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A visit to the Meadowbrook 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 Meadowbrook Cemetery ...

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

44.8273, -68.6925

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

The Meadowbrook Cemetery is located in Penobscot County<2>.

The county seat for Penobscot County is located in Bangor. Bangor lies just to the west southwest of the Meadowbrook Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Meadowbrook Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Meadowbrook Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
    • The Beth Israel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Congregation Beth Israel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1515997 <5>
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Beth Abraham Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Beth Abraham Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Abraham Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Brewer.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90734 <5>
  • Clewleyville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Clewleyville Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clewleyville Cemetery
  • North Eddington Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Pleasant Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Catholic Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Catholic Cemetery
    • The Mt. Pleasant Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90259 <5>
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • RNOP Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The RNOP Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for RNOP Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Copeland Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Copeland Hill Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Hill Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
    • North Orrington Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Tree Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pine Tree Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Cemetery
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lawndale Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Meadowbrook Cemetery.

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

  • Eddington
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Veazie
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Veazie is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veazie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veazie <6>
  • Brewer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Brewer is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,948 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewer <6>
  • Orono
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Orono is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,636 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orono <6>
  • Bangor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bangor is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <6>
  • Webster
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Webster is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • Holden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Holden is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <6>
  • East Eddington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • East Eddington is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Eddington
  • Stillwater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Stillwater is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
  • East Bangor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • East Bangor is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
  • North Orrington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
  • Bradley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Old Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lucky Landing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lucky Landing is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Landing
    • Milford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hampden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Orrington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Goodale Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
    • Dedham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Old Town Landing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Town Landing is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
    • Glenburn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
    • Snow Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Snow Corner is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Corner
    • Hampden Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
    • Hermon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Hermon is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,104 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <6>
    • West Old Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • West Old Town is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Old Town

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 Meadowbrook Cemetery. The following communities are located in Penobscot County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bangor
    • Bangor lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Meadowbrook Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bangor.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
  • Brewer
  • Glenburn
  • Hampden
  • Old Town
  • Orono
    • Orono lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Meadowbrook Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Orono.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Meadowbrook Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Penobscot 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 Meadowbrook Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1913699  (Meadowbrook Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1913699 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: Penobscot
      • Est. Elev: 31 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Veazie
      • Location given for Meadowbrook Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.8272927     Lon: -68.6925334
      • 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 Penobscot, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Meadowbrook 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.