Ridgefield, Connecticut, Cemeteries |
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Cemetery | Year est. | Location | # of graves | Notes |
"Ye Burying Ground" | 1708 | northern end of Wilton Road East, just south of Main. | about 50; none marked. | All stones lost; Rockwell says many used for house foundations, stepping stones, etc.; ceased being used in mid-1700s; a 1931 monument notes its significance and lists who was buried there. |
Old Town or Titicus | 1735 | Along east side of Mapleshade Road, between Route 116 and North Street. | Several hundred | Many old slate stones in excellent condition; 52 veterans of Revolutionary War are here. |
Ridgebury | 1743 | west side of Ridgebury Road, just north of the Ridgebury Congregational Church | About 400 existed in 1934; many more have been added. | Earliest stones are from the 1770s; very picturesque; still in use. |
Branchville | ca. 1810 | Florida Road, just off Route 102, near Route 7 | Several hundred | Stones date from early 1800s; many European-style graves; still in use. |
Old Florida | 1700s | north side of Old Redding Road, off Route 7 | 11 stones in 1934; 5 in 1958 | Many graves in this cemetery were moved to New Florida — it's not known why; earliest stone 1761, last standing in 1934 was 1862. |
New Florida | 1835 | Route 7 and Simpaug Turnpike | 50 to 60 | Stones date from 1830s; most are from the 1800s. |
Ridgefield | early 1800s | Route 116, North Salem Road, at North Street and Mapleshade | more than 2,000 | The name is often used to encompass a half dozen contiguous cemeteries, including Titicus above, and the next 5 below. |
Mapleshade | 1850 | A triangle bordered on two sides by North Street and Mapleshade Road | More than 1,000? | Part of "Ridgefield Cemetery"; still in use; since 2006, owned by the Town of Ridgefield. |
Scott's or Gage's | 1876 | ? | ? | Private part of "Ridgefield Cemetery" |
Hurlbutt | before 1860 | along North Salem Road | Some 200 stones in 1934; | Part of "Ridgefield Cemetery"; clearly not all related to Hurlbutts |
Lounsbury-Rockwell | 1894 | At the tip of the triangle of North Salem Road and North Street | A handful | Private part of "Ridgefield Cemetery" |
Fairlawn | 1909 | around the intersection of North Salem and Mapleshade Roads | Hundreds | The "newest" of the cemeteries at Ridgefield Cemetery; still in use. |
St. Mary's | 1882 | North Street and Copps Hill Road | Hundreds | Greatly expanded in 1924; still in use |
Beers | 1830s | west side of Nod Hill Road | about 20 | Family cemetery; mostly Beers, Bouton, Sanford, Jellick families. |
Selleck | 1800s | Bennett's Farm Road, just south of Limestone Road. | 15 stones in 1934 | Family plots for mostly Sellecks and Whitlocks; earliest stone 1826, latest, 1907. |
Davis | 1832 | east side of Silver Spring Road near Wilton line | 21 stones in 1934; some still standing today. | Family cemetery for Scott, Davis, Hoyt families; earliest stone, 1832; last, 1909. This cemetery, which may be seen on a hill beyond the driveway of #6 Silver Spring Road, appears landlocked by private property. |
Seymour | early 1800s | east side of South Olmstead Lane, between Seymour Lane and Serfilippi Drive | 15 stones in 1934; fewer now. | Family cemetery for Seymour, Olmstead, and Benedict families; earliest stone, 1812; last, 1889. |
Gamaliel Smith | 1830s | east side of West Lane, a little north of Country Club Road | 14 stones in 1934; about 10 standing. still standing | Smith, Clark, and Whitlock families; earliest stone, 1835, latest 1881. This cemetery is surrounded by high stone wall, right on road. Has gated entrance. |
Old Episcopal | mid-1700s | at the intersection of Ridgebury and Ned's Mountain Roads | No longer extant | Abandoned ca. 1870; many stones moved
or used for foundations, stepping stones. |
Smith | 1700s | Mopus Bridge Road, bisected by state line | None left | Stones were gone by 1927, says Rockwell. |
Revolutionary Burial Ground | 1777 | Main Street south of Casagmo entrance | No stones, ever; monument in wall | 16 British soldiers, 8 Americans
killed in Battle of Ridgefield, April 27 and 28, 1777, were buried here
in unmarked graves. |
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