About Westville Cemetery
Westville Cemetery is a cemetery near New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut. It lies about 1.7 mi southeast of New Haven. The grounds sit at about 36 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including William Alanson Borden, Lydia Ives Budington and Lyman H. Johnson. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 212035. The nearest funeral home we know of is McClam Funeral Home in New Haven, about 1.2 mi away. It is one of 163 cemeteries we list in New Haven County, and 84 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, New Haven. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Westville Cemetery
- William Alanson Borden1853-1931American librarian
- Lydia Ives Budington1795-1873
- Lyman H. Johnson1845-1912Connecticut state senator
People whose Wikidata entry gives Westville 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
41.32399, -72.95260
What Westville 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.
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Funeral homes near Westville Cemetery
- McClam Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral home · New Haven · (203) 786-4732
- Weller Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral home · New Haven · (203) 624-6912
- Celentano Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral home · New Haven · (203) 865-1234
- Robert E Shure Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral home · New Haven · (203) 562-8244
- Howard K. Hill Funeral Services1.2 miFuneral home · New Haven · (203) 624-4477
- Curvin K Council Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · New Haven · (203) 865-5100
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