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A visit to the Canton 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 Canton Cemetery ...

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

44.4376, -70.3153

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

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

The county seat for Oxford County is located in South Paris. South Paris lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southwest of the Canton Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Canton Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Canton Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Poland Corner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Poland Corner Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Corner Cemetery
  • Sparrow Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Sparrow Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrow Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Grove Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Canton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90191 <5>
  • Parsons Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Parsons Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Alden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Alden Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Cemetery
  • Deshon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Deshon Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deshon Cemetery
  • East Peru Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The East Peru Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru Cemetery
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
  • North Livermore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The North Livermore Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore Cemetery
  • Alden Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Alden Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Hill Cemetery
    • The Alden Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Alden Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2317832 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Fields Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Fields Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Hill Cemetery
    • Hartford Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Bear Mtn. Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Bear Mtn. Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Mtn. Cemetery
    • Waters Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Waters Hill Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Hill Cemetery
    • Canton Mtn. Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Canton Mtn. Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Mtn. Cemetery
    • Knight Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Knight Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
    • Gibbs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
    • Noyes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Noyes Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyes Cemetery
    • Richardson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jay Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Canton Cemetery.

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

  • Canton
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Canton is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
  • Gilbertville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
  • Canton Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Canton Point is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Point
  • Livermore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • North Livermore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
  • Sumner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • East Sumner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • East Sumner is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
  • Shy Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
  • Livermore Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Chisholm
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chisholm is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
  • Jay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <6>
  • Peru
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <6>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • North Turner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
    • South Livermore
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
    • Howes Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
    • East Livermore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
    • North Jay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • North Jay is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
    • Dickvale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Dickvale is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
    • East Dixfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
    • Dixfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • West Peru
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • West Peru is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peru
    • Buckfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • North Leeds
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
    • Dryden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Dryden is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
    • Wilton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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 Canton 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 Canton 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 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 Canton 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 Canton Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1907955  (Canton Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1907955 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: 137 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Canton
      • Location given for Canton Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.4375656     Lon: -70.3153378
      • 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Canton 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.