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A visit to the Dennis 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 Dennis Cemetery ...

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

45.1149, -68.6144

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

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

The county seat for Penobscot County is located in Bangor. Bangor lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Dennis Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Dennis Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Dennis Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hoyt Brook Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Hoyt Brook Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt Brook Cemetery
  • Hemlock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hemlock Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Cemetery
  • Sunny Slope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Sunny Slope Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope Cemetery
  • Cardville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Cardville Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardville Cemetery
  • Edinburg Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Edinburg Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg Cemetery
  • Cedarvale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Cedarvale Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarvale Cemetery
  • West Enfield Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The West Enfield Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Enfield Cemetery
  • Alton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Alton Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Cemetery
  • Number 1 Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Number 1 Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number 1 Cemetery
  • Lowell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lowell Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Cemetery
  • West End Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The West End Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End Cemetery
  • Number 2 Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Number 2 Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number 2 Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Tribal Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Mt. Repose Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Repose Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Repose Cemetery
    • Milford Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Milford Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Cemetery
    • Page Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Page Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Cemetery
    • Ridge Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Ridge Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
    • Williams Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
    • Mills Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Mills Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
    • Lawndale Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson 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 Dennis Cemetery.

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

  • Olamon
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Olamon is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olamon
  • Greenbush
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenbush is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
  • Passadumkeag
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Passadumkeag is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passadumkeag
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
  • Edinburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Edinburg is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Costigan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Costigan is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costigan
  • Greenfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenfield is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Howland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • West Enfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Enfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Enfield is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
  • South Lagrange
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • South Lagrange is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lagrange
  • East Lowell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • East Lowell is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lowell
  • Milford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Burlington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lagrange
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • West Old Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • West Old Town is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Old Town
    • Old Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Bradley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Bradford Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Bradford Center is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Center
    • Old Town Landing
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Old Town Landing is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
    • Stillwater
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Stillwater is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
    • Medford Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Medford Center is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Center
    • Boyd Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Boyd Lake is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Lake
    • Hudson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hudson is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,499 people
    • Webster
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Webster is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • South Lincoln
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • South Lincoln is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lincoln

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

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Dennis 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 Dennis Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #565040  (Dennis Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #565040 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: 45 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Olamon
      • Location given for Dennis Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.11492     Lon: -68.61443
      • 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 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 '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- Dennis 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.
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