About the Tolland Cemeteries: Locations and History
A History of Tolland Cemeteries
Compiled by Roy Jinks
NAME / ADDRESS | NOTES |
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Steadman Cemetery (est. 1754) Rivers Rd., Tolland | Earliest known marker: Samual Steadman I, b. 22 Jan 1754, d. 16 Jan 1759. Grave stones in this cemetery spell Steadman either with or without the "a" [Stedman] |
Hamilton Burying Grounds (est. 1763) Map unavailable. South of Route 57 approx .5 miles east of Tolland Center Cemetery | Earliest known marker: Thomas Hamilton 1763. This cemetery was visited by Benj. Jones of Granville in 1916. He listed 12 graves, but it was reported to him that the cemetery had 75 graves. |
Twining Cemetery Of route 57 approximately 2 miles west of Tolland center on the north side of the road about 600 feet from the road | Earliest known marker: Elizah Twining, 1802. |
Babcock Cemetery (est. 1807) On Blandford Rd., east of Schoolhouse Rd. towards Hall Pond. | Five known graves. Earliest known marker: Walter Babcock, 20 Sep 1807 |
South Quarter or Granger Cemetery (est. 1832) Rivers Rd W of Hartland Rd. Tolland | 38 known graves. Earliest known marker: Alexander Granger, 12 June 1832 |
Burt Hill Cemetery (est.1843) Located .8 of a mile north on Burt Hill Rd. from the junction of Colebrook River Rd. on the east side of Burt Hill Rd. | 49 known graves. Earliest known marker: Watson Hale, 26 July 1843 |
Hubbard or "Barnes District" (est. 1843) We have guessed that this is on the Amos Case Rd., north of what was originally Barnes Mt. which today is called Bubbs Mt. | 2 known graves. Earliest known marker: Alanson Hubbard 1855. |
Moore Cemetery (est. East of the Tunxis Club on north side of road approximately 700 ft before Schoolhouse Rd. | 4 known graves. Earliest known marker: Edward Moore, 17 Jun 1866. It is reported that some or all of these remains were moved to Forest View Cemetery, Winsted, CT. |