Fair Haven Union Cemetery, New Haven

Name: Fair Haven Union Cemetery
Address: New Haven, United States

#57 among attractions in New Haven

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Fair Haven Union Cemetery, located at 149 Grand Ave. covers 7 acres in the neighborhood of Fair Haven, Connecticut. Although graves were there as early as 1803, the land was donated for the cemetery by local farmers Stephen Rowe and Nathaniel Granniss in 1808. The site included land for a meeting house, a school, and parade grounds, as well as 1-acre for burial, holding 80 lots. A Victorian Gothic entry arch was added in 1885 inscribed with a quote from Revelation 14:13, "They rest from their labors." ()

Coordinates: 41°18'33"N, 72°53'35"W

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Fair Haven Union Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: East Rock, Wooster Square, St. Stanislaus Parish, Q Bridge.

1.4 miNW
Natural attraction, Park, Trail
East Rock, New Haven
35 min walk • East Rock of south-central Connecticut, United States, with a high point of 366 feet, is a 1.4-mile long trap rock ridge located primarily in the neighborhood of East Rock on the north side of the city of New Haven.
1.3 miW
Entertainment district, Nightlife, Dancing
Wooster Square, New Haven
32 min walk • Wooster Square is a neighborhood in the city of New Haven, Connecticut to the east of downtown. The name refers to a park square located between Greene Street, Wooster Place, Chapel Street and Academy Street in the center of the neighborhood.
1.2 miW
Church
St. Stanislaus Parish, New Haven
31 min walk • St. Stanislaus Parish, designated for Polish immigrants in New Haven, Connecticut, United States, was founded on December 28, 1901. It is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Archdiocese of Hartford.
1.1 miSW
Bridge
Q Bridge, New Haven
28 min walk • The Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge, commonly referred to as the Q Bridge by locals, is an extradosed bridge that carries Interstate 95 over the mouth of the Quinnipiac River in New Haven, in the U.S. state of Connecticut.
0.7 miNE
Protected area
Grannis Island, New Haven
19 min walk • Grannis Island is an uninhabited island in the Quinnipiac River in New Haven, Connecticut. It is owned by the New Haven Land Trust as part of the Eugene B. Fargeorge Nature Preserve at Quinnipiac Meadows The island was inhabited by Quinnipiac Native Americans in historic times.
1 miSW
Bridge
Tomlinson Lift Bridge, New Haven
26 min walk • The Tomlinson Lift Bridge is a crossing of the Quinnipiac River in New Haven, Connecticut. The bridge forms a segment of U.S. Route 1.
1.2 miW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Quinnipiac Trail, New Haven
30 min walk • The Quinnipiac Trail is a 24-mile Blue-Blazed hiking trail in New Haven County, Connecticut. It is the product of the evolution and growth of the first 10.6-mile trail designated in Connecticut's Blue-Blazed Hiking Trail system, with its light-blue rectangular vertical painted blazes.
1 miW
Neighbourhood, Greek Revival architecture
Upper State Street Historic District, New Haven
26 min walk • The Upper State Street Historic District encompasses a well-preserved neighborhood commercial district of the late 19th century in the East Rock neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut.
1 miW
Italianate architecture
New Haven Clock Company Factory, New Haven
27 min walk • The New Haven Clock Company Factory is a historic industrial complex at 133 Hamilton Street in New Haven, Connecticut. Developed between 1866 and 1937, it consists of ten interconnected brick buildings that are the surviving elements of a major clock-making business that operated here until 1956.
1.5 miNW
Neighbourhood
Whitney Avenue Historic District, New Haven
38 min walk • The Whitney Avenue Historic District is a historic district in the East Rock neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. It is a 203-acre district which included 1,084 contributing buildings when it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
1.2 miW
Neighbourhood, Italianate architecture, Greek Revival architecture
Orange Street Historic District, New Haven
31 min walk • The Orange Street Historic District encompasses a large residential in the East Rock section of New Haven, Connecticut. Roughly bounded by Orange, Cottage, Eagle, State, and Audubon Streets, this area saw growth between about 1830 and 1900, and includes a broad diversity of well-preserved 19th-century residential structures.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Fair Haven Union Cemetery?

Nearby attractions include Fair Haven, New Haven (6 min walk), Quinnipiac Brewery, New Haven (10 min walk), River Street Historic District, New Haven (16 min walk), Fair Haven Heights, New Haven (17 min walk).

How to get to Fair Haven Union Cemetery by public transport?

The nearest stations to Fair Haven Union Cemetery:

Bus

Foster/Edwards • Lines: Orange Line (Day) (30 min walk)
Willow/Foster • Lines: Orange Line (Day) (31 min walk)