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A visit to the Elmwood 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 Elmwood Cemetery ...

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

43.8965, -70.1953

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

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

The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Portland. Portland lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south of the Elmwood Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Elmwood Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Elmwood Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Pineland Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Merrill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Merrill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Cemetery
  • Lake Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Lake Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cemetery
  • Old Friends Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Old Friends Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Friends Cemetery
  • Stetson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Stetson Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson Cemetery
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
  • Webster Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Webster Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
  • Burr Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Burr Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Cemetery
  • Harmony Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Harmony Grove Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove Cemetery
  • Davis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
    • North Freeport Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The North Freeport Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freeport Cemetery
    • Collins Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Collins Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
    • Sylvester Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sylvester Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester Cemetery
    • Gerrish Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Gerrish Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerrish Cemetery
    • McKenney Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The McKenney Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenney Cemetery
    • Lower Corner Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lower Corner Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Corner Cemetery
    • South Freeport Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The South Freeport Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Freeport Cemetery
    • Lane Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Lane Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
    • Day Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Day Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
    • Lunt Memorial Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lunt Memorial Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunt Memorial Cemetery
    • Friends Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Friends Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
    • Sawyer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
    • Strout Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Strout Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strout Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Elmwood Cemetery.

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

  • Pownal
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Pownal is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,566 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pownal <6>
  • North Pownal
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
  • East Gray
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • East Gray is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gray
  • North Yarmouth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • North Yarmouth is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yarmouth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
  • Yarmouth Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Yarmouth Junction is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Junction
  • Freeport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Durham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Durham is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,044 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <6>
  • Upper Village ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Upper Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
  • Yarmouth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • South Freeport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • New Gloucester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gray
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Gray is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <6>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Cumberland Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lower Village ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Lower Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
    • Cumberland Foreside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Cumberland Foreside is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Foreside
    • Bunganuc Landing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Bunganuc Landing is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunganuc Landing
    • Dry Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
    • West Gray
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • West Gray is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gray
    • Cumberland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
    • Danville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Danville is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Bustins Island
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bustins Island is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bustins Island
    • Merepoint
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Merepoint is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merepoint
    • Pejepscot
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
    • Lisbon Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ireland Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ireland Corner is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Corner
    • Penley Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
    • Lisbon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lisbon is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,053 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <6>
    • Shaker Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village

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 Elmwood 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 Elmwood 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 Elmwood 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 Elmwood Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #565876  (Elmwood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #565876 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: 43 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: North Pownal
      • Location given for Elmwood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.8964666     Lon: -70.1953292
      • 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elmwood 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.