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A visit to the Higgins Cemetery ...

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 Higgins Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   44.3829°   (44° 22' 58")

Lon:   -68.3609°   (-68° 21' 39")

The Higgins Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.

The county seat for Hancock County is located in Ellsworth. Ellsworth lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Higgins Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Higgins Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Brookside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brookside Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Alley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Alley Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Gray Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gray Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Haynes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haynes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haynes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Haynes Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Murch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Murch Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Pretty Marsh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pretty Marsh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pretty Marsh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pretty Marsh Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Paine Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Paine Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Leland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Leland Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Goose Cove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goose Cove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goose Cove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Goose Cove Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Hodgdon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodgdon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodgdon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hodgdon Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Moore Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Haskell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haskell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haskell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Haskell Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Bayview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bayview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bayview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bayview Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Center Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Salisbury Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salisbury Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salisbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salisbury Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Whittenmore Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whittenmore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whittenmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whittenmore Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Langley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Langley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Langley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Langley Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Robbins Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robbins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robbins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Robbins Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Flye Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flye Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flye Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • East Lamoine Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Lamoine Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Lamoine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Lamoine Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Hancock County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Higgins Cemetery.

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

  • Indian Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Indian Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
    • Indian Point is located in Hancock County
  • Mount Desert
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Desert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Desert
    • Mount Desert is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Desert <6>
  • West Trenton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Trenton
    • West Trenton is located in Hancock County
  • Hulls Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Salsbury Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salsbury Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salsbury Cove
    • Salsbury Cove is located in Hancock County
  • East Lamoine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Lamoine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lamoine
    • East Lamoine is located in Hancock County
  • Seal Cove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Southwest Harbor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwest Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Harbor
    • Southwest Harbor is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,793 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southwest Harbor <6>
  • Northeast Harbor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bar Harbor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lamoine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Manset
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manset
    • Manset is located in Hancock County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Seal Harbor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seal Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Harbor
      • Seal Harbor is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seal Harbor <6>
    • Otter Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • East Blue Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Blue Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blue Hill
      • East Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Blue Hill <6>
    • South Blue Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Blue Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blue Hill
      • South Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
    • Bernard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bass Harbor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bass Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Harbor
      • Bass Harbor is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bass Harbor <6>
    • South Hancock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Hancock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hancock
      • South Hancock is located in Hancock County
    • Cranberry Isles
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Isles
      • Cranberry Isles is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
    • Islesford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Islesford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islesford
      • Islesford is located in Hancock County
    • Franklin Road
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franklin Road. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Road
      • Franklin Road is located in Hancock County
    • Surry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
      • Surry is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surry <6>
    • Blue Hill Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Hill Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill Falls
      • Blue Hill Falls is located in Hancock County
    • North Brooklin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Brooklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooklin
      • North Brooklin is located in Hancock County
    • Ellsworth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Sorrento
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sorrento have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrento
      • Sorrento is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sorrento <6>
    • Hancock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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 Higgins Cemetery. The following communities are located in Hancock County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Higgins Cemetery:

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 Higgins Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1911685  (Higgins Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1911685 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: Salsbury Cove
    • County: Hancock         Elev: 30
    • Location given for GNIS #1911685 (Higgins Cemetery)

The official website for Hancock County: www.co.hancock.me.us/

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 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 'point-to-point' 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 Higgins Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3829, Longitude: -68.3609       In this case, the coordinates for the Higgins Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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