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A visit to the Long Island 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 Long Island Cemetery ...

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

44.3281, -68.5206

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

The Long Island Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.

The county seat for Hancock County is located in Ellsworth. Ellsworth lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Long Island Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Long Island Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Long Island Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old Birchland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Old Birchland Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Birchland Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Mt. Ephraim Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Ephraim Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Ephraim Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Ephraim Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Brooklin.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90246 <5>
  • Rural Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Rural Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Cemetery
  • Brooklin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Freethy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Freethy Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freethy Cemetery
  • Langley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Langley Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Cemetery
  • Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Center Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
  • Hodgdon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Hodgdon Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgdon Cemetery
  • Pretty Marsh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Pretty Marsh Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Marsh Cemetery
  • Seaside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Seaside Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside Cemetery
  • Early Settlers Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Carters Point Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Carters Point Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Point Cemetery
    • Murphy Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Murphy Hill Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Hill Cemetery
    • Robbins Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Robbins Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
    • Flye Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Flye Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flye Cemetery
    • Bayview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bayview Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview Cemetery
    • Curtis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Curtis Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Curtis Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Blue Hill.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89794 <5>
    • Forest Home Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
    • Reach Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Reach Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reach Cemetery
    • Tinker - Pomroy Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Tinker - Pomroy Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
      • The Tinker - Pomroy Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinker - Pomroy Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tinker - Pomroy Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Tremont.
      • The Tinker - Pomroy Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pomroy Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90411 <5>
    • Gray Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Gray Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
    • Murch Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Murch Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murch Cemetery
    • Haskell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Haskell Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell 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 Long Island Cemetery.

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

  • North Brooklin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • North Brooklin is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooklin
  • South Blue Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • South Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blue Hill
  • Brooklin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Blue Hill Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Blue Hill Falls is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill Falls
  • Sedgwick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Haven is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
  • East Blue Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Seal Cove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Blue Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sargentville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Sargentville is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
  • Indian Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Point is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
  • Brooksville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Little Deer Isle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Mountainville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Mountainville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
    • Tremont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Tremont is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
    • Mount Desert
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • West Trenton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • West Trenton is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Trenton
    • Deer Isle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bernard
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bass Harbor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Southwest Harbor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Oceanville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Oceanville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
    • Atlantic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Atlantic is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
    • Manset
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Manset is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manset
    • Northeast Harbor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Surry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Surry is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surry <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 Long Island Cemetery. The following communities are located in Hancock County.

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

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Hancock 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 Long Island Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1911742  (Long Island Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1911742 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: Hancock
      • Est. Elev: 42 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Brooklin
      • Location given for Long Island Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.3281344     Lon: -68.5205773
      • 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 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 '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- Long Island 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.