About Goshen Center Cemetery
Goshen Center Cemetery is a cemetery near West Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut. It lies about 4.7 mi east of West Torrington. The grounds sit at about 1,306 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Samuel Lyman, Morgan J. Burke Jr. and Moses Lyman. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 207377. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Thomas Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Phalen Funeral Home in Torrington, about 5.5 mi away. It is one of 160 cemeteries we list in Litchfield County, and 48 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 3 of the 160 listings in Litchfield County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, West Torrington. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Goshen Center Cemetery
Among them: 1 football player, 1 US representative, 1 writer.
- Samuel Lyman1749-1802American politician
- Morgan J. Burke Jr.1906-1967American judge and attorney
- Moses Lyman1743-182920 Mar 1743/1744 Goshen, Connecticut - 29 Sep 1829 Goshen, Connecticut
People whose Wikidata entry gives Goshen Center 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
41.83176, -73.23256
What Goshen Center 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
- Saint Thomas CemeteryWest Torrington, CTCemetery0.3 mi
- Cemetery (Bentley Road)West Torrington, CTCemetery0.7 mi
- Old Middle Street CemeteryWest Torrington, CTCemetery1.1 mi
- East CemeteryWest Torrington, CTCemetery1.8 mi
- West Goshen CemeteryWest Torrington, CTCemetery2.0 mi
- Collins CemeteryWest Torrington, CTCemetery2.1 mi
- West Side CemeteryWest Torrington, CTCemetery2.2 mi
- West Torrington CemeteryWest Torrington, CTCemetery3.4 mi
- Cemetery (North Goshen Road)Winchester Center, CTCemetery4.7 mi
- Cornwall CemeteryWest Torrington, CTCemetery4.8 mi
Funeral homes near Goshen Center Cemetery
- Phalen Funeral Home5.5 miFuneral home · Torrington · (860) 489-9600
- Thurston Rowe Funeral Home5.8 miFuneral home · Litchfield · (860) 567-8708
- Cook Funeral5.9 miFuneral home · Torrington · (860) 428-5571
- Gleeson-Ryan Funeral Home6.0 miFuneral home · Torrington · (860) 489-4104
- Cook Funeral Home6.1 miFuneral home · Torrington · (860) 482-4456
- O'Donnell Monument Company8.1 miMonument dealer · Torrington · (860) 496-1827
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