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A visit to the Grays Hill 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 Grays Hill Cemetery ...

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

44.2981, -68.7280

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

The Grays Hill Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.

The county seat for Hancock County is located in Ellsworth. Ellsworth lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the Grays Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Grays Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Grays Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Blastow's Cove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Forest Home Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
  • Condon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Condon Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condon Cemetery
  • Wood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Wood Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
  • Carters Point Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Carters Point Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Point Cemetery
  • Indian Bar Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Indian Bar Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bar Cemetery
  • Witherspoon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Witherspoon Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witherspoon Cemetery
  • Mt. Adams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Adams Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Adams Cemetery
  • Douglass Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Douglass Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Douglass Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Blue Hill.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2467995 <5>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • West Brooksville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Quinn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Quinn Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • Reach Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Reach Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reach Cemetery
    • Rural Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Rural Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Cemetery
    • Mt. Rest Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Rest Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Rest Cemetery
    • Castine Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Eaton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Eaton Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Cemetery
    • Mt. Ephraim Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Ephraim Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Ephraim Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Ephraim Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Brooklin.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90246 <5>
    • Old Birchland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Old Birchland Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Birchland Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Camp Stream Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Camp Stream Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Stream Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Grays Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Little Deer Isle
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Sargentville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Sargentville is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
  • Brooksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cape Rosier
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
  • Deer Isle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sedgwick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Harborside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunset
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • West Brooksville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
  • Mountainville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountainville is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
  • Haven
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Haven is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
  • North Brooklin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • North Brooklin is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooklin
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Castine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Penobscot
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Brooklin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • North Islesboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
    • Islesboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Islesboro is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islesboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • Oceanville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Oceanville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
    • South Blue Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • South Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blue Hill
    • Blue Hill Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Blue Hill Falls is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill Falls
    • Blue Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • West Penobscot
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
    • Pulpit Harbor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Pulpit Harbor is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulpit Harbor

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 Grays Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Grays Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Hancock 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 Grays Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #567113  (Grays Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #567113 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: Hancock
      • Est. Elev: 35 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sargentville
      • Location given for Grays Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.29811     Lon: -68.72801
      • 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 Hancock, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grays Hill 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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