A visit to the Drew 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 Drew Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Drew Cemetery:
45.6234, -68.0703
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Drew Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Drew Cemetery is located in Penobscot County<2>.
The county seat for Penobscot County is located in Bangor. Bangor lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Drew Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Drew Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Drew Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wytopitlock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Wytopitlock Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wytopitlock Cemetery
- Clifford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Clifford Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford Cemetery
- Rollins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Rollins Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins Cemetery
- Belding Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Belding Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belding Cemetery
- Toole Bean Spinney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Village Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Village Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
- Danforth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Danforth Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth Cemetery
- Trout Brook Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Trout Brook Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Brook Cemetery
- Twombly Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Twombly Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twombly Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Eastman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Eastman Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Butterfield Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Butterfield Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brackett Cemetery
- Weston Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2503908 <5>
- Eaton Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Eaton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Cemetery
- Selden Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Selden Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selden Cemetery
- Tuck Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Tuck Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tuck Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Haynesville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2394821 <5>
- Karnes Gellerson Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Haynesville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90466 <5>
- Silver Ridge Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Silver Ridge Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge Cemetery
- Blaisdell Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- The Blaisdell Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaisdell Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilson Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Haynesville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2377107 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Drew Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Drew Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wytopitlock
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wytopitlock is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wytopitlock
- Drew Plantation
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Drew Plantation is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Bancroft
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bancroft is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Reed Plantation
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Reed Plantation is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Kingman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Plantation of Prentiss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Macwahoc Plantation
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Macwahoc Plantation is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macwahoc Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Danforth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Molunkus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Molunkus is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molunkus
- Glenwood Plantation
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Glenwood Plantation is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
- Carroll
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Carroll is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Carroll has also been known as:
- Carroll Plantation
- Haynesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Haynesville is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mattawamkeag
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brookton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forest City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Forest City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Forest City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pemberton Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winn is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
- South Springfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- South Springfield is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Springfield
- Forest City Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Forest City Landing is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City Landing
- Orient
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Green Mountain
(18 miles [29 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 Drew Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Penobscot County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Drew 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 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 Drew 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 Drew Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #565287 (Drew Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #565287 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: 108 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Potter Hill
- Location given for Drew Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.6233947 Lon: -68.0702937
- 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' (or 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- Drew 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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