Oak Grove Cemetery in West Haven, Connecticut

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.

Among them: 2 artists, 2 writers, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 World War II veteran.

• Eleanor Estes1906-1988
  American children's writer
• Rufus Porter1792-1884
  American painter, inventor, and founder of Scientific American magazine
• William A. Soderman1912-1980
  United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
• E. E. Aiken1859-1951
  Congregationalist minister, author
• Allyn Leslie Harris Sr.1892-1947
  Husband 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.

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.

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  0.9 mi
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• Grove Street Cemetery

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• Oak Grove Crematory

  Cremation provider · West Haven · (203) 934-6050
  0.1 mi
• Keenan Funeral Homes - Elm

  Funeral home · West Haven · (203) 933-1217
  0.6 mi
• West Haven Funeral Home

  Funeral home · West Haven · (203) 934-7921
  0.9 mi
• Beecher And Bennett Funeral Home

  Funeral home · West Haven · (203) 933-8180
  1.0 mi
• Porto Funeral Homes

  Funeral home · West Haven · (203) 934-5000
  1.7 mi
• Robert E Shure Funeral Home

  Funeral home · New Haven · (203) 562-8244
  1.9 mi

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