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A visit to the Coboro Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Coboro Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Coboro Cemetery (FG ID #89756).

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 Coboro Cemetery ...

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

44.8517, -69.1185

The Coboro Cemetery is located in Penobscot County<2>.

The county seat for Penobscot County is located in Bangor. Bangor lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Coboro Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Coboro Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Coboro Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Etna Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Etna Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna Cemetery
  • Clark Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Clark Hill Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Hill Cemetery
  • Palmer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Palmer Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
  • North Carmel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bragg Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Bragg Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
  • Waughn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Waughn Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waughn Cemetery
  • Page Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Page Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Cemetery
  • Tibbets Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Tibbets Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbets Cemetery
  • Chamberlain Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Chamberlain Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • North Newport Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The North Newport Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • North Ridge Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The North Ridge Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Cemetery
    • Toothaker Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Toothaker Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toothaker Cemetery
    • Pine Tree Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Pine Tree Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Cemetery
    • Lucas Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lucas Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
    • Stuart Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Stuart Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Cemetery
    • Sawyer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
    • Graveyard Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Graveyard Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graveyard Cemetery
    • Rug le Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rug le Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rug le Cemetery
    • Boutell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Boutell Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boutell Cemetery
    • Exeter Mills Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Exeter Mills Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Mills Cemetery

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 Coboro Cemetery.

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

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 Coboro Cemetery. The following communities are located in Penobscot County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Coboro 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 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 Coboro Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Penobscot 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 Coboro Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #89756

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #564129  (Coboro Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #564129 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: Penobscot
      • Est. Elev: 103 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Carmel
      • Location given for Coboro Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.85166     Lon: -69.11879
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Penobscot, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Coboro 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.