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A visit to the Foss Hill Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Hill Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Foss Hill Cemetery

Lat:   45.1055°   (45° 6' 19")

Lon:   -69.6371°   (-69° 38' 13")

The Foss Hill Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County<2>.

The county seat for Piscataquis County is located in Dover - Foxcroft. Dover - Foxcroft lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Foss Hill Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Foss Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Taylor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
  • Klondike Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Klondike Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Klondike Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Klondike Cemetery is located in Somerset County
  • Dore Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dore Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dore Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dore Hill Cemetery is located in Somerset County
  • Leighton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leighton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leighton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Leighton Cemetery is located in Somerset County
  • North Road Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The North Road Cemetery is located in Somerset County
  • Chadborne Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chadborne Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chadborne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chadborne Cemetery is located in Somerset County
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Somerset County
  • Pingree Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pingree Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pingree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pingree Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
  • Lords Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lords Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lords Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lords Hill Cemetery is located in Somerset County
  • Libby Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Libby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Libby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Libby Cemetery is located in Somerset County
  • Memorial Garden Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Garden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Garden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Memorial Garden Cemetery is located in Somerset County
  • Parkman Corner Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parkman Corner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parkman Corner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Parkman Corner Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Abbot Village Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abbot Village Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abbot Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Abbot Village Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
    • Baker Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
      • The Baker Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Baker Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Bingham.
      • The Baker Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sugartown Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2354971 <5>
    • Union Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Bingham Village Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Athens Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Athens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Athens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Athens Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Mt. Rest Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Rest Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Rest Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • West Ripley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Ripley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Ripley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Ripley Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
    • Lawn Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lawn Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Foss Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Foss Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Mayfield Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Corner
    • Mayfield Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Kingsbury Plantation
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbury Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Plantation
    • Kingsbury Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
  • Brighton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Brighton is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Brighton has also been known as:
    • Brighton Plantation
  • Wellington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
    • Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Cambridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
    • Cambridge is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <6>
  • Harmony
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Harmony is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 895 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <6>
  • Abbot
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbot
    • Abbot is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbot <6>
  • Mainstream
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
    • Mainstream is located in Somerset County
  • Monson Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson Junction
    • Monson Junction is located in Piscataquis County
  • Moscow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Bingham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Athens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Athens is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Guilford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Sangerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sangerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangerville
      • Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sangerville <6>
    • Monson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
      • Monson is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monson <6>
    • Solon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
      • Solon is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <6>
    • Ripley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
      • Ripley is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
    • Howard Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
      • Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
    • Hartland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
      • Hartland is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartland <6>
    • Saint Albans
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
      • Saint Albans is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,979 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <6>
    • Dexter
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
      • Dexter is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,702 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <6>
    • East Sangerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Sangerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
      • East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
    • Lower Shirley Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shirley Corner
      • Lower Shirley Corner is located in Piscataquis County
    • Pleasant Ridge Plantation
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Plantation
      • Pleasant Ridge Plantation is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people

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 Hill 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 Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bingham
  • Brighton
  • Dexter
    • Dexter lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Foss Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dexter.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Guilford
  • Monson
    • Monson lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Foss Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Monson.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
  • Solon
    • Solon lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Foss Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Solon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Foss Hill Cemetery:

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 Hill Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #566440  (Foss Hill Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #566440 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Kingsbury
    • County: Piscataquis         Elev: 356
    • Location given for GNIS #566440 (Foss Hill Cemetery)

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Foss Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1055, Longitude: -69.6371       In this case, the coordinates for the Foss Hill Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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