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A visit to the Deshon Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Deshon Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   44.4865°   (44° 29' 11")

Lon:   -70.3712°   (-70° 22' 16")

The Deshon Cemetery is located in Oxford County<1>.

The county seat for Oxford County is located in South Paris. South Paris lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Deshon Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Deshon Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Riverside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Oxford County
  • Knight Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knight Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Knight Cemetery is located in Oxford County
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Oxford County
  • Poland Corner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poland Corner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poland Corner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Poland Corner Cemetery is located in Oxford County
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Oxford County
  • Canton Mtn. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sparrow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparrow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparrow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sparrow Cemetery is located in Oxford County
  • Canton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Canton Cemetery is located in Oxford County
  • Demerritt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Demerritt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Demerritt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Demerritt Cemetery is located in Oxford County
  • Byron Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Byron Cemetery is located in Oxford County
  • Parsons Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parsons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parsons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Parsons Cemetery is located in Oxford County
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Alden Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alden Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alden Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alden Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • The Alden Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Alden Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2317832 <6>
    • Severy Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Severy Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Severy Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Severy Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Science Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Science Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Science Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Science Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Franklin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Fields Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fields Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fields Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fields Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Farrington - Morton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farrington - Morton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farrington - Morton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Farrington - Morton Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Wyman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wyman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wyman Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Black Mtn. Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Mtn. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Black Mtn. Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jay Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • North Jay Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Jay Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Jay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Jay Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Birchland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Birchland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Birchland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Birchland Cemetery is located in Franklin County

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]<2> of the Deshon Cemetery.

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

  • Peru
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Gilbertville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Canton Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Canton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Canton is located in Oxford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
  • Dixfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • West Peru
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dickvale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dickvale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
    • Dickvale is located in Oxford County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dickvale
    • From the Deshon Cemetery to Dickvale
  • East Dixfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Dixfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
    • East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
  • Sumner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • North Jay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Jay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
    • North Jay is located in Franklin County
  • East Sumner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • North Livermore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Chisholm
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chisholm have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
      • Chisholm is located in Franklin County
    • South Rumford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Livermore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
      • Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <7>
    • Shy Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Livermore Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Mexico
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexico have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
      • Mexico is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,635 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <7>
    • Berry Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Dryden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Wilton is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,929 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <7>
    • Rumford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • North Turner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
      • North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
    • South Livermore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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 Deshon 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 Deshon 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 professional and volunteer 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 Deshon Cemetery:

The official website for Oxford County: www.oxfordcounty.org/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Deshon Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4865, Longitude: -70.3712    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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