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A visit to the Jordan 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 Jordan Cemetery ...

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

44.8976, -69.5521

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

The Jordan Cemetery is located in Somerset County<2>.

The county seat for Somerset County is located in Skowhegan. Skowhegan lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Jordan Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Jordan Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Jordan Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Libby Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Libby Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby Cemetery
  • Richards Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Richards Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Cemetery
  • Nevins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Nevins Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevins Cemetery
  • Lords Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lords Hill Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lords Hill Cemetery
  • Mt. Rest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Mt. Rest Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Rest Cemetery
  • East Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The East Ridge Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge Cemetery
  • Slab City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Slab City Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City Cemetery
  • Fuller Corner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Fuller Corner Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Corner Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • North Road Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The North Road Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Road Cemetery
  • Leighton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Leighton Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighton Cemetery
  • Athens Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Athens Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • West Ridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The West Ridge Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ridge Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Ridge Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Cass Corner.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143681 <5>
    • Wing Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wing Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing Cemetery
    • Chadborne Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Chadborne Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadborne Cemetery
    • Klondike Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Klondike Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike Cemetery
    • Dore Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Dore Hill Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dore Hill Cemetery
    • Kinsman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Kinsman Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsman Cemetery
    • West Pittsfield Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Warren Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Warren Hill Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Hill Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Jordan Cemetery.

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

  • Hartland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mainstream
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mainstream is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
  • Harmony
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Athens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Athens is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • Cornville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cornville is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
  • Saint Albans
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cass Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Cass Corner is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass Corner
  • West Palmyra
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
  • Canaan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cambridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • East Madison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • East Madison is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
  • Wellington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Palmyra
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Ripley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ripley is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
    • Pittsfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dogtown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Dogtown is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
    • Skowhegan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Houston Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
    • Brighton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Brighton is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Brighton has also been known as:
      • Brighton Plantation
    • Detroit
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Newport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Corinna
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Barron Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Barron Corner is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Corner
    • Hinckley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Hinckley is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
    • Burnham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Burnham is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
    • Mayfield Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Mayfield Corner is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Corner
    • Dexter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Dexter is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,702 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <6>
    • Solon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Solon is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <6>

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 Jordan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Somerset County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jordan 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 Jordan Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Somerset 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 Jordan Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #568985  (Jordan Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #568985 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: Somerset
      • Est. Elev: 147 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Harmony
      • Location given for Jordan Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.89757     Lon: -69.55212
      • 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 Somerset, 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- Jordan 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.