A visit to the Gerrish 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 Gerrish Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gerrish Cemetery:
43.9608, -70.1222
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gerrish Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gerrish Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County<2>.
The county seat for Androscoggin County is located in Auburn. Auburn lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Gerrish Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Gerrish Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gerrish Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Harmony Grove Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove Cemetery
- Sylvester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Sylvester Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Fairfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- Vining Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Vining Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Cemetery
- Old Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Old Friends Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Friends Cemetery
- Stetson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Stetson Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Lunt Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lunt Memorial Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunt Memorial Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Littlefield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Littlefield Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Cemetery
- Blake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Blake Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Cemetery
- Cotton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Libby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Libby Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby Cemetery
- Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lake Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Hilltop Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hilltop Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Lisbon Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lisbon Center Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon Center Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gerrish Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gerrish Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Durham
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- North Pownal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
- Lisbon Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pownal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pejepscot
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Topsham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Penley Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- New Gloucester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bunganuc Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bunganuc Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunganuc Landing
- Brunswick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- East Gray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gray
- South Freeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bowdoin Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Rumford Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- North Yarmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Yarmouth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yarmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
- Yarmouth Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Yarmouth Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Junction
- Merepoint
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Merepoint is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merepoint
- Pennellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pennellville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennellville
- Lewiston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bowdoin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Drinkwater Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
- Littlefield Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
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 Gerrish Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Androscoggin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gerrish Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburn
- Brunswick
- Freeport
- Lewiston
- Lisbon Falls
- Lisbon
- New Gloucester
- Topsham
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 Gerrish Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maine:
- Pages specific to Androscoggin 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 Gerrish Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #566758 (Gerrish Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #566758 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: Androscoggin
- Est. Elev: 52 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lisbon Falls South
- Location given for Gerrish Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.96084 Lon: -70.12216
- 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 Androscoggin, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gerrish 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |