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The location of the Grant Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Grant Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   44.1810°   (44° 10' 51")

Lon:   -69.9241°   (-69° 55' 26")

The Grant Cemetery is located in Kennebec County<2>.

The county seat for Kennebec County is located in Augusta. Augusta lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Grant Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Grant Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Kennebec County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Grant Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Grant Cemetery.

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

    • Batchelders Crossing
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
      • Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
    • Litchfield
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Litchfield Corners
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
      • Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
    • West Gardiner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
      • West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
    • Richmond Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
      • Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Wales
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wales have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
      • Wales is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
    • Monmouth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
      • Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monmouth <4>
    • Wales Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales Corner
      • Wales Corner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Leeds Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeds Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Junction
      • Leeds Junction is located in Androscoggin County
    • Bowdoin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowdoin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
      • Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
    • Winthrop
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
      • Winthrop is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,029 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <4>
    • Richmond
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • South Gardiner
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
        • South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
      • Randolph
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
        • Randolph is located in Kennebec County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <4>
      • Gardiner
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Farmingdale
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
        • Farmingdale is located in Kennebec County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmingdale <4>
      • Winthrop Center
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Center
        • Winthrop Center is located in Kennebec County
      • North Monmouth
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Monmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Monmouth
        • North Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Monmouth <4>
      • Nason Beach
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Beach
        • Nason Beach is located in Androscoggin County
      • Drinkwater Corner
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
        • Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Hallowell
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • East Winthrop
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Winthrop
        • East Winthrop is located in Kennebec County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Winthrop <4>
      • Sabattus
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Manchester
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
        • Manchester is located in Kennebec County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,555 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
      • Curtis Corner
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curtis Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
        • Curtis Corner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Greene
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
        • Greene is located in Androscoggin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,347 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <4>

    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 Grant Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kennebec County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 33 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Grant Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Plains Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Plains Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plains Cemetery
    • Monmouth Ridge Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monmouth Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Monmouth Ridge Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monmouth Ridge Cemetery
    • Libby Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Fairbanks Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairbanks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairbanks Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairbanks Cemetery
    • Mitchell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
    • Maxwell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maxwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maxwell Cemetery
    • Plumer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plumer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Plumer Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plumer Cemetery
    • Reed Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reed Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
    • East Wales Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Wales Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Wales Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Wales Cemetery
    • Curtis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curtis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Curtis Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curtis Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
    • Kimball Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kimball Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kimball Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kimball Cemetery
    • Continue List   (21 more) ...
      • Pond Road Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pond Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pond Road Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pond Road Cemetery
      • Starbird Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Starbird Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Starbird Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Starbird Cemetery
      • Blanchard Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blanchard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Blanchard Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blanchard Cemetery
      • St. Josephs Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • Oak Grove Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Plaisted Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • The Plaisted Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Plaisted Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Gardiner.
        • The Plaisted Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Highland Ave. Cemetery
        • West Hill Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plaisted Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90690 <6>
      • Northern Ave. Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • The Northern Ave. Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
        • The Northern Ave. Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Chapman Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northern Ave. Cemetery
      • Keenes Corner Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keenes Corner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Keenes Corner Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keenes Corner Cemetery
      • Golder Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Golder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Golder Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Golder Cemetery
      • Spear Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spear Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Spear Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spear Cemetery
      • Fisher Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fisher Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
      • Hix Small Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hix Small Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hix Small Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hix Small Cemetery
      • Cotton Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • The Cotton Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
        • The Cotton Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Richmond Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cotton Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89777 <6>
      • Evergreen Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Gaubert Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gaubert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gaubert Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaubert Cemetery
      • Coss Hill Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coss Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Coss Hill Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coss Hill Cemetery
      • South Gardiner Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Gardiner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The South Gardiner Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Gardiner Cemetery
      • Riverside Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Maple Grove Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
      • Blanchard Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blanchard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Blanchard Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blanchard Cemetery
      • Maine Ave. Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maine Ave. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Maine Ave. Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maine Ave. Cemetery

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

    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 Grant Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #567055  (Grant Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #567055 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Purgatory
      • County: Kennebec         Elev: 87
      • Location given for GNIS #567055 (Grant Cemetery)

    The official website for Kennebec County: www.kennebeccounty.org/

    The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

    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 Kennebec, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Grant Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1810, Longitude: -69.9241       In this case, the coordinates for the Grant Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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