Hartford County have a phone number or website on record.

Among them: 2 writers, 1 US representative.

• Thomas Hooker1586-1647
  Puritan minister
• Jeremiah Wadsworth1743-1804
  American politician
• John Haynes1594-1653
  English colonial magistrate and co-founder of Connecticut Colony
• Mary Ann Wolcott Goodrich1765-1805
  Born:1765/died:1805
• George Wyllys1590-1645
  Governor of the Connecticut Colony
• Joseph Talcott1669-1741
  Governor of the Connecticut Colony
• William Leete1612-1683
  Early settler of the New Haven Colony; governor of New Haven and Connecticut colonies
• George Wyllys1710-1796
  First secretary of the state of Connecticut
• Maria Trumbull1785-1805
  1785?, 23 November 1805 , letter writer
• Abigail Talcott1707-1773
  (13 Apr 1707 - 21 Jun 1773)
• John Allyn1631-1696
• John Whiting1635-1689

People whose Wikidata entry gives Ancient Burying Ground 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.

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.

• Zion Hill Cemetery

  Hartford, CT
  Cemetery

  1.1 mi
• Old North Cemetery

  1821 Main Street, Hartford, CT
  Cemetery

  1.1 mi
• Saint Patricks Cemetery

  Hartford, CT
  Christian cemetery

  1.2 mi
• Spring Grove Cemetery

  2035 Main Street, Hartford, CT
  Cemetery

  1.3 mi
• Old South Cemetery

  400 Maple Avenue, Hartford, CT
  Municipal cemetery

  1.3 mi
• Center Cemetery

  East Hartford, CT
  Municipal cemetery

  1.8 mi
• Hockanum Cemetery

  71 High Street, East Hartford, CT
  Municipal cemetery

  2.5 mi
• Quaker Cemetery

  South Quaker Lane, West Hartford, CT
  Quaker cemetery

  2.8 mi
• Old South Cemetery

  196 South Meadow Lane, East Hartford, CT
  Cemetery

  2.9 mi
• Hillside Cemetery

  East Hartford, CT
  Cemetery

  2.9 mi

• De Leon Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Hartford · (860) 522-3735
  0.6 mi
• South Green Memorial Home

  Funeral home · Hartford · (860) 246-1413
  0.7 mi
• Ahern Funeral Home Inc

  Funeral home · Hartford · (860) 522-1155
  1.0 mi
• All State Cremation & Funeral Care

  Cremation provider · Hartford · (203) 287-8000
  1.2 mi
• Hartford Community Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Hartford · (860) 246-0700
  1.2 mi
• Howard K. Hill Funeral Services

  Funeral home · Hartford · (860) 247-8793
  2.0 mi

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