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A visit to the Friends 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 Friends Cemetery ...

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

43.7829, -70.4156

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

The Friends Cemetery is located in Cumberland County<2>.

The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Portland. Portland lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Friends Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Friends Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Friends Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Windham Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Windham Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham Hill Cemetery
  • Chute Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Chute Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chute Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Morrell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Morrell Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrell Cemetery
  • North Gorham Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The North Gorham Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gorham Cemetery
  • Loveitt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Loveitt Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveitt Cemetery
  • Mugford Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mugford Family Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mugford Family Cemetery
  • Old Anderson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Old Anderson Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Anderson Cemetery
  • Browns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Browns Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
  • Chase Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Chase Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Cemetery
  • Knight Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Knight Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
  • Arlington Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Arlington Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Harding Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Harding Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding Cemetery
    • White Rock Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The White Rock Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Cemetery
    • Sapling Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sapling Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapling Hill Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • Highland Lake Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Franklin Stevens Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Dolley Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Dolley Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolley Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dolley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of North Windham.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89813 <5>
    • Smith - Anderson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Gowen Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Gowen Family Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen Family Cemetery
    • Highland Lake Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Highland Lake Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake Cemetery
    • Huston Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Huston Family Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huston Family Cemetery
    • Leighton Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Purington Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Purington Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purington Cemetery
    • Knight Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Knight Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight 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 Friends Cemetery.

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

  • Windham
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Windham is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,915 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <6>
  • Newhall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Newhall is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
  • Ireland Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ireland Corner is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Corner
  • North Gorham
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • North Gorham is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gorham
  • South Windham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • South Windham is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
  • North Windham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • North Windham is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windham
  • Sebago Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sebago Lake is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake
  • West Gray
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • West Gray is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gray
  • Westbrook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Frye Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Frye Island is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Island
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
  • Standish
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gorham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Gorham is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,962 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <6>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Cumberland Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Chicopee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Chicopee is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
    • Raymond
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sagamore Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Sagamore Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Village
    • North Yarmouth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • North Yarmouth is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yarmouth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
    • Gray
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Gray is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <6>
    • North Scarborough
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
    • Falmouth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • East Gray
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • East Gray is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gray
    • Dry Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
    • Kimbles Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Kimbles Corner is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
    • Stroudwater
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Stroudwater is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudwater
    • Falmouth Foreside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Falmouth Foreside is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Foreside
    • Cumberland Foreside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Cumberland Foreside is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Foreside
    • South Casco
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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 Friends Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cumberland County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Friends Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Friends 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 Friends Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #566591  (Friends Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #566591 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: 69 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: North Windham
      • Location given for Friends Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.7828558     Lon: -70.415608
      • 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 '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- Friends 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.