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A visit to the Flanders 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 Flanders Cemetery ...

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

43.6597, -70.5650

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

The Flanders Cemetery is located in York County<2>.

The county seat for York County is located in Alfred. Alfred lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Flanders Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Flanders Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Flanders Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
  • Meeting House Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • South Buston Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The South Buston Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Buston Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the South Buston Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bar Mills.
    • The South Buston Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Tory Hill Cemetery
    • Tory Hill Meeting House Yard Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980911 <5>
  • West Gorham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The West Gorham Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gorham Cemetery
  • Bear Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bear Hill Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Hill Cemetery
  • Shaws Mill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Shaws Mill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaws Mill Cemetery
  • Eastern Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Eastern Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Cemetery
  • South Street Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The South Street Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Street Cemetery
  • Ft. Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ft. Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Hill Cemetery
  • North Street Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The North Street Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Street Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • South Gorham Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The South Gorham Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gorham Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • Nonesuch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Nonesuch Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonesuch Cemetery
    • Sapling Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sapling Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapling Hill Cemetery
    • White Rock Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The White Rock Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Cemetery
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
    • Conant Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Conant Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant Cemetery
    • Smith - Anderson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Browns Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Browns Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
    • Old Anderson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old Anderson Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Anderson Cemetery
    • Mugford Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mugford Family Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mugford Family Cemetery
    • Loveitt Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Loveitt Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveitt Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Flanders Cemetery.

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

  • Kimbles Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Kimbles Corner is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
  • Buxton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Buxton is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
  • Chicopee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Chicopee is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
  • Bar Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hollis Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Clarks Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Clarks Mills is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
  • Standish
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Gorham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • East Limington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • East Limington is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
  • South Hollis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • South Hollis is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hollis
  • Dayton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sebago Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Sebago Lake is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • South Limington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • South Limington is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
    • North Waterboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • East Waterboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • North Scarborough
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
    • South Windham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • South Windham is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
    • North Limington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • North Limington is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
    • Limington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Arrowhead
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
    • Newhall
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Newhall is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
    • West Scarborough
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • West Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scarborough
    • Steep Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Westbrook
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Waterboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Lyman is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,536 people
    • Danish Village ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Danish Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Village
    • North Gorham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Gorham is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gorham
    • Limerick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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 Flanders Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in York County.

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

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to York 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 Flanders Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1910885  (Flanders Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1910885 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: York
      • Est. Elev: 89 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Standish
      • Location given for Flanders Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.6597     Lon: -70.56504
      • 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 York, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Flanders 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.