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A visit to the Byron 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 Byron Cemetery ...

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

44.4848, -70.4812

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

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

The county seat for Oxford County is located in South Paris. South Paris lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south of the Byron Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Byron Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Byron Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wyman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wyman Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman Cemetery
  • Demerritt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Demerritt Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demerritt Cemetery
  • Farrington - Morton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Knight Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Knight Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
  • East Rumford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The East Rumford Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rumford Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Black Mtn. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Black Mtn. Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Mtn. Cemetery
  • East Peru Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The East Peru Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru Cemetery
  • Deshon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Deshon Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deshon Cemetery
  • Greenleaf Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Greenleaf Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Fields Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Fields Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Hill Cemetery
    • Sparrow Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sparrow Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrow Cemetery
    • Poland Corner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Poland Corner Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Corner Cemetery
    • Glover Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Glover Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Cemetery
    • Stetson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Stetson Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson Cemetery
    • Parsons Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Parsons Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
    • Canton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Canton Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • Canton Mtn. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Canton Mtn. Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Mtn. 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 Byron Cemetery.

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

  • Dickvale
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Dickvale is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
  • West Peru
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • West Peru is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peru
  • Dixfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • South Rumford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • South Rumford is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rumford
  • Peru
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Peru is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,509 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <5>
  • Rumford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sumner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mexico
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rumford Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Woodstock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Canton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Canton is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
  • Gilbertville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • North Woodstock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • North Woodstock is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodstock
    • Canton Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Canton Point is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Point
    • Bryant Pond
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • East Sumner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • East Sumner is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
    • East Dixfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
    • Berry Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Berry Mills is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Mills
    • Hanover
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • West Paris
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Greenville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenville is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • North Jay
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • North Jay is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
    • Livermore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Roxbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • North Livermore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
    • Chisholm
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Chisholm is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
    • Jay
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jay is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <5>

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 Byron Cemetery. The following communities are located in Oxford County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Canton

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 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 Byron Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Oxford 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 Byron Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #563327  (Byron Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #563327 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: Oxford
      • Est. Elev: 160 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Worthley Pond
      • Location given for Byron Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.4847873     Lon: -70.4811746
      • 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 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Byron 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.