Old Westfield Cemetery

Old Westfield Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	320 North St., Killingly, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°49′8″N 71°53′21″W / 41.81889°N 71.88917°WCoordinates: 41°49′8″N 71°53′21″W / 41.81889°N 71.88917°W
Area	10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built	1728
NRHP Reference #	10000578[1]
Added to NRHP	August 26, 2010

The Old Westfield Cemetery is located at 320 North Street in the Danielson borough of Killingly, Connecticut. The cemetery was established in 1720, not long after Killingly's incorporation (1708). It occupies a 10-acre (4.0 ha) parcel on the north side of North Street, and is bounded in part by the Five Mile River. Its main entry is marked by granite pillars placed in 1920, giving access to a perimeter road. The cemetery is laid out in a form typical of 18th-century and early 19th-century, with graves lined up in relatively even rows, avoiding the mid-19th century rural cemetery movement. Most of its 450 graves date to the 19th century.^[2]

The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Windham County, Connecticut

References

1. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "NRHP nomination for Old Westfield Cemetery" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-10-22.