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A visit to the Flying Point 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 Flying Point Cemetery ...

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

43.8419, -70.0588

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

The Flying Point Cemetery is located in Cumberland County<2>.

The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Portland. Portland lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Flying Point Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Flying Point Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Flying Point Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wolf Neck Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Wolf Neck Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Neck Cemetery
  • Lane Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Lane Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
  • South Freeport Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The South Freeport Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Freeport Cemetery
  • North Freeport Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The North Freeport Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freeport Cemetery
  • Burr Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Burr Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Cemetery
  • Collins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Collins Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
  • Webster Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Webster Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
  • Maquoit Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Maquoit Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maquoit Cemetery
  • Day Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Day Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
  • Stetson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Stetson Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson Cemetery
  • Old Friends Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Old Friends Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Friends Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Merrill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Merrill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Cemetery
    • Davis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • First Parish Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The First Parish Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Parish Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the First Parish Cemetery is located in Brunswick.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89900 <5>
    • Friends Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Friends Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
    • Lunt Memorial Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Lunt Memorial Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunt Memorial Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pines Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pines Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pines Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Flying Point Cemetery.

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

  • South Freeport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Merepoint
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Merepoint is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merepoint
  • Bunganuc Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bunganuc Landing is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunganuc Landing
  • Freeport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bustins Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bustins Island is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bustins Island
  • Harpswell Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
  • West Harpswell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • West Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harpswell
  • Pennellville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Pennellville is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennellville
  • Yarmouth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lower Village ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lower Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
  • Orrs Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Harpswell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Brunswick
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Yarmouth Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Yarmouth Junction is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Junction
    • Upper Village ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Upper Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
    • Chebeague Island
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • South Harpswell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • South Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Harpswell
    • Topsham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pownal
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Cumberland Foreside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Cumberland Foreside is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Foreside
    • Cumberland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
    • Bailey Island
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Bailey Island is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Island
    • Cundys Harbor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • East Harpswell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harpswell
    • Pejepscot
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot

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 Flying Point 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 Flying Point 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 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 Flying Point 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 Flying Point Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #566333  (Flying Point Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #566333 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: 14 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Freeport
      • Location given for Flying Point Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.84185     Lon: -70.05881
      • 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' (or 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- Flying Point 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.