About Plainfield Cemetery
Plainfield Cemetery is a cemetery near Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut. It lies about 0.8 mi southeast of Plainfield. The grounds sit at about 171 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Thomas Willis Pratt and Edward A. Bradford. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 209832. The nearest other listed cemetery is New Plainfield Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Dougherty Brothers Funeral Home in Plainfield, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 149 cemeteries we list in Windham County, and 117 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Plainfield. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Plainfield Cemetery
- Thomas Willis Pratt1812-1875American engineer
- Edward A. Bradford1813-1872American lawyer
People whose Wikidata entry gives Plainfield 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
41.68694, -71.92157
What Plainfield 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
- New Plainfield CemeteryPlainfield Village, CTCemetery0.1 mi
- Saint Johns CemeteryPlainfield, CTChristian cemetery1.4 mi
- Cornell CemeteryBlack Hill Road, Plainfield, CTCemetery1.9 mi
- Packerville CemeteryPlainfield Village, CTCemetery1.9 mi
- Evergreen CemeteryPlainfield, CTCemetery2.1 mi
- Union CemeteryMoosup, CTCemetery2.3 mi
- Carey CemeteryPlainfield Village, CTCemetery2.6 mi
- Center CemeteryPlainfield, CTCemetery2.7 mi
- Hopkins CemeteryPlainfield Pike, Plainfield, CTCemetery2.8 mi
- Plains CemeteryPlainfield, CTCemetery3.9 mi
Funeral homes near Plainfield Cemetery
- Dougherty Brothers Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Plainfield · (860) 564-2296
- Leffler Funeral Home6.3 miFuneral home · Jewett City · (860) 376-4014
- Gagne-Piechowski Funeral Home6.9 miFuneral home · Jewett City · (860) 376-9715
- Gagnon and Costello Funeral Home8.6 miFuneral home · Killingly · (860) 774-9403
- Tillinghast Funeral Homes9.0 miFuneral home · Killingly · (860) 774-3284
- Godere Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · Taftville · (860) 889-6082
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