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A visit to the Bowditch 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 Bowditch Cemetery ...

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

44.4736, -68.8863

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

The Bowditch Cemetery is located in Waldo County<2>.

The county seat for Waldo County is located in Belfast. Belfast lies just to the west southwest of the Bowditch Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bowditch Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Bowditch Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
  • Searsport Village Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Searsport Village Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsport Village Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Searsport Village Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Searsport.
    • The Searsport Village Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Village Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90656 <5>
  • Mt. Prospect Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Prospect Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Prospect Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Gordon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Gordon Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
  • Nickerson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Nickerson Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickerson Cemetery
  • Smart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Smart Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smart Cemetery
  • East Belfast Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The East Belfast Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Belfast Cemetery
  • Whitman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Whitman Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
  • Whitman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Whitman Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Webster Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Webster Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
    • Seekens Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Seekens Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekens Cemetery
    • Harvey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Harvey Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
    • Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Grove Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
    • East Northport Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Bayview Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview Cemetery
    • Castine Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Perry Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Perry Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
    • Hutchins Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Hutchins Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins Cemetery
    • Bridges Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Bridges Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
    • Leach Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Leach Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach Cemetery
    • Village Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Village Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bowditch Cemetery.

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

  • Stockton Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Searsport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandy Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • West Penobscot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
  • Prospect
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Belfast
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • North Searsport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • North Searsport is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsport
  • Bryants Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bryants Corner is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Corner
  • East Northport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • East Northport is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
  • Penobscot
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Castine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Verona Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Verona Island is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Island
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
    • Former name for Verona Island:
    • Verona
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Prospect Ferry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
    • West Brooksville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
    • Bucksport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • North Islesboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
    • Harborside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Orland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Frankfort
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Waldo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Waldo is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
    • Cape Rosier
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
    • Islesboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Islesboro is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islesboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • North Penobscot
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • North Penobscot is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Penobscot
    • Monroe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Monroe is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
    • Bucksport Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
    • Winterport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Monroe Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center

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 Bowditch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Waldo County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bowditch 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 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 Bowditch Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Waldo 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 Bowditch Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #562790  (Bowditch Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #562790 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: Waldo
      • Est. Elev: 35 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Searsport
      • Location given for Bowditch Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.47356     Lon: -68.88625
      • 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 Waldo, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bowditch 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.