About Waite Cemetery
Waite Cemetery is a cemetery near Old Saybrook, New London County, Connecticut. It lies about 4.8 mi west of Old Saybrook. The grounds sit at about 62 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Richard Waite. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 211761. The nearest other listed cemetery is Chadwick Cemetery, about 1.1 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Fulton Theroux Funeral Service in Old Lyme, about 2.8 mi away. It is one of 372 cemeteries we list in New London County, and 61 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, Old Saybrook. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Waite Cemetery
- Richard Waite1711-1790
People whose Wikidata entry gives Waite 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
41.29652, -72.28479
What Waite 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
- Chadwick CemeteryNiantic, CTCemetery1.1 mi
- Champion CemeteryOld Saybrook, CTCemetery1.3 mi
- Griswold CemeteryOld Saybrook, CTCemetery1.3 mi
- Cemetery (Hillcrest Road)Niantic, CTCemetery1.5 mi
- Meeting House Hill CemeteryOld Saybrook, CTChurch cemetery2.1 mi
- Duck River CemeteryOld Saybrook, CTCemetery2.4 mi
- Champion CemeteryNiantic, CTCemetery2.7 mi
- Cemetery Plants Dam RoadNiantic, CTCemetery3.5 mi
- Cypress CemeteryOld Saybrook Center, CTCemetery3.8 mi
- Lady Fenwicks GraveOld Saybrook Center, CTCemetery3.8 mi
Funeral homes near Waite Cemetery
- Fulton Theroux Funeral Service2.8 miFuneral home · Old Lyme · (860) 434-5954
- Fulton-theroux Funeral Service4.9 miFuneral home · Niantic · (860) 443-8355
- Neilan & Sons Funeral Home5.4 miFuneral home · Niantic · (860) 739-6112
- Swan Funeral Home5.9 miFuneral home · Old Saybrook · (860) 388-4106
- Serenity Sea Burials6.0 miFuneral home · Niantic · (860) 885-8018
- Robinson Wright and Weymer Funeral Home7.6 miFuneral home · Centerbrook · (860) 767-8000
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