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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. 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 Hill Cemetery ...

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

45.1055, -69.6371

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>

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on 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)
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
  • Klondike Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Klondike Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike Cemetery
  • Dore Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Dore Hill Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dore Hill Cemetery
  • Leighton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Leighton Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighton Cemetery
  • North Road Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The North Road Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Road Cemetery
  • Chadborne Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Chadborne Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadborne Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Pingree Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Pingree Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pingree Cemetery
  • Lords Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Lords Hill Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lords Hill Cemetery
  • Libby Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Libby Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby Cemetery
  • Memorial Garden Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Parkman Corner Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Parkman Corner Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkman Corner Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Abbot Village Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Abbot Village Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbot Village Cemetery
    • Baker Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Baker Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Baker Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast 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)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Bingham Village Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Athens Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Athens Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens Cemetery
    • Mt. Rest Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Rest Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Rest Cemetery
    • West Ripley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The West Ripley Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ripley Cemetery
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
    • Lawn Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Lawn Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 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:

  • Kingsbury
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
  • Mayfield Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Mayfield Corner is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Corner
  • Kingsbury Plantation
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingsbury Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Plantation
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
  • Brighton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Brighton is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Brighton has also been known as:
    • Brighton Plantation
  • Wellington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Harmony
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cambridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Abbot
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Abbot is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbot
    • 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)
    • Mainstream is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
  • Monson Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Monson Junction is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson Junction
  • Moscow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Bingham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Athens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Athens is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
    • Guilford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Cass Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Cass Corner is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass Corner
    • Sangerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Monson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Monson is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
      • 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)
      • Solon is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
      • 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)
      • Ripley is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
    • Howard Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
    • Shirley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Shirley is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • Hartland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Albans
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dexter
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Dexter is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
      • 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)
      • East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
    • Lower Shirley Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Lower Shirley Corner is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shirley Corner
    • Pleasant Ridge Plantation
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant Ridge Plantation is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Plantation
      • 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 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 Foss Hill 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 Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #566440  (Foss Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #566440 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: 356 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Kingsbury
      • Location given for Foss Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.10548     Lon: -69.63714
      • 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Foss Hill 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.