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A visit to the Dyer 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 Dyer Cemetery ...

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

43.7929, -70.7567

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

The Dyer Cemetery is located in Cumberland County<2>.

The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Portland. Portland lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Dyer Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Dyer Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Dyer Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Gordon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Gordon Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
  • Emerson - Thorne Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Pierce Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Pierce Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
  • Tar Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Tar Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Cemetery
  • Ricker Ancient Burial Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Ricker Ancient Burial Ground is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker Ancient Burial Ground
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ricker Ancient Burial Ground is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Cornish.
    • The Ricker Ancient Burial Ground has also been known as:
    • High Road Cemetery
    • Old High Road Cemetery
  • Ricker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Ricker Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker Cemetery
  • Marrs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Marrs Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrs Cemetery
  • Flint Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Flint Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Merrill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Merrill Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Cemetery
  • Rounds Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Rounds Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rounds Cemetery
  • Goodwin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Goodwin Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin Cemetery
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Ridlon Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ridlon Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridlon Cemetery
    • Larrabee Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Larrabee Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee Cemetery
    • Brown Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
    • Brown Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
    • Benton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Benton Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
    • Durgin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Durgin Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgin Cemetery
    • Barker Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Day Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Day Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
    • Pendexter Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pendexter Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendexter Cemetery
    • Guptill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Guptill Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guptill Cemetery
    • Pendexter Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pendexter Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendexter Cemetery
    • Day Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Day Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
    • Sawyer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
    • Wentworth Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wentworth Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth Cemetery
    • Ridlon Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Ridlon Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridlon Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dyer Cemetery.

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

  • West Baldwin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
  • Cornish
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Limington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • North Limington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • North Limington is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
  • Baldwin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
  • Durgintown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Durgintown is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
  • East Parsonsfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • East Parsonsfield is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
  • Steep Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • East Hiram
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • East Hiram is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
  • South Limington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • South Limington is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
  • Hiram
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • East Limington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • East Limington is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Rankins Mill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
    • Kezar Falls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
    • Limerick
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • North Parsonsfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • North Parsonsfield is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
    • Lake Arrowhead
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
    • Porter
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Porter is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
    • Parsonsfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Newfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Standish
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • North Waterboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Sebago Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Sebago Lake is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake

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 Dyer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cumberland County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Dyer Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Cumberland 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 Dyer Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #565455  (Dyer Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #565455 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: Cumberland
      • Est. Elev: 101 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cornish
      • Location given for Dyer Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.7928537     Lon: -70.7567274
      • 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 Cumberland, 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- Dyer 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.