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A visit to the Land of Rest 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 Land of Rest Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Land of Rest Cemetery:

44.7601, -69.8614

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

The Land of Rest Cemetery is located in Somerset County<2>.

The county seat for Somerset County is located in Skowhegan. Skowhegan lies just to the east of the Land of Rest Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Land of Rest Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Land of Rest Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old Point Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Old Point Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Point Cemetery
  • Longley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Longley Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longley Cemetery
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
  • Athearn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Athearn Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athearn Cemetery
  • Morse Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Morse Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Cemetery
  • Sunset View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sunset View Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View Cemetery
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
    • The Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • River View Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1941923 <5>
  • Old Oak Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Old Oak Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Oak Cemetery
  • Frederic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Frederic Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic Cemetery
  • Emery Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Emery Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery Cemetery
  • Locke Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Locke Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Greenleaf Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Greenleaf Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf Cemetery
    • Gould Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Gould Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Cemetery
    • South Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The South Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
    • North Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The North Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
    • Sunset Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Sunset Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
    • Boardman - True Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Pike Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Pike Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Cemetery
    • East Madison Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The East Madison Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison Cemetery

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 Land of Rest Cemetery.

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

  • Madison
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Anson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Anson is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,397 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anson <6>
  • Norridgewock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Barron Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Barron Corner is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Corner
  • Mercer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mercer is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
  • North Anson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Skowhegan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • East Madison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • East Madison is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
  • Smithfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Industry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Industry is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
  • Cornville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cornville is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
  • New Sharon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hinckley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Hinckley is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
    • Cass Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cass Corner is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass Corner
    • East New Portland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • East New Portland is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Portland
    • Solon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • New Vineyard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • New Vineyard is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vineyard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
    • Farmington Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Nyes Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Nyes Corner is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyes Corner
    • Canaan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Athens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Athens is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
    • New Portland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairbanks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Fairbanks is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
    • Farmington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • West Farmington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • West Farmington is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farmington
    • Morrison Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Morrison Corner is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison 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 Land of Rest 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 Land of Rest 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 professional and volunteer 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 Land of Rest 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 Land of Rest Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #569358  (Land of Rest Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #569358 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: 58 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Madison East
      • Location given for Land of Rest Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.7600606     Lon: -69.861445
      • 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Land of Rest 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.