Historic Cypress Cemetery

Cypress Cemetery on historic Saybrook Point is the oldest of four Old Saybrook cemeteries, having been established as an "ancient burial ground" at the time of the original colony in the mid-1600's. Although located on 11 acres of town-owned property, the cemetery was incorporated in 1904 and is overseen by the Board of Directors of the Cypress Cemetery Association.

Historically, the cemetery contains the remains of at least two Native Americans located in unmarked graves and African slaves owned by early residents and one of America’s first almanac makers. Most of Old Saybrook’s Congregational Church ministers are buried in Cypress, four of whose pastorates covering a period of 170 years. In addition to thirteen Revolutionary War Veterans buried in the cemetery, the final resting place of Lady Alice Boteler Fenwick, wife of Saybrook Colony’s first governor and a popular tourist attraction,is also located in Cypress.

Cypress Cemetery Today

After many years of 5 to 10 burials per year, Cypress Cemetery has been expanded allowing for approximately 400 new burial sites in the southeastern corner of the cemetery overlooking beautiful South Cove (below). In addition, Cypress Cemetery has just opened their memorial wall columbarium for the burial of cremation remains (photo at right). Ultimately, the Association will have room for up to 400 cremation burials.

Contact Us if you have any questions about the purchase of plots or memorial wall columbarium niches in historic Cypress Cemetery.

View of South Cove from the Newly Expanded Section