A visit to the Blanchard 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 Blanchard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blanchard Cemetery:
44.0790, -69.9056
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blanchard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blanchard Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County<2>.
The county seat for Sagadahoc County is located in Bath. Bath lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Blanchard Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Blanchard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blanchard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hix Small Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hix Small Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix Small Cemetery
- Coombs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Coombs Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coombs Cemetery
- Dinsmore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dinsmore Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore Cemetery
- Plumer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Plumer Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumer Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Cotton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
- The Cotton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Richmond Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89777 <5>
- Reed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Plains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Plains Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- South Bowdoin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The South Bowdoin Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bowdoin Cemetery
- Randall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Randall Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
- Brown Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Point Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Point Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Call Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Call Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Curtis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Curtis Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Bay View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bay View Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View Cemetery
- Forrest Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Forrest Hill Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest Hill Cemetery
- Gaubert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Gaubert Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaubert Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blanchard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blanchard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Richmond Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Bowdoin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Bowdoin Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Bowdoinham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harwards
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Litchfield Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- Litchfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Richmond
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Dresden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- Batchelders Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- Hatchs Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- South Monmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lisbon Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pejepscot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Dresden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wales
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wales is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
- Drinkwater Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
- Purgatory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
- Lisbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Days Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- South Gardiner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
- West Gardiner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
- Wales Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wales Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales Corner
- Sabattus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Topsham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brunswick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Monmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- Harding
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Harding is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Nason Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nason Beach is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Beach
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 Blanchard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sagadahoc County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blanchard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bowdoinham
- Brunswick
- Lisbon Falls
- Lisbon
- Richmond
- Topsham
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 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 Blanchard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maine:
- Pages specific to Sagadahoc 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 Blanchard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1907772 (Blanchard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1907772 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: Sagadahoc
- Est. Elev: 89 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bowdoinham
- Location given for Blanchard Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.0789642 Lon: -69.9056048
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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 Sagadahoc, 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- Blanchard 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. |
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