Riverton in Barkhamsted in Northwest Hills Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Barkhamsted Center Cemetery

Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 8, 2010

1. Barkhamsted Center Cemetery Marker

Inscription. The
Barkhamsted Center Cemetery
The Hollow Cemetery
and the
Tiffany Private Cemetery
Removed from their former locations to
this site. Dedicated to the memory of the
known and the unknown dead.

This new Barkhamsted Cemetery has been
constructed by the Water Bureau of the
Metropolitan District of Hartford County,
in co-operation with the Barkhamsted
Center Cemetery Association, Incorporated.
A.D. 1939

Erected 1939 by Barkhamsted Center Cemetery Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1939.

Location. 41° 55.445′ N, 72° 57.965′ W. Marker is in Barkhamsted in Northwest Hills Region, Connecticut. It is in Riverton. It is at the intersection of Pleasant Valley Road (Connecticut Route 318) and Beach Rock Road, on the right when traveling north on Pleasant Valley Road. Located at the entrance to the Barkhamsted Center Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Barkhamsted CT 06063, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Connecticut’s Berkshire

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Foothills

and in the Litchfield Hills.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Litchfield County

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Barkhamsted Soldiers Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Hollow Church Bell (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Barkhamsted (about 300 feet away); A River Valley Transformed (approx. 1.2 miles away); Church Pool (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Bronson Legacy with Connecticut's Parks and Forests (approx. 1½ miles away); William Wallace Lee (approx. 1½ miles away); Squire's Tavern (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Barkhamsted.

Regarding Barkhamsted Center Cemetery. In 1939 several cemeteries in the area now covered by the Barkhamsted Reservoir were relocated to the this site. Some of the graves moved were unidentified. These were all put in the

Barkhamsted Center Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 8, 2010

2. Barkhamsted Center Cemetery

"Unknown" section of the Center Cemetery.

Nearby Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Conrad Ward, March 11, 2025

3. Nearby Marker

Marker located within Barkhamsted Center Cemetery near the entrance

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,735 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 17, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. 3. submitted on December 28, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut.