About East Cemetery
East Cemetery is a municipal cemetery in Manchester, Hartford County, Connecticut. It is operated by Town of Manchester. The grounds sit at about 279 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 8 notable people buried here, including Charles A. Platt, Ednah Dow Littlehale Cheney and Russell Cheney. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 206804. The nearest other listed cemetery is Cheney Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Manchester Funeral Home in Manchester, about 0.4 mi away. It is one of 201 cemeteries we list in Hartford County, and 77 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Hartford County dates to 1640. 6 of the 201 listings in Hartford County have a phone number or website on record.
Notable people buried at East Cemetery
Among them: 2 artists, 1 architect, 1 business leader, 1 physician, 1 writer.
- Charles A. Platt1861-1933American landscape architect
- Ednah Dow Littlehale Cheney1824-1904American suffragist
- Russell Cheney1881-1945American painter
- Louis R. Cheney1859-1944American politician
- Frank Cheney1860-1957American businessperson
- Alexander Lambert1861-1939American physician
- Charles Cheney1866-1942Silk manufacturer
- Lockhart B. Rogers1917-1992American analytical chemist
People whose Wikidata entry gives East 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
41.77482, -72.51064
What East 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
- Cheney Cemetery238 East Center Street, Manchester, CTCemetery0.2 mi
- Beth Sholom Memorial ParkManchester, CTMemorial park0.3 mi
- Saint James CemeteryManchester, CTChristian cemetery1.3 mi
- Saint Bridgets CemeteryManchester, CTChristian cemetery1.9 mi
- Saint Johns CemeteryManchester, CTChristian cemetery2.2 mi
- Northwest Cemetery1210 Tolland Turnpike, Manchester, CTCemetery2.7 mi
- Mount Hope Cemetery102 Main Street, Vernon, CTCemetery3.0 mi
- Hillstown Veterans CemeteryEast Hartford, CTVeterans cemetery3.2 mi
- West Cemetery271 Spencer Street, Manchester, CTMunicipal cemetery3.2 mi
- AMC Muslim Cemetery460 Hillstown Road, Manchester, CTMuslim cemetery3.5 mi
Funeral homes near East Cemetery
- Manchester Funeral Home0.4 miFuneral home · Manchester · (860) 643-6226
- Blumenstein Funeral Home0.4 miFuneral home · Manchester · (860) 337-3721
- Holmes-Watkins Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Manchester · (860) 643-2441
- John F. Tierney Funeral Home1.8 miFuneral home · Manchester · (860) 643-1222
- The Green Cremation1.8 miCremation provider · Manchester · (860) 649-1222
- Kg Keena Memorials3.8 miMonument dealer · East Hartford · (860) 569-3125
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Frequently asked questions
Where is East Cemetery located?
East Cemetery is at 220 East Center Street, Manchester, CT 06040 in Hartford County. GPS coordinates: 41.77482, -72.51064.
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