Ridgefield in Fairfield County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Ye Burying Yard
Yard
Ridgefield's
Oldest Cemetery
Restored 1988
maintained by
The Caudatowa Garden Club
&
Parks & Recreation Dept.
The Burying Yard contains a monument listing 40 people who were buried in this cemetery between 1708 and about 1760. No original stones still stand.
Inscribed on the stone monument in the Burying Yard:
by the first Settlers of the Town of Ridgefield.
Erected by the Village Improvement Committee
In the Year 1931
Erected by The Caudatowa Garden Club and Ridgefield Parks & Recreation Dept.
Location. 41° 16.089′ N, 73° 29.607′ W. Marker is in Ridgefield, Connecticut, in Fairfield County. Marker is at the intersection of East Wilton Road and Creamery Road, on the right when traveling east on East Wilton Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ridgefield CT 06877, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Ensign James Benedict House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Keeler Tavern (approx. 0.4 miles away); Keeler Tavern and the “Big Shop” (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ridgefield's Colonial Plans (approx. half a mile away); Ridgefield Veterans Monument (approx. half a mile away); The Town Common and Hauley House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Rev. Thomas Hawley House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Benedict Arnold's Betrayal and Lieutenant Joshua King (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ridgefield.
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on June 24, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 901 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 24, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.