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A visit to the Flat 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 Flat Cemetery ...

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

44.3731, -70.8492

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

The Flat Cemetery is located in Oxford County<2>.

The county seat for Oxford County is located in South Paris. South Paris lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Flat Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Flat Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Flat Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Bethel.
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • West Bethel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375782 <5>
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
  • Skillingston Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Skillingston Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillingston Cemetery
  • Chapman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Chapman Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
  • Songo Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Songo Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Songo Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Abbott Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Abbott Family Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott Family Cemetery
  • Howe Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Howe Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Hill Cemetery
  • South Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The South Bethel Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethel Cemetery
  • Mt. Will Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Will Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Will Cemetery
  • Mt. Abram Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Mt. Abram Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Abram Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Abram Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Bethel.
    • The Mt. Abram Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Locke Mills Union Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90241 <5>
  • Chandler Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Chandler Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Hill Cemetery
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    • Hillside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • Rowe Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Rowe Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Hill Cemetery
    • Birds Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Birds Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Hill Cemetery
    • Sunday River Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Sunday River Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunday River Cemetery
    • Burbank Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Burbank Cemetery is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank Cemetery
    • Hanover Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hanover Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Cemetery
    • Bartlett Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bartlett Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett Cemetery
    • Powers Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Powers Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Flat Cemetery.

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

  • West Bethel
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • West Bethel is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethel
  • Bethel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mayville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mayville is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
  • Stoneham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Stoneham is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Greenville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Greenville is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Newry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • North Waterford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Bryant Pond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • North Woodstock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • North Woodstock is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodstock
  • Slab City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Slab City is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
  • Hanover
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • North Newry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • North Newry is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newry
    • Center Lovell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • North Norway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • North Norway is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norway
    • Woodstock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Waterford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Waterford is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
      • Waterford has also been known as:
      • Sweats Island
      • Sweet Island
      • Swetts Island
      • Waterford Flat
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <6>
    • West Paris
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Rumford Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Beans Purchase
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Beans Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
    • South Waterford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Chatham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <6>
    • Sweden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Sweden is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
    • South Andover
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • South Andover is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Andover
    • Gorham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Gorham is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,593 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 Flat Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Oxford County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Flat Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Flat Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Oxford 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 Flat Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #581025  (Flat Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #581025 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: Oxford
      • Est. Elev: 212 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: East Stoneham
      • Location given for Flat Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.3731204     Lon: -70.849237
      • 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 Oxford, 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- Flat 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.