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A visit to the Blake Cemetery ...


The location of the Blake Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Blake Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   43.9063°   (43° 54' 22")

Lon:   -70.9513°   (-70° 57' 4")

The Blake Cemetery is located in Oxford County<2>.

The county seat for Oxford County is located in South Paris. South Paris lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Blake Cemetery .

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 Blake Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Oxford County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Blake Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blake Cemetery.

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

    • Merrill Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
      • Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County
    • Brownfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • East Brownfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
      • East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
    • Fryeburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fryeburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg
      • Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,436 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fryeburg <4>
    • East Madison
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
      • East Madison is located in Carroll County (NH)
    • Freedom
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
      • Freedom is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,593 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <4>
    • Porter
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
      • Porter is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
    • Kezar Falls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
      • Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
    • Hiram
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Durgintown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
      • Durgintown is located in Oxford County
    • East Hiram
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hiram have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
      • East Hiram is located in Oxford County
    • Denmark
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Center Conway
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Conway
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
        • Conway is located in Carroll County (NH)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,340 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <4>
      • Madison
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
        • Madison is located in Carroll County (NH)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,632 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
      • Effingham
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • North Parsonsfield
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
        • North Parsonsfield is located in York County
      • Cornish
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • West Baldwin
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
        • West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
      • East Denmark
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Denmark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
        • East Denmark is located in Oxford County
      • East Fryeburg
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Fryeburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fryeburg
        • East Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
      • Fryeburg Center
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg Center
        • Fryeburg Center is located in Oxford County
      • Silver Lake
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Parsonsfield
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsonsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsfield
        • Parsonsfield is located in York County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,971 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsonsfield <4>
      • Baldwin
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
        • Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
      • West Bridgton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bridgton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
        • West Bridgton is located in Cumberland 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 Blake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Oxford County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Blake Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Wentworth Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wentworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wentworth Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wentworth Cemetery
    • Greenlaw Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenlaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenlaw Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlaw Cemetery
    • Linscott Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linscott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Linscott Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linscott Cemetery
    • Cole Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cole Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cole Cemetery
    • Isaac Johnson Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Isaac Johnson Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Isaac Johnson Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Isaac Johnson Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Brownfield.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Isaac Johnson Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2471423 <7>
    • Merrill Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merrill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Merrill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merrill Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Marston Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Marston Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marston Cemetery
    • Sargent Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sargent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sargent Cemetery is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sargent Cemetery
    • Sargent Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sargent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sargent Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sargent Cemetery
    • Emery Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Emery Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emery Cemetery
    • Clemons Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clemons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clemons Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clemons Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Hartford Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hartford Cemetery is located in Oxford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartford Cemetery
      • Burnt Meadow Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burnt Meadow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Burnt Meadow Cemetery is located in Oxford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnt Meadow Cemetery
      • Potter Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Potter Cemetery is located in Carroll County (NH)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter Cemetery
      • Cotton Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cotton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cotton Cemetery is located in Oxford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cotton Cemetery
      • Stanley Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stanley Cemetery is located in Oxford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanley Cemetery
      • Spring Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Spring Cemetery is located in Oxford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Cemetery
      • Watson Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Watson Cemetery is located in Oxford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Cemetery
      • Holt Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holt Cemetery is located in Oxford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holt Cemetery

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

    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 Blake Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #562547  (Blake Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #562547 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: Brownfield
      • County: Oxford         Elev: 220
      • Location given for GNIS #562547 (Blake Cemetery)

    The official website for Oxford County: www.oxfordcounty.org/

    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 Oxford, 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 Blake Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9063, Longitude: -70.9513       In this case, the coordinates for the Blake Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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