About Saint Roses Cemetery
Saint Roses Cemetery is a christian cemetery near Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut. It lies about 1.9 mi southwest of Newtown. The grounds sit at about 328 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 210580. The nearest other listed cemetery is Sandy Hook Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Honan Funeral Home in Newtown, about 2.2 mi away. It is one of 242 cemeteries we list in Fairfield County, and 74 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Fairfield County dates to 1680. 5 of the 242 listings in Fairfield County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Newtown. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
41.42918, -73.27251
What Saint Roses 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
- Sandy Hook CemeteryNewtown, CTCemetery0.6 mi
- Municipal CemeterySouthbury, CTMunicipal cemetery1.6 mi
- Berkshire CemeteryNewtown, CT · est. 1767Cemetery1.7 mi
- Newtown Village CemeteryNewtown, CTMunicipal cemetery2.4 mi
- South Britain CemeteryHeritage Village, CTCemetery3.3 mi
- Bridgeport Diocesan CemeteryNewtown, CTChristian cemetery3.7 mi
- Taunton CemeteryNewtown, CTCemetery3.8 mi
- Pierce Hollow CemeteryHeritage Village, CTCemetery4.2 mi
- Botsford CemeteryNewtown, CTCemetery4.3 mi
- Lands End CemeteryNewtown, CTCemetery4.5 mi
Funeral homes near Saint Roses Cemetery
- Honan Funeral Home2.2 miFuneral home · Newtown · (203) 426-2751
- Carpino Funeral Home3.2 miFuneral home · Southbury · (203) 264-1991
- Stone Family Cremation Services4.2 miCremation provider · Southbury · (203) 263-2146
- Munson-Lovetere Funeral Home4.8 miFuneral home · Southbury · (203) 263-2146
- Charter Oak Crematory7.8 miCremation provider · Oxford · (203) 264-1234
- Brookfield Funeral Home7.9 miFuneral home · Brookfield · (203) 775-3555
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Frequently asked questions
Is Saint Roses Cemetery a Christian cemetery?
Our records list a Christian affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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