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A visit to the Amherst Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Amherst Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Amherst Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Amherst Cemetery

Lat:   44.8377°   (44° 50' 15")

Lon:   -68.3795°   (-68° 22' 46")

The Amherst Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.

The county seat for Hancock County is located in Ellsworth. Ellsworth lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the south of the Amherst Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Amherst Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Amherst Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Hadley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hadley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hadley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hadley Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Aurora Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aurora Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aurora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Aurora Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Penny Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Penny Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Penny Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Penny Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Frost Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frost Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frost Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Frost Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
  • Pyles Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pyles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pyles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pyles Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Great Pond Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Great Pond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Great Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Great Pond Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Pine Tree Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Tree Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Tree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Tree Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
  • Beech Hill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beech Hill Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Crimmins Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crimmins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crimmins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crimmins Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Number 2 Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Number 2 Cemetery
      • The Number 2 Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • RNOP Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the RNOP Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the RNOP Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The RNOP Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Milford Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Milford Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • North Eddington Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Eddington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Eddington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Eddington Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Clewleyville Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clewleyville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clewleyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clewleyville Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Eastern Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastern Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastern Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eastern Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Hancock County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Amherst Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Amherst Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Amherst
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
    • Amherst is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Aurora
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
    • Aurora is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <6>
  • Osborn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osborn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
    • Osborn is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • East Eddington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Eddington
    • East Eddington is located in Penobscot County
  • Bradley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Milford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Town
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Old Town is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,404 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Town <6>
  • Webster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Webster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Webster is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • Orono
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orono have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
    • Orono is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,636 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orono <6>
  • Holden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
    • Holden is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <6>
  • Greenfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Greenfield is located in Penobscot County
  • Stillwater
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
    • Stillwater is located in Penobscot County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Veazie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veazie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veazie
      • Veazie is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veazie <6>
    • Eddington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Brewer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
      • Brewer is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,948 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewer <6>
    • Dedham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dedham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
      • Dedham is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,666 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dedham <6>
    • Costigan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Costigan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costigan
      • Costigan is located in Penobscot County
    • Franklin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <6>
    • Deblois
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deblois
      • Deblois is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Bangor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
      • Bangor is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,998 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <6>
    • Goodale Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goodale Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
      • Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
    • Ellsworth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Franklin Road
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franklin Road. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Road
      • Franklin Road is located in Hancock County

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Amherst Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Amherst Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Amherst Cemetery:

Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Amherst Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #561240  (Amherst Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #561240 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Hopkins Pond
    • County: Hancock         Elev: 72
    • Location given for GNIS #561240 (Amherst Cemetery)

The official website for Hancock County: www.co.hancock.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Hancock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Amherst Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8377, Longitude: -68.3795       In this case, the coordinates for the Amherst Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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