Stony Hill Cemetery

Stony Hill Cemetery is located on Walnut Hill Road in Bethel, Connecticut. It is a small burial ground established in 1793. Most of the stones date from the mid-1800s. The cemetery is in deplorable condition. Numerous stones are broken and/or off their pedestals, and the majority are illegible. Several surnames seem to dominate; in particular: Benedict, Dibble, Smith, Vail, and Weed. Surprisingly, despite the cemetery's deteriorating condition, there are a couple of "modern" burials from the 1980s.

Estimated number of interments, as of January 2024: at least 152.

Photos were taken 21 April 2022.

"Little Sarah"

Sarah J. Dibble,

daughter of Arthur & Lillian,

died 11 March 1893, age 2.

"Our Libbie."

Died Oct. 20, 1862.

AE. 9 Mos. & 6 ds."

The remainder of the

inscription is illegible.

Libbie was the daughter of

Cornelius & Nancy Jane Dibble.

Off their pedestals:

The stones of Samuel Lorenzo

& Hattie T. Dibble.

Lorenzo died 23 May 1907, age 64.

Hattie died 26 April 1878, age unknown.

The large, toppled stone of Stiles B. Smith,

with the pedestal behind it.

Smith died 23 September 1893, age 69.

The cemetery gates. 

All photos copyright by the author, 2022. Not to be used or reproduced without permission.

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