About East Cemetery
East Cemetery is a cemetery near Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut. It lies about 1.0 mi northwest of Meriden. The grounds sit at about 295 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Walter Booth and Lemuel Johnson Curtis. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 206802. The nearest other listed cemetery is Broad Street Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Smith-Ruzzo Funeral Home in Meriden, about 0.3 mi away. It is one of 163 cemeteries we list in New Haven County, and 83 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, Meriden. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at East Cemetery
Among them: 1 US representative.
- Walter Booth1791-1870American politician
- Lemuel Johnson Curtis1814-1888Millionaire
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
41.53095, -72.78920
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
- Broad Street CemeteryMeriden, CTCemetery0.3 mi
- Saint Patricks CemeteryMeriden, CTChristian cemetery0.5 mi
- Meeting House CemeteryMeriden, CTChurch cemetery0.6 mi
- Saint Stanislaus CemeteryMeriden, CTChristian cemetery0.6 mi
- West CemeteryMeriden, CTCemetery1.1 mi
- Gethsemane CemeteryMeriden, CTCemetery1.1 mi
- Sacred Heart CemeteryMeriden, CTChristian cemetery1.4 mi
- Walnut Grove CemeteryMeriden, CTCemetery1.7 mi
- Cemetery (Westfield Road)Meriden, CTCemetery1.7 mi
- Meriden Hebrew CemeteryMeriden, CTJewish cemetery2.0 mi
Funeral homes near East Cemetery
- Smith-Ruzzo Funeral Home0.3 miFuneral home · Meriden · (203) 235-9181
- Stempien Funeral Home0.3 miFuneral home · Meriden
- John J. Ferry & Sons Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Meriden · (203) 235-3338
- J.J. Ferry & Sons Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Meriden
- Flatow Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Meriden
- Beecher & Bennett Funeral Service1.0 miFuneral home · Meriden · (203) 235-4152
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