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A visit to the Gay 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 Gay Cemetery ...

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

44.7109, -70.1776

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

The Gay Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Farmington. Farmington lies just to the south southeast of the Gay Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Gay Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Gay Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Village Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Village Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
  • Holley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Holley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley Cemetery
  • Hardy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hardy Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Cemetery
  • Staples Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Staples Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Cemetery
  • Intervale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Intervale Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale Cemetery
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
  • Savage Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Savage Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Cemetery
  • Butterfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Butterfield Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Farmington.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #800867 <5>
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Red Schoolhouse Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Lowell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lowell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Cemetery
    • Gower Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Gower Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower Cemetery
    • Center Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill Cemetery
    • Strong Town Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Strong Town Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong Town Cemetery
    • Intervale Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Intervale Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale Cemetery
    • Blake Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Blake Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Cemetery
    • Weeks Mills Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Weeks Mills Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeks Mills Cemetery
    • Shaw Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Shaw Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw 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 Gay Cemetery.

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

  • Fairbanks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Fairbanks is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
  • Temple
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Temple is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • West Farmington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • West Farmington is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farmington
  • Farmington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • South Strong
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • South Strong is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Strong
  • East Wilton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • East Wilton is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
  • Strong
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Industry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Industry is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
  • Farmington Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • New Vineyard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • New Vineyard is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vineyard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Wilton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Dryden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Dryden is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • North Chesterville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
    • Perkin's Plantation ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Perkin's Plantation is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkin's Plantation
    • New Sharon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • East Dixfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
    • North Jay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • North Jay is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
    • Phillips
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Weld
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Weld is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weld
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weld <6>
    • Mercer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Mercer is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
    • New Portland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)

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 Gay Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gay 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 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 Gay Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Franklin 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 Gay Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1908335  (Gay Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1908335 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: Franklin
      • Est. Elev: 135 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Farmington
      • Location given for Gay Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.7108922     Lon: -70.1775629
      • 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 Franklin, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gay 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.