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A visit to the Forbes 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 Forbes Cemetery ...

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

44.3145, -70.4898

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

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

The county seat for Oxford County is located in South Paris. South Paris lies just to the south of the Forbes Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Forbes Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Forbes Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Stearns Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Stearns Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stearns Hill Cemetery
  • Partridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Tuell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Tuell Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuell Cemetery
  • North Paris Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The North Paris Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Paris Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hersey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hersey Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey Cemetery
  • Whittemore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Whittemore Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore Cemetery
  • Prince Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Prince Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Cemetery
  • Stetson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Stetson Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Sumner Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Sumner Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner Hill Cemetery
  • Curtis Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Curtis Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Curtis Hill Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of West Paris.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89795 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Turner Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Turner Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
    • Buckfield Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Buckfield Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckfield Cemetery
    • Summerfield Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Summerfield Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Summerfield Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Buckfield.
      • The Summerfield Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Chaffin Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #679121 <5>
    • Richardson Hollow Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Packard Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Packard Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Packard Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Buckfield.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2450361 <5>
    • Crocker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Crocker Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker Cemetery
    • Howard Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Howard Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
    • Fields Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fields Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Hill Cemetery
    • Black Mtn. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Black Mtn. Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Mtn. Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forbes Cemetery.

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

  • Paris
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Paris is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
  • West Paris
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sumner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • South Paris
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Buckfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • East Sumner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • East Sumner is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
  • Woodstock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Norway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • North Norway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • North Norway is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norway
  • Bryant Pond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hebron
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • North Woodstock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • North Woodstock is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodstock
    • Chase Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
    • Greenville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Greenville is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • West Minot
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
    • North Turner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
    • Dickvale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Dickvale is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
    • Oxford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Turner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Turner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,878 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <6>
    • Livermore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Canton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Canton is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
    • Turner Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Turner Center is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Center
    • Howes Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
    • Gilbertville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
    • Peru
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Peru is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,509 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <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 Forbes 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 Forbes Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 websites either 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 Forbes 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 Forbes Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #566371  (Forbes Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #566371 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: 253 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: West Sumner
      • Location given for Forbes Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.3145128     Lon: -70.4897827
      • 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 '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- Forbes 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.