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A visit to the Gordon 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 Gordon Cemetery ...

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

43.7723, -70.7534

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

The Gordon Cemetery is located in York County<2>.

The county seat for York County is located in Alfred. Alfred lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the south of the Gordon Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Gordon Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Gordon Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Dyer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Dyer Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
  • Weeman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Weeman Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeman Cemetery
  • Ricker Ancient Burial Ground
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ricker Ancient Burial Ground is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker Ancient Burial Ground
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ricker Ancient Burial Ground is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Cornish.
    • The Ricker Ancient Burial Ground has also been known as:
    • High Road Cemetery
    • Old High Road Cemetery
  • Ricker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ricker Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker Cemetery
  • Marrs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Marrs Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrs Cemetery
  • Emerson - Thorne Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pierce Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Pierce Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
  • Tar Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Tar Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Cemetery
  • Merrill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Merrill Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Cemetery
  • Pendexter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Pendexter Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendexter Cemetery
  • Pendexter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Pendexter Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendexter Cemetery
  • Day Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Day Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Guptill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Guptill Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guptill Cemetery
    • Goodwin Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Goodwin Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin Cemetery
    • Rounds Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rounds Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rounds Cemetery
    • Flint Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Flint Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
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    • Riverside Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Barker Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Day Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Day Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
    • Sawyer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
    • Ridlon Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ridlon Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridlon Cemetery
    • Larrabee Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Larrabee Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee Cemetery
    • Brown Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
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    • Brown Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown 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 Gordon Cemetery.

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

  • Limington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cornish
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • West Baldwin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
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  • North Limington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • North Limington is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
  • East Parsonsfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • East Parsonsfield is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
  • South Limington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • South Limington is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
  • East Limington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • East Limington is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
  • Steep Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Baldwin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
  • Durgintown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Durgintown is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
  • Limerick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • East Hiram
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • East Hiram is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lake Arrowhead
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
    • Hiram
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Kezar Falls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
    • Rankins Mill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
    • North Parsonsfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • North Parsonsfield is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
    • Parsonsfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Newfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Porter
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Porter is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
    • Sprague City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Sprague City is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague City
    • North Waterboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Standish
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Kimbles Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Kimbles Corner is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
    • Chicopee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Chicopee is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
    • Sebago Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Sebago Lake is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake

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 Gordon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in York County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Gordon Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to York 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 Gordon Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #566966  (Gordon Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #566966 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: York
      • Est. Elev: 140 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cornish
      • Location given for Gordon Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.7722986     Lon: -70.7533939
      • 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 York, 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 from Point A (ie- Gordon 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.
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