A visit to the Farris 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 Farris Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Farris Cemetery:
43.8095, -70.2853
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Farris Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Farris Cemetery is located in Cumberland County<2>.
The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Portland. Portland lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the Farris Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Farris Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Farris Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Farris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- West Cumberland Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Moss Side Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Moss Side Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Side Cemetery
- Blanchard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Leighton Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Hill Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Huston Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Huston Family Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huston Family Cemetery
- Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Field Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Cemetery
- Merrill Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Merrill Graveyard is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Graveyard
- Purington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Purington Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purington Cemetery
- Godd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Godd Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godd Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- Highland Lake Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Highland Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Highland Lake Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake Cemetery
- Gowen Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gowen Family Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen Family Cemetery
- Leighton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Leighton Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighton Cemetery
- Marston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Marston Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston Cemetery
- Ledge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ledge Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledge Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Farris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Farris Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cumberland Center
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North Yarmouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Yarmouth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yarmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
- Yarmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Upper Village ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Upper Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
- Yarmouth Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Yarmouth Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Junction
- Ireland Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ireland Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Corner
- Cumberland Foreside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Foreside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Foreside
- Gray
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Lower Village ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lower Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- East Gray
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gray
- West Gray
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gray
- Windham
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Falmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Falmouth Foreside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Falmouth Foreside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Foreside
- Cumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
- Waites Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waites Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waites Landing
- Pownal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Windham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windham
- Newhall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newhall is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- South Windham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
- Westbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
- South Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Gorham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Gorham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gorham
- Sagamore Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sagamore Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Village
- Freeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Pownal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
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 Farris Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cumberland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Farris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Falmouth
- Freeport
- Gray
- Gray lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Farris Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gray.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- North Windham
- Westbrook
- Yarmouth
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 Farris 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 Farris Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #566074 (Farris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #566074 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: 69 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cumberland Center
- Location given for Farris Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.8095229 Lon: -70.2853284
- 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- Farris 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. |