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A visit to the Gower 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 Gower Cemetery ...

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

44.6381, -70.1006

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

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

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Farmington. Farmington lies just to the northwest of the Gower Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Gower Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Gower Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Blake Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Blake Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Butterfield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Butterfield Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield Cemetery
  • Red Schoolhouse Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Chesterville Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Webster Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Webster Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
  • Village Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Village Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
  • Weeks Mills Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Weeks Mills Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeks Mills Cemetery
  • Lowell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Lowell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Cemetery
  • Holley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Holley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Smith Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • Beans Corner Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Beans Corner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Corner Cemetery
    • Borough Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Borough Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough Cemetery
    • Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Center Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
    • Swan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Swan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Cemetery
    • Gay Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Gay Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Cemetery
    • Village Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Village Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
    • Savage Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Savage Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Cemetery
    • Franklin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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 Gower Cemetery.

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

  • Farmington Falls
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • North Chesterville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
  • Farmington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • West Farmington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • West Farmington is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farmington
  • East Wilton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • East Wilton is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
  • New Sharon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fairbanks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairbanks is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
  • Dryden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dryden is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
  • Temple
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Temple is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Wilton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mercer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Mercer is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
  • Industry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Industry is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • North Jay
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • North Jay is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
    • Vienna
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • East Dixfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
    • Jay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jay is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <6>
    • Mount Vernon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • South Strong
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • South Strong is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Strong
    • Chisholm
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Chisholm is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
    • New Vineyard
      (11 miles [17.7 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
    • Livermore Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Shy Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
    • North Fayette
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • North Fayette is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayette
    • Belgrade Lakes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Smithfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Strong
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Perkin's Plantation ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Perkin's Plantation is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkin's Plantation

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 Gower 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 Gower 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 Gower 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 Gower Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #567012  (Gower Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #567012 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: 107 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: New Sharon
      • Location given for Gower Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.6381168     Lon: -70.1006158
      • 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gower 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.