Location: At the intersection of Rt 243/ Elm St. and Rt 115/ Main St. in Derby, take Rt 115/ Derby Ave. south. The cemetery is immediately on the right. Its driveway looks like any other driveway and there is a small sign announcing its location which, if our attempts to visit it are any indication, you will only see after you have passed it.
Google Maps Visuals: roadside view satellite view
Type of Site: Town cemetery, no longer in use
Condition: Everything looks well attended except the road into it
History and Notable Features: The cemetery is one of the oldest I have visited. The bulk of the cemetery is comprised of stones from the 1700s, many of them early 1700s with the skulls. Some of them have extremely unique carvings. A few of them are pictured below, the double angels, or the lopsided angel. This cemetery also has a stone from June 14, 1687 belonging to Rev. John Bowers, died age 58, first minister of Derby.
Am native of Derby, know this is very special, as community and not on church land. May be oldest in Ct. Beautiful place.
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