Old West Cemetery

Old West Cemetery is located on the Post Road (Route 1) in Fairfield, Connecticut. The dates on the stones which remain and are still readable, are from the 1800s. This is not one of the older cemeteries in Fairfield County, and it is certainly not the oldest within the town of Fairfield (Old Burying Ground, a few miles away, dates from 1685). Considering its age, and the fact that the cemetery is located on the main street in town, the condition of the burial ground is quite appalling. Most of the stones seem to be missing, the ones that remain are illegible and/or broken, and the amount of trash found throughout the graveyard is appalling.

Estimated number of interments, as of January 2024: at least 218.

Photos were taken 16 July 2009.

Probably the best preserved stone in the cemetery, for members of the Ogden family:

Abel, died January 11, 1851

his wife, Betsey, died May 17, 1854

Anne Elizabeth Nash, died July 5, 1841

(Anne is actually interred in

Lakeview Cemetery in New Canaan, CT.)

David, died June 5, 1845

(David was the rector at

St. Mark's Church in New Canaan.)

Edward Nash, died October 9, 1842

Elizabeth, died January 3, 1848

Lucretia, died October 31, 1860

Sturges, died September 28, 1827

The stone of Frederic Crary, Esq. greets visitors at the entrance. Died September 7, 1831 "Late of Pennsylvania, died in Fairfield" aged 58 years 

Stones for Eunice Robinson Morehouse and her daughter, Mary Elizabeth Morehouse.

Eunice died 7 October 1854, aged 63.

Mary died 11 February 1849, aged 16 or 17

 A view of Old West Cemetery from across the Post Road (Route 1).

All photos copyright by the author, 2009. Not to be used or reproduced without permission.

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