A visit to the Foss 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 Foss Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Foss Cemetery:
45.1983, -69.1309
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Foss Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Foss Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County<2>.
The county seat for Piscataquis County is located in Dover - Foxcroft. Dover - Foxcroft lies just to the west southwest of the Foss Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Foss Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Foss Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Foss Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- North Atkinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The North Atkinson Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Atkinson Cemetery
- Sebec Corner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sebec Corner Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebec Corner Cemetery
- South Dover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Farnham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Farnham Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham Cemetery
- Bowerbank Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bowerbank Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerbank Cemetery
- Gould Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Gould Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Cemetery
- Sebec Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sebec Village Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebec Village Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Rural Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rural Grove Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Grove Cemetery
- McAllister Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The McAllister Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllister Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Orneville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Orneville Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orneville Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Village Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Village Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
- Guilford Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Guilford Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford Cemetery
- Frenchs Mills Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Village Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Village Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Upper Ferry Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Upper Ferry Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Ferry Cemetery
- Pine Tree Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Pine Tree Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Foss Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Foss Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- South Dover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
- Atkinson Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Dover - Foxcroft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Atkinson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Sebec
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Steadman Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Steadman Landing is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steadman Landing
- Dover South Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
- Milo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Milo is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milo <6>
- Howard Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
- East Sangerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
- Charleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,675 people
- Brownville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Silvers Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Silvers Mills is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Mills
- North Bradford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Bradford is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradford
- Sangerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Garland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
- Boyd Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Boyd Lake is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Lake
- Brownville Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brownville Junction is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville Junction
- Guilford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Russell Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Russell Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner
- Bradford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Foss Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Piscataquis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Foss Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bradford
- Dexter
- Guilford
- Milo
- Milo lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Foss Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Foss Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maine:
- Pages specific to Piscataquis 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 Foss Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #566437 (Foss Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #566437 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: Piscataquis
- Est. Elev: 92 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dover-Foxcroft
- Location given for Foss Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.19829 Lon: -69.13093
- 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 Piscataquis, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Foss 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. |