About Cedar Grove Cemetery
Cedar Grove Cemetery is a cemetery near New London, New London County, Connecticut. It lies about 1.4 mi southeast of New London. The grounds sit at about 171 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 51 notable people buried here, including Harry K. Daghlian, Jr., Gustavus Woodson Smith and Ann Haven Morgan. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 206074. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Mary Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Byles Memorial Home in New London, about 1.4 mi away. It is one of 372 cemeteries we list in New London County, and 160 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in New London County dates to 1713. 2 of the 372 listings in New London County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, New London. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery
Among them: 7 US representatives, 6 writers, 3 Civil War veterans, 3 scientists, 2 Revolutionary War veterans, 2 US senators, 2 War of 1812 veterans, 1 governor.
- Harry K. Daghlian, Jr.1921-19451940s physicist who died of radiation poisoning
- Gustavus Woodson Smith1821-1896Confederate Army general
- Ann Haven Morgan1882-1966American zoologist and ecologist
- Benjamin Stark1820-1898American politician
- Frank B. Brandegee1864-1924American politician
- Henry Cuyler Bunner1855-1896American writer
- Thomas M. Waller1839-1924American politician
- Augustus Brandegee1828-1904American lawyer and politician
- Ben Kilpatrick1874-1912American outlaw
- Elias Perkins1767-1845American politician
- Frances Manwaring Caulkins1795-1869American historian
- Nathan Belcher1813-1891American politician
Show all 51 notable burials
- Richard Law1733-1806United States federal judge
- Richard P. Freeman1869-1944U.S. Representative from Connecticut
- Benjamin Babock Thurston1804-1886American politician
- William Williams1862-1947Federal commissioner of immigration for the Port of New York
- Alfred Coit1835-1879American lawyer and politician
- George Haven1844-1933American military personnel
- Noyes Billings1800-1865American politician
- Thomas Humphrey Cushing1755-1822Adjutant General of the U.S. Army and Inspector General of the U.S. Army 1755-1822
- Thomas Wheeler Williams1789-1874American politician
- George C. Williams1839-1926Soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War
- Griffin Alexander Stedman1838-1864American Civil War soldier
- Henry Burbeck1754-1848United States general
- John Perkins Cushing Mather1816-1891American politician
- William Hayward1877-1944U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, politician, WWI regimental commander
- William Henry Law1803-1881American politician
- Ann Moore Huntington1753-1831
- Edmund Buckley1855-1934American religion scholar
- Frederic Bill1833-1920
- Morton Freeman Plant1852-1918American financier
- Thompson Coit Elliott1862-1943Historian of the Pacific Northwest
- Ann Perry Rodgers1797-1858
- Anna Bolles Williams1840-1928Williams, Anna Bolles
- Daniel Huntington1788-1858American poet and clergyman
- Ebenezer Learned1780-185827 Mar 1780 - 11 Sep 1858
- Elisha Hinman1734-1807Ship captain
- Faith Trumbull Huntington1782-1838
- Frances Manwaring Miner Graves1863-1932American botanist
- Henry Bradley Plant1895-1938Peerage person ID=329491
- James Woods McLane1839-1912American physician
- Joel Loomis1773-1867American politician
- Katherine Cecil Sanford1878-1941
- Lucretia Woodbridge Perkins Williams1797-1829
- Mary Lydia Branch1840-1922American children's writer
- Mary Mumford Perkins1774-1830
- Nathaniel Saltonstall1776-1859
- Nellie Capron1850-1913(died 1913)
- Sara Mae Cadwell1880-1956USA art collector
- American individual
- Thomas Allen1755-184210 Sep 1755 New London CT - 16 May 1842 Pomfret CT
People whose Wikidata entry gives Cedar Grove 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.
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What Cedar Grove 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
- Saint Mary CemeteryNew London, CTCatholic cemetery0.1 mi
- Ye Antientist Burial GroundNew London, CTChristian cemetery1.3 mi
- Captain Hopley Yeaton Memorial ParkNew London, CTMemorial park1.3 mi
- Jordan CemeteryWaterford, CTCemetery1.5 mi
- Congregation Ohave Sholem CemeteryWaterford, CTJewish cemetery1.5 mi
- Mullen Hill CemeteryWaterford, CTCemetery2.2 mi
- Odd Fellows CemeteryConning Towers-Nautilus Park, CTCemetery2.3 mi
- Bill CemeteryGroton, CTCemetery2.4 mi
- Bethel Cemetery50 Lestertown Road, Groton, CTJewish cemetery2.5 mi
- Starr CemeteryConning Towers-Nautilus Park, CTCemetery2.5 mi
Funeral homes near Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Byles Memorial Home1.4 miFuneral home · New London · (860) 442-0343
- Thomas L Neilan & Sons Funeral Homes1.4 miFuneral home · New London · (860) 443-1871
- Lester Gee Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · New London · (860) 442-1188
- Impellitteri-Malia Funeral Home1.5 miFuneral home · New London · (860) 443-3600
- Fulton-Theroux Funeral Service1.6 miFuneral home · New London · (860) 443-8355
- Byles-Mac Dougall Funeral Services2.2 miFuneral home · Groton · (860) 442-0343
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