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A visit to the Head 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 Head Cemetery ...

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

43.9812, -70.7845

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

The Head Cemetery is located in Oxford County<2>.

The county seat for Oxford County is located in South Paris. South Paris lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the northeast of the Head Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Head Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Head Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Berry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Berry Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
  • Walker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Walker Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
  • Goodwin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Goodwin Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin Cemetery
  • Hilton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Hilton Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Cemetery
  • Harnden Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Harnden Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harnden Cemetery
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
  • Pingree Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Pingree Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pingree Cemetery
  • Merrifield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Merrifield Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrifield Cemetery
  • Lowell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Lowell Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Cemetery
  • Gilman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Gilman Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman Cemetery
  • Bean Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Bean Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Cemetery
  • Trumbull Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Trumbull Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull Cemetery
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Deering Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Deering Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Holt Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Holt Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
    • Boulter Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Boulter Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulter Cemetery
    • Strout Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Strout Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strout Cemetery
    • Hio Ridge Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Hio Ridge Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hio Ridge Cemetery
    • Stone Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Stone Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
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    • Sanborn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sanborn Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn Cemetery
    • Hapworth Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hapworth Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hapworth Cemetery
    • Burnt Meadow Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Burnt Meadow Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Meadow Cemetery
    • Hartford Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hartford Cemetery is located in Oxford County
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    • Watson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Watson Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
    • Babb Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Babb Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babb Cemetery
    • Fitch Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Fitch Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitch Cemetery
    • Peabody Pond Road Yard
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Peabody Pond Road Yard is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody Pond Road Yard
      • The Peabody Pond Road Yard has also been known as:
      • Peabody Pond Road Cemetery
    • Poor Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Poor Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Cemetery
    • Chaplin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Chaplin Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaplin Cemetery
    • Palmer - Ingalls Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Head Cemetery.

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

  • East Denmark
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • East Denmark is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
  • Denmark
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • South Bridgton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
  • Sandy Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
  • East Brownfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
  • Brownfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • East Hiram
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • East Hiram is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
  • West Bridgton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
  • Bridgton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • East Fryeburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • East Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fryeburg
  • Hiram
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rankins Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Merrill Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
    • Naples
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Naples is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <6>
    • North Bridgton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Durgintown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Durgintown is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
    • West Baldwin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
    • Baldwin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
    • Harrison
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fryeburg Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Fryeburg Center is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg Center
    • Sweden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Sweden is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
    • Fryeburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lovell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cornish
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Spurrs Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner

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 Head Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Oxford County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Head Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Oxford 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 Head Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #567847  (Head Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #567847 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: Oxford
      • Est. Elev: 200 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hiram
      • Location given for Head Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.9811822     Lon: -70.7845073
      • 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 Oxford, 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- Head 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.