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A visit to the Burnham 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 Burnham Cemetery ...

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

44.0628, -70.7353

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

The Burnham Cemetery is located in Cumberland County<2>.

The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Portland. Portland lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the Burnham Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Burnham Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Burnham Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Emerson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hio Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hio Ridge Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hio Ridge Cemetery
  • Stone Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Stone Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
  • Strout Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Strout Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strout Cemetery
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
  • Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Ridge Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
  • Sawyer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
  • Ingalls Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ingalls Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls Hill Cemetery
  • Mills Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Mills Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
  • Deering Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Deering Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering Cemetery
  • Flint Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Flint Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Libby Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Libby Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby Cemetery
    • Douglass Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Douglass Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Cemetery
    • Lowell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lowell Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Cemetery
    • Hilton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hilton Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Cemetery
    • Goodwin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Goodwin Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin Cemetery
    • Walker Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Walker Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
    • Trafton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Trafton Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trafton Cemetery
    • Center Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Center Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
    • Finnish Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Finnish Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finnish Cemetery
    • Barnard Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Barnard Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Burnham Cemetery.

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

  • Bridgton
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sandy Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
  • North Bridgton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Harrison
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • West Bridgton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
  • East Denmark
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • East Denmark is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
  • South Bridgton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
  • East Fryeburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • East Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fryeburg
  • Sweden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sweden is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
  • Denmark
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • South Waterford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Spurrs Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Waterford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Waterford is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
      • Waterford has also been known as:
      • Sweats Island
      • Sweet Island
      • Swetts Island
      • Waterford Flat
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <6>
    • Lovell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Naples
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Naples is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <6>
    • Otisfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
    • East Otisfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
    • Fryeburg Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Fryeburg Center is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg Center
    • East Brownfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
    • Casco
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Casco is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,940 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casco <6>
    • Cobb Cove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
    • Center Lovell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • North Waterford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Fryeburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Brownfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • East Hiram
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • East Hiram is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
    • Rankins Mill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
    • Oxford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Slab City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Slab City is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
    • North Fryeburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • North Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fryeburg

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 Burnham Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cumberland County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Burnham Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Cumberland 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 Burnham Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1912237  (Burnham Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1912237 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: Cumberland
      • Est. Elev: 146 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bridgton
      • Location given for Burnham Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.062848     Lon: -70.7353405
      • 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 Cumberland, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burnham 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.