Flat Swamp Cemetery No. 2
Newtown, Connecticut
Newtown, Connecticut
Flat Swamp Cemetery No. 2 is located down and across the street from Flat Swamp Cemetery No. 1 on Flat Swamp Road in Newtown, Connecticut. (You can reach Flat Swamp Road by taking Cemetery Road off Route 302 / Dodgingtown Road.) It was established in 1805 and was in use until 1852. It is a very small burial ground, and all but a few of the stones are illegible.
Estimated number of interments, as of January 2024: at least 36.
Photos were taken 13 April 2015.
"In Memory of
JUSTUS PLATT
who departed this life
Jan. 17th 1811
Aged 50 years
11 months e 10 days."
"In memory of
POLLY
wife of
EPHRAIM PLATT
who died
Apr. 12, 1852."
A view of Flat Swamp Cemetery No. 2.Â
All photos copyright by the author, 2015. Not to be used or reproduced without permission.
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