About Edwards Cemetery
Edwards Cemetery is a cemetery near Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. It lies about 1.7 mi west of Windsor. It is operated by South Windsor Cemetery. The grounds sit at about 52 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Erastus Wolcott, Gideon Wolcott and Timothy Edwards. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 206903. The nearest other listed cemetery is East Windsor Hill Cemetery, about 0.4 mi to the north. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is All Faith Memorial Chapel in South Windsor, about 3.3 mi away. It is one of 201 cemeteries we list in Hartford County, and 82 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Hartford County dates to 1640. 6 of the 201 listings in Hartford County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Windsor. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Edwards Cemetery
- Erastus Wolcott1722-17931722-1793 , influential Connecticut political leader and judge
- Gideon Wolcott1712-1761(ca. 1712-1761)
- Timothy Edwards1669-1758
People whose Wikidata entry gives Edwards 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
41.84876, -72.61048
What Edwards 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
- East Windsor Hill CemeteryWindsor, CTCemetery0.4 mi
- Center CemeterySouth Windsor, CTCemetery1.3 mi
- Palisado CemeteryWindsor, CTCemetery1.6 mi
- Rye Street CemeteryWindsor, CTCemetery1.9 mi
- Riverside CemeteryWindsor, CTCemetery2.0 mi
- Windsor Veterans Memorial CemeteryWindsor, CTVeterans cemetery2.1 mi
- Tikvoh Chodoshoh CemeteryWindsor, CTCemetery2.1 mi
- Town Street Cemetery147 South Main Street, East Windsor, CTCemetery2.9 mi
- Old Wapping CemeteryManchester, CTCemetery3.3 mi
- New Wapping CemeteryManchester, CTCemetery3.4 mi
Funeral homes near Edwards Cemetery
- All Faith Memorial Chapel3.3 miFuneral chapel · South Windsor · (860) 757-3335
- Samsel & Carmon Funeral Home3.5 miFuneral home · South Windsor · (860) 644-2940
- Carmon Community Funeral Homes3.7 miFuneral home · Windsor · (860) 688-2200
- Cremation Society Of Connecticut3.7 miCremation provider · Windsor · (888) 909-2728
- Newkirk & Whitney Funeral Home5.0 miFuneral home · East Hartford · (860) 528-4135
- Benjamin J. Callahan Funeral Home5.0 miFuneral home · East Hartford · (860) 289-0209
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