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A visit to the Center 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 Center Cemetery ...

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

44.0784, -70.6573

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

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

The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Portland. Portland lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the Center Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Center Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Center Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Trafton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Trafton Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trafton Cemetery
  • Maple Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Maple Ridge Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge Cemetery
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • South Harrison Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The South Harrison Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Harrison Cemetery
  • Carsley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Carsley Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley Cemetery
  • Willard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Willard Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard Cemetery
  • Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Ridge Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
  • Woodsum Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Woodsum Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsum Cemetery
  • Deer Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Deer Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Barnard Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Barnard Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard Cemetery
    • Burnham Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Burnham Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham Cemetery
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Highland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • Finnish Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Finnish Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finnish Cemetery
    • Palmer - Ingalls Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Wight Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Wight Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wight Cemetery
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
    • Ryefield Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ryefield Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryefield Cemetery
    • Noyes Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Noyes Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyes Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Center Cemetery.

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

  • Harrison
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • North Bridgton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bridgton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandy Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
  • Spurrs Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
  • Otisfield
    (5 miles [8 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
  • South Bridgton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
  • South Waterford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • East Otisfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
  • Naples
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • 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 <5>
  • Waterford
    (7 miles [11.3 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 <5>
  • Cobb Cove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • East Denmark
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • East Denmark is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
    • Casco
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <5>
    • Oxford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sweden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Sweden is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
    • West Bridgton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
    • East Fryeburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • East Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fryeburg
    • Denmark
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Norway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Crescent Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
    • West Poland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • North Waterford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • South Paris
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • North Norway
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • North Norway is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norway
    • Lovell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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 Center 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 Center Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Harrison
  • Norway
    • Norway lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Center Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Norway.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Center 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 Center Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #563747  (Center Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #563747 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: 114 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bridgton
      • Location given for Center Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.0784038     Lon: -70.6572836
      • 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Center 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.