A visit to the Lake 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 Lake Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lake Cemetery:
43.9256, -70.1926
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lake Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lake Cemetery is located in Cumberland County<2>.
The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Portland. Portland lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south of the Lake Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lake Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Lake Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Maplewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Harmony Grove Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove Cemetery
- Pineland Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Merrill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Merrill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Cemetery
- Old Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Friends Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Friends Cemetery
- Stetson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Stetson Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson Cemetery
- Sylvester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sylvester Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester Cemetery
- McKenney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McKenney Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenney Cemetery
- Gerrish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gerrish Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerrish Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sawyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
- Strout Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Strout Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strout Cemetery
- Libby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Libby Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby Cemetery
- McKenney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The McKenney Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenney Cemetery
- Lower Corner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lower Corner Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Corner Cemetery
- Burr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Burr Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Cemetery
- North Freeport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Collins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
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 Lake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- North Pownal
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
- Pownal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Durham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Gray
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gray
- New Gloucester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Yarmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Yarmouth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yarmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
- Freeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <5>
- Yarmouth Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Yarmouth Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Junction
- Danville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Upper Village ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Upper Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
- Yarmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- South Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Penley Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Lisbon Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
- Cumberland Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rumford Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- Lower Village ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lower Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Bunganuc Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bunganuc Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunganuc Landing
- Pejepscot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Shaker Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- West Gray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gray
- Cumberland Foreside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Foreside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Foreside
- Bustins Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bustins Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bustins Island
- Littlefield Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Merepoint
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Merepoint is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merepoint
- Topsham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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 Lake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cumberland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Freeport
- Gray
- Gray lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Lake Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gray.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Lisbon Falls
- Lisbon
- New Gloucester
- Topsham
- Yarmouth
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Lake Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maine:
- Pages specific to Cumberland 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 Lake Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #569303 (Lake Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #569303 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: Cumberland
- Est. Elev: 55 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: North Pownal
- Location given for Lake Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.9256327 Lon: -70.1925521
- 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 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lake 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |