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A visit to the Charles 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 Charles Cemetery ...

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

44.0978, -70.9759

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

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

The county seat for Oxford County is located in South Paris. South Paris lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Charles Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Charles Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Charles Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bradley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Bradley Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
  • Abbot Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • West Fryeburg Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The West Fryeburg Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fryeburg Cemetery
  • Chandler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Chandler Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cemetery
  • Bemis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bemis Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis Cemetery
  • Smart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Smart Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smart Cemetery
  • Wiley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Wiley Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
  • Center Chatham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Emerson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Emerson Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson Cemetery
  • Sanborn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sanborn Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn Cemetery
  • McLucas Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The McLucas Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLucas Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Black Mtn. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Black Mtn. Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Mtn. Cemetery
    • Gammay Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Gammay Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gammay Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • Hapworth Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hapworth Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hapworth Cemetery
    • Douglass Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Douglass Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Cemetery
    • Sawyer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
    • Libby Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Libby Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby Cemetery
    • Stevens Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Stevens Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
    • Lord Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Lord Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lord Cemetery
    • Fox Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Fox Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Charles Cemetery.

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

  • North Fryeburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • North Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fryeburg
  • South Chatham
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • South Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
  • Fryeburg Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fryeburg Center is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg Center
  • Chatham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <6>
  • Lovell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fryeburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • East Fryeburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • East Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fryeburg
  • Center Lovell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kearsarge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Kearsarge is located in Carroll County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
  • North Conway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • West Bridgton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
  • Intervale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Intervale is located in Carroll County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Center Conway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sweden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Sweden is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
    • Slab City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Slab City is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
    • Hale's Location
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hale's Location is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale's Location
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Conway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Conway is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <6>
    • Merrill Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
    • Brownfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • East Brownfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
    • Jericho
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jericho is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
    • Denmark
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • East Denmark
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • East Denmark is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
    • Stoneham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Stoneham is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Bridgton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • North Bridgton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • South Waterford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • North Waterford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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 Charles 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 Charles 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 either 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 Charles 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 Charles Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #563855  (Charles Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #563855 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: 117 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fryeburg
      • Location given for Charles Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.0978463     Lon: -70.9759028
      • 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Charles 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.