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A visit to the Avon Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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

We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Avon Cemetery ...

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

44.8273, -70.2926

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

The Avon Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Farmington. Farmington lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Avon Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Avon Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Avon Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Riverside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Phillips - Maine Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Strong Town Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Strong Town Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong Town Cemetery
  • Staples Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Staples Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Cemetery
  • Madrid Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Madrid Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid Cemetery
  • Intervale Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Intervale Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale Cemetery
  • Hardy Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hardy Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Cemetery
  • Center Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill Cemetery
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
  • Gay Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Gay Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Cemetery
  • Village Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Village Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Smith Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • Holley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Holley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley Cemetery
    • Savage Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Savage Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Cemetery
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
    • Robertson Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Robertson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
    • Butterfield Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Butterfield Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Farmington.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #800867 <5>
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Center Hill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Avon Cemetery.

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

  • Phillips
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Strong
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • South Strong
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • South Strong is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Strong
  • East Madrid
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • East Madrid is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madrid
  • New Vineyard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • New Vineyard is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vineyard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Madrid
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Weld
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Weld is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weld
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weld <6>
  • Temple
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Temple is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Fairbanks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairbanks is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
  • New Portland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Perkin's Plantation ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Perkin's Plantation is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkin's Plantation
  • Kingfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Farmington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Industry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Industry is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
    • West Farmington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • West Farmington is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farmington
    • Sandy River Plantation
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Sandy River Plantation is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River Plantation
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • East New Portland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • East New Portland is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Portland
    • Berry Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Berry Mills is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Mills
    • East Wilton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • East Wilton is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
    • Wilton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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 Avon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Avon Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Franklin County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • 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 Avon Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1908266  (Avon Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1908266 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Franklin
      • Est. Elev: 319 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Phillips
      • Location given for Avon Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.8272792     Lon: -70.2925658
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 Franklin, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Avon Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <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.