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A visit to the Mount 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 Mt. Rest Cemetery ...

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

44.3948, -68.7192

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

The Mt. Rest Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.

The county seat for Hancock County is located in Ellsworth. Ellsworth lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the Mt. Rest Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Rest Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Mt. Rest Cemetery.<4>

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

  • West Brooksville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Condon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Condon Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condon Cemetery
  • Wood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Wood Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
  • Douglass Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Douglass Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Douglass Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Blue Hill.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2467995 <5>
  • Camp Stream Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Camp Stream Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Stream Cemetery
  • Westcott Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Westcott Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcott Cemetery
  • Perry Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Perry Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
  • Castine Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Indian Bar Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Indian Bar Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bar Cemetery
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
  • South Penobscot Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bay Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Bay Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Cemetery
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    • Bridges Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Bridges Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
    • Hutchins Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Hutchins Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
    • Leach Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Leach Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach Cemetery
    • Grays Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Grays Hill Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Hill Cemetery
    • Forest Home Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
    • Seaside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • 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 east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Rest Cemetery.

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

  • West Brooksville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
  • Brooksville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Castine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Penobscot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Harborside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cape Rosier
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
  • Sargentville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sargentville is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
  • Blue Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • West Penobscot
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
  • Little Deer Isle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Blue Hill Falls
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Blue Hill Falls is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill Falls
  • Sedgwick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • South Blue Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • South Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blue Hill
    • North Islesboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
    • North Brooklin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • North Brooklin is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooklin
    • East Blue Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • North Penobscot
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • North Penobscot is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Penobscot
    • Stockton Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Islesboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Islesboro is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islesboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • Haven
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Haven is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
    • Deer Isle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Brooklin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Searsport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Verona Island
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Verona Island is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
      • Former name for Verona Island:
      • Verona
    • Bucksport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Prospect Ferry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
    • Surry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • East Orland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Orland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • East Northport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • East Northport is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport

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 Mt. Rest Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Rest 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 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 Mt. Rest 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 Mt. Rest Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #571784  (Mount Rest Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #571784 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: 39 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Penobscot
      • Location given for Mount Rest Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.3947992     Lon: -68.7191946
      • 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mt. 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.