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A visit to the Eastern 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 Eastern Cemetery ...

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

43.6626, -70.2500

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

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

The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Portland. Portland lies just to the west southwest of the Eastern Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Eastern Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Eastern Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Western Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Western Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Smith Street Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Smith Street Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Street Cemetery
  • Old Settlers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Old Settlers Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Settlers Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bay View Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Bay View Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bay View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of South Portland.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #833189 <5>
  • Pond Cove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Pond Cove Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Cove Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Bailey Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    • Stroudwater Burying Ground
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Temple Beth El Memorial Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Temple Beth El Memorial Park is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Beth El Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Temple Beth El Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Portland.
      • The Temple Beth El Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Beth El Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2342716 <5>
    • Brooklawn Memorial Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Brooklawn Memorial Park is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brooklawn Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Portland.
      • The Brooklawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Brooklawn Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #852912 <5>
    • Highland Memorial Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Eastern Cemetery.

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

  • Portland
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • South Portland
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Ferry Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Ferry Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
  • Little Diamond Island Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Pleasantdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasantdale is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
  • Peaks Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cash Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
  • Waites Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Waites Landing is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waites Landing
  • Sagamore Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Sagamore Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Village
  • Stroudwater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Stroudwater is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudwater
  • Lone Creek Village ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lone Creek Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Creek Village
  • Falmouth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Falmouth Foreside
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Falmouth Foreside is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Foreside
    • Westbrook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Scarborough
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • North Scarborough
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
    • Danish Village ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Danish Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Village
    • Cape Elizabeth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cliff Island
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Cliff Island is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Island
    • Chandler Cove Landing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Chandler Cove Landing is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cove Landing
    • Cumberland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
    • Cumberland Foreside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Cumberland Foreside is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Foreside
    • Chebeague Island
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • West Scarborough
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • West Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scarborough
    • Grand Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Grand Beach is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
    • Prouts Neck
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Cumberland Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lower Village ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Lower Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
    • Gorham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Gorham is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,962 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <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 Eastern Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cumberland County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Eastern 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 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 Eastern 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 Eastern Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #565714  (Eastern Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #565714 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: 24 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Portland West
      • Location given for Eastern Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.6625821     Lon: -70.2500481
      • 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 '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- Eastern 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.