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A visit to the Dore Hill 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 Dore Hill Cemetery ...

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

44.9873, -69.6259

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

The Dore Hill Cemetery is located in Somerset County<2>.

The county seat for Somerset County is located in Skowhegan. Skowhegan lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Dore Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Dore Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Dore Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Leighton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Leighton Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighton Cemetery
  • Klondike Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Klondike Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike Cemetery
  • Lords Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Lords Hill Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lords Hill Cemetery
  • North Road Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The North Road Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Road Cemetery
  • Libby Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Libby Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby Cemetery
  • Chadborne Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Chadborne Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadborne Cemetery
  • Athens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Athens Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens Cemetery
  • Mt. Rest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Rest Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Rest Cemetery
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
  • Kinsman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Kinsman Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsman Cemetery
  • Jordan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Jordan Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
  • Foss Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Foss Hill Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Wing Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Wing Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing Cemetery
    • Memorial Garden Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • West Ridge Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The West Ridge Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Ridge Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Cass Corner.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143681 <5>
    • East Ridge Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The East Ridge Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge Cemetery
    • Richards Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Richards Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Cemetery
    • West Ripley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The West Ripley Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ripley Cemetery
    • Jewett Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Jewett Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett 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 Dore Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Harmony
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Wellington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Athens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Athens is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • Mainstream
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Mainstream is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
  • Brighton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Brighton is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Brighton has also been known as:
    • Brighton Plantation
  • Cass Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cass Corner is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass Corner
  • Cambridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mayfield Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mayfield Corner is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Corner
  • Kingsbury
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
  • Cornville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cornville is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
  • Solon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Solon is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <6>
  • East Madison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • East Madison is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hartland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Albans
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingsbury Plantation
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Kingsbury Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Plantation
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
    • Ripley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Ripley is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
    • Bingham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Moscow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Barron Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Barron Corner is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Corner
    • Skowhegan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Canaan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • West Palmyra
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
    • North Anson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Palmyra
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dexter
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Dexter is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,702 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <6>
    • Abbot
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Abbot is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbot
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbot <6>

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 Dore Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Somerset County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Dore Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Somerset 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 Dore Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1908523  (Dore Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1908523 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: Somerset
      • Est. Elev: 251 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Athens
      • Location given for Dore Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.9872793     Lon: -69.6258845
      • 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 Somerset, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dore Hill 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.