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A visit to the Milford 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 Milford Cemetery ...

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

44.9453, -68.6411

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

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

The county seat for Penobscot County is located in Bangor. Bangor lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Milford Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Milford Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Milford Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Tribal Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lawndale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • RNOP Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The RNOP Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for RNOP Cemetery
  • Cedarvale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Cedarvale Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarvale Cemetery
  • North Eddington Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Alton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Alton Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Cemetery
  • Cardville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cardville Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardville Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Meadowbrook Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Meadowbrook Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook Cemetery
    • Hemlock Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Hemlock Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Cemetery
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Beth Abraham Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Beth Abraham Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Abraham Cemetery
    • Beth Israel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Number 2 Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Number 2 Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number 2 Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Woodland Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Clewleyville Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clewleyville Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant 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 Milford Cemetery.

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

  • Milford
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Old Town
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bradley
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Stillwater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stillwater is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
  • Orono
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Webster
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Webster is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • Costigan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Costigan is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costigan
  • West Old Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • West Old Town is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Old Town
  • Old Town Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Old Town Landing is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
  • Lucky Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lucky Landing is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Landing
  • Veazie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Eddington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Greenbush
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Greenbush is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
    • Glenburn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
    • East Bangor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • East Bangor is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
    • East Eddington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • East Eddington is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Eddington
    • Greenfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenfield is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Bangor
      (11 miles [17.7 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>
    • Brewer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Olamon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Olamon is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olamon
    • Hudson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Hudson is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,499 people
    • Holden
      (13 miles [20.9 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>

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

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Milford 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 Milford Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1913704  (Milford Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1913704 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: 43 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Old Town
      • Location given for Milford Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.9453457     Lon: -68.6411424
      • 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Milford 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.