Westport Historic Private Cemeteries

Welcome

WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF ADDING DATA AND MAPS FOR LINDEN GROVE AND MAPLE GROVE. PLEASE CHECK BACK PERIODICALLY. THANK YOU. Please note the Terms of Use at the bottom left of each page.

The blue boxes above provide access to data.

• "Cemeteries" - provide information about the cemeteries themselves, such as the name, registration number, location and access information. It also includes the number of gravestones, most recent and earliest dates of death, a photograph, GPS readings, Google map, burial ground sketch map, and complete list of known interred, plus much more. Maps of the cemetery are included for the two public cemeteries: Linden Grove and Maple Grove.
• "Interred" - focuses on information about individuals. For private cemeteries, it includes, when known, the name, birth and death dates, age, gender, veteran status, name of cemetery, relatives, and detailed information about the stones, inscriptions and genealogical information. For public cemeteries, a photo of each stone, where available, is included and information on the stone is therefore omitted. A map is also included indicating location of plots. When a plot has been purchased, but there are no interred, "Empty" appears in the spot for the name. Please note that there is an ongoing effort to correct, standardize and update this information. Please check back to this site to benefit from that effort.
• "Background" - explains the project and the people who made it happen.
• "Information" - provides the G.R. number from the Westport Vital Records to 1850, warnings about entry into and upkeep of the various cemeteries and other miscellaneous information. If you wish to add more information, please contact us.

This website is administered by the Cemetery Identification Group (CIG) under the auspices of the Westport Historical Commission and the Westport Cemetery Department and is linked to these departments on the Town of Westport website. Funds have been received from the Community Preservation Act, Ms. Beverly M. Temple, Westport Cultural Council and the Lions Club. Many volunteers participated.

The website will be updated as new information becomes available. Work on entering information for two historic public cemeteries, Linden Grove and Maple Grove, is underway. Interred information on Beech Grove, the largest public cemetery in Westport, has not been entered into this website and is not planned in the near future.

To correct or add additional data, to report other cemeteries or just to comment, please utilize our Contact Form.

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