A visit to the Fitch 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 Fitch Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fitch Cemetery:
43.8534, -70.6398
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fitch Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fitch Cemetery is located in Cumberland County<2>.
The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Portland. Portland lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the southeast of the Fitch Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Fitch Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fitch Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- York Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The York Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Wiggins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
- Sanborn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sanborn Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn Cemetery
- Wentworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wentworth Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth Cemetery
- Lakeside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
- Sanborn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fitch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fitch Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitch Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Sawyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Blake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Blake Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Kenison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Kenison Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenison Cemetery
- Poor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Poor Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Cemetery
- Pike Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pike Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Cemetery
- Ridlon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ridlon Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridlon Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Larrabee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Larrabee Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee Cemetery
- Ridlon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ridlon Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridlon Cemetery
- Goodwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Goodwin Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin Cemetery
- Rounds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rounds Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rounds Cemetery
- Lord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lord Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lord Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fitch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fitch Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Baldwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Steep Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Frye Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Frye Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Rankins Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- West Baldwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
- North Limington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- South Casco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Hiram
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Cornish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Limington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- Sebago Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sebago Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake
- Naples
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Hiram
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Durgintown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- Limington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South Bridgton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- Standish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Gorham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Gorham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gorham
- Raymond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- South Limington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- South Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
- North Windham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windham
- Chicopee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- East Denmark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- Denmark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kezar Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Sandy Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Kimbles Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
- Newhall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newhall is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- Windham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Crescent Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Casco
(12 miles [19.3 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 Fitch 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 Fitch Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Limington
- North Windham
- Standish
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 Fitch 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 Fitch Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1912432 (Fitch Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1912432 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: 100 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Steep Falls
- Location given for Fitch Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.8534082 Lon: -70.6397807
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fitch 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. |