Plainville in Capitol Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Olde East Street Burying Grounds
Photographed by Michael Herrick, July 7, 2010
1. Olde East Street Burying Grounds Marker
Olde East Street Burying Grounds – before 1766 to 1856
This marker fondly and respectfully commemorates for all time, the contributions of our early citizens to the establishment of our Town's sturdy character.
Here lie our earliest settlers, sharing the green earth with honored dead of the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, civic leaders, business men and farmers.
Sadly, here also lie a number of unrecorded persons, who, though nameless are no less honored.
Time may obliterate records, dim memories and topple markers, but it can never diminish that which we, the citizens of Plainville, Connecticut, owe these early dwellers of the Great Plain.
This marker erected 1971 through the efforts of
the Plainville Cemetery Association and the Plainville Historical Society
Erected 1971 by the Plainville Cemetery Association, the Plainville Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1766.
Location. 41° 40.032′ N, 72° 51.731′ W. Marker is in Plainville in Capitol Region, Connecticut. It is at the intersection of East Street (Connecticut Route 10) and Robert Holcomb Way, on the left when traveling north on East Street.
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Regionally, this marker is in the Connecticut River Valley, in Greater Hartford, and in the Knowledge Corridor. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Hartford County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Plainville Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Plainville Korean War Vietnam War Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away); Plainville Persian Gulf War Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away); Plainville World War I & II Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Farmington Canal 1828-1848 (approx. one mile away); Come Ye To The Waters (approx. 3.4 miles away); Second Lt. Sherrod Emerson Skinner, Jr. (approx. 3.4 miles away); Near This Spot (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Plainville.
Another marker is no longer nearby. The Legend of Will Warrens Den (was approx. 2.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Michael Herrick, July 7, 2010
2. Olde East Street Burying Grounds Marker
Photographed by Michael Herrick, July 7, 2010
3. Olde East Street Burying Grounds Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 993 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 11, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
