A visit to the Hillside 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 Hillside Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hillside 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 Hillside Cemetery
Lat: 43.7283° (43° 43' 41")
Lon: -70.4369° (-70° 26' 12")
The Hillside Cemetery is located in Cumberland County<2>.
The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Portland. Portland lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Hillside Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Hillside Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hillside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sapling Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sapling Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sapling Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sapling Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Browns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browns Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Old Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Anderson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Anderson Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Mugford Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mugford Family Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mugford Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mugford Family Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Loveitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loveitt Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loveitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Loveitt Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- North Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Street Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The North Street Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Ft. Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ft. Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Smith - Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith - Anderson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith - Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Smith - Anderson Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Chase Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chase Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chase Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Chase Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Chute Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chute Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chute Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Chute Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- White Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Rock Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The White Rock Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- South Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Street Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The South Street Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Eastern Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastern Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastern Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Eastern Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Knight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knight Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- North Gorham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Gorham Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Gorham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The North Gorham Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Shaws Mill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaws Mill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaws Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Shaws Mill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Conant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conant Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Conant Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Gowen Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gowen Family Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gowen Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gowen Family Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Highland Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Lake Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Highland Lake Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Highland Lake Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Lake Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Lake Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Highland Lake Church Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Godd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Godd Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Godd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Godd Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Windham Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Windham Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Windham Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Windham Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Mayberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hillside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hillside Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- South Windham
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
- South Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Newhall
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newhall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- Newhall is located in Cumberland County
- Gorham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
- Gorham is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,962 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <7>
- North Gorham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gorham
- North Gorham is located in Cumberland County
- Westbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westbrook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
- Westbrook is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,267 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westbrook <7>
- Sebago Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sebago Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake
- Sebago Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Windham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,915 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <7>
- Standish
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standish have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
- Standish is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,197 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Standish <7>
- Chicopee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Chicopee is located in York County
- North Scarborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
- North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Sagamore Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sagamore Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Village
- Sagamore Village is located in Cumberland County
- Ireland Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Corner
- Ireland Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- North Windham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windham
- North Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Kimbles Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Buxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buxton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Buxton is located in York County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
- Stroudwater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudwater
- Stroudwater is located in Cumberland County
- Lone Creek Village ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Creek Village
- Lone Creek Village is located in Cumberland County
- Bar Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Frye Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frye Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Island
- Frye Island is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- West Gray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Gray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gray
- West Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Danish Village ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danish Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Village
- Danish Village is located in Cumberland County
- Pleasantdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasantdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Pleasantdale is located in Cumberland County
- Portland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waites Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waites Landing
- Waites Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Falmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Falmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Falmouth is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,440 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falmouth <7>
- Cumberland Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Center
- Cumberland Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland Center <7>
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 Hillside Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cumberland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hillside Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Falmouth
- Gorham
- North Windham
- Portland
- Standish
- Westbrook
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 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 Hillside Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maine:
- Pages specific to Cumberland 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 Hillside Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Hillside Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #568068 (Hillside Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #568068 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: Gorham
- County: Cumberland Elev: 62
- Location given for GNIS #568068 (Hillside Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Cumberland County: www.cumberlandcounty.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 Cumberland, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Hillside Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7283, Longitude: -70.4369 In this case, the coordinates for the Hillside 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> | 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> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |