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A visit to the McFarland Hill 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 McFarland Hill Cemetery ...

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

44.5335, -68.3581

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

The McFarland Hill Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.

The county seat for Hancock County is located in Ellsworth. Ellsworth lies just to the west northwest of the McFarland Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the McFarland Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the McFarland Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Woodbine Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • MacKenzie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Burying Ground Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jordan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Jordan Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jordan Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Ellsworth.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90104 <5>
  • Remick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Remick Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remick Cemetery
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
  • Juniper Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Juniper Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Cemetery
  • East Lamoine Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The East Lamoine Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lamoine Cemetery
  • Whittenmore Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Whittenmore Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittenmore Cemetery
  • Leland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Leland Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland Cemetery
  • Gordon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Gordon Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Blaisdell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Blaisdell Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaisdell Cemetery
    • Village Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Village Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
    • Moore Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Moore Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • Morgan Bay Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Morgan Bay Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Bay Cemetery
    • South Surry Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The South Surry Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Surry Cemetery
    • Goose Cove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Goose Cove Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Cove Cemetery
    • Salter Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Salter Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter Cemetery
    • Abbott Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Abbott Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McFarland Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Franklin Road
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Franklin Road is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Road
  • Lamoine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ellsworth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • East Lamoine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • East Lamoine is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lamoine
  • South Hancock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • South Hancock is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hancock
  • Hancock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • West Sullivan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • West Sullivan is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
  • Surry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • West Trenton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • West Trenton is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Trenton
  • Salsbury Cove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Salsbury Cove is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salsbury Cove
  • Franklin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sullivan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Hulls Cove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sorrento
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • North Ellsworth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • North Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ellsworth
    • Indian Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Indian Point is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
    • East Sullivan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • East Blue Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bar Harbor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Blue Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Desert
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • West Gouldsboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • West Gouldsboro is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gouldsboro

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 McFarland Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Hancock County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McFarland Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 McFarland Hill 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 McFarland Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #570974  (McFarland Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #570974 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: 75 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hancock
      • Location given for McFarland Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.53355     Lon: -68.35814
      • 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- McFarland Hill 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.