About Oak Grove Cemetery
Oak Grove Cemetery is a cemetery near West Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut. It lies about 1.0 mi south of West Haven. The grounds sit at about 13 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 7 notable people buried here, including Eleanor Estes, Rufus Porter and William A. Soderman. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 209437. The nearest other listed cemetery is West Haven Green Cemetery, about 0.9 mi to the south. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Oak Grove Crematory in West Haven, about 0.1 mi away. It is one of 163 cemeteries we list in New Haven County, and 77 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, West Haven. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oak Grove Cemetery
Among them: 2 artists, 2 writers, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 World War II veteran.
- Eleanor Estes1906-1988American children's writer
- Rufus Porter1792-1884American painter, inventor, and founder of Scientific American magazine
- William A. Soderman1912-1980United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- E. E. Aiken1859-1951Congregationalist minister, author
- Allyn Leslie Harris Sr.1892-1947Husband of Marie Geider
- Charlotte Ensko1854-1918(1854-1918) wife of Frank Biddell Harris
- James Bronson Reynolds1861-1924
People whose Wikidata entry gives Oak 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.
Map
41.28399, -72.95371
What Oak 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
- West Haven Green CemeteryWest Haven, CTCemetery0.9 mi
- Saint Bernards CemeteryNew Haven, CTChristian cemetery1.0 mi
- Mapledale Cemetery (historical)New Haven, CTCemetery1.2 mi
- Congregation Shara Torah CemeteryWest Haven, CTChurch cemetery1.3 mi
- Evergreen CemeteryNew Haven, CTCemetery1.4 mi
- West River Memorial ParkNew Haven, CTMemorial park1.4 mi
- Saint Lawrence CemeteryNew Haven, CTChristian cemetery1.6 mi
- Center Church CemeteryNew Haven, CTChristian cemetery2.2 mi
- New Haven Crypt CemeteryNew Haven, CTCemetery2.2 mi
- Grove Street CemeteryNew Haven, CTCemetery2.5 mi
Funeral homes near Oak Grove Cemetery
- Oak Grove Crematory0.1 miCremation provider · West Haven · (203) 934-6050
- Keenan Funeral Homes - Elm0.6 miFuneral home · West Haven · (203) 933-1217
- West Haven Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · West Haven · (203) 934-7921
- Beecher And Bennett Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · West Haven · (203) 933-8180
- Porto Funeral Homes1.7 miFuneral home · West Haven · (203) 934-5000
- Robert E Shure Funeral Home1.9 miFuneral home · New Haven · (203) 562-8244
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