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A visit to the Gowen Family 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 Gowen Family Cemetery ...

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

43.7376, -70.3426

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

The Gowen Family Cemetery is located in Cumberland County<2>.

The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Portland. Portland lies just to the southeast of the Gowen Family Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Gowen Family Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Gowen Family Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Leighton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Leighton Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighton Cemetery
  • Huston Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Huston Family Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huston Family Cemetery
  • Knight Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Knight Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
  • Chase Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Chase Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Cemetery
  • Friends Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Friends Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
  • Morrison Hill Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Leighton Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Chute Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Chute Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chute Cemetery
  • Browns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Browns Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
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  • Smith - Anderson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Bailey Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
    • Maplewood Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
    • Marston Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The Marston Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston Cemetery
    • Field Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The Field Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Cemetery
    • Godd Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Godd Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godd Cemetery
    • Friends Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Friends Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
    • Loveitt Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Loveitt Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveitt Cemetery
    • Mugford Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Mugford Family Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
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    • Old Anderson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Old Anderson Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Anderson Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • Conant Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Conant Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
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    • St. Hyacinthe Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The St. Hyacinthe Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
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    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
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    • McGregor Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Merrill Graveyard
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Merrill Graveyard is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Graveyard
    • Blanchard Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gowen Family Cemetery.

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

  • Westbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sagamore Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Sagamore Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Village
  • Newhall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Newhall is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
  • South Windham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • South Windham is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
  • Ireland Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Ireland Corner is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Corner
  • Stroudwater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Stroudwater is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudwater
  • Falmouth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cumberland Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Windham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Gorham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Portland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Waites Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Waites Landing is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waites Landing
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Falmouth Foreside
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Falmouth Foreside is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Foreside
    • North Scarborough
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
    • Lone Creek Village ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Lone Creek Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Creek Village
    • Cash Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
    • Cumberland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
    • Cumberland Foreside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Cumberland Foreside is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Foreside
    • North Gorham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • North Gorham is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gorham
    • West Gray
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • West Gray is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gray
    • Pleasantdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasantdale is located in Cumberland County
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    • South Portland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ferry Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Ferry Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
    • Little Diamond Island Landing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Yarmouth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Upper Village ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Upper Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper 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
    • North Windham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • North Windham is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windham

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 Gowen Family Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cumberland County.

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

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1912496  (Gowen Family Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1912496 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: 79 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Portland West
      • Location given for Gowen Family Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.7375796     Lon: -70.3425505
      • 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gowen Family 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.