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A visit to the Mount Will 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. Will Cemetery ...

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

44.4637, -70.8023

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

The Mt. Will Cemetery is located in Oxford County<2>.

The county seat for Oxford County is located in South Paris. South Paris lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the southeast of the Mt. Will Cemetery .

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

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Mt. Will Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Powers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Powers Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
  • Sunday River Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sunday River Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunday River Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Skillingston Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Skillingston Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillingston Cemetery
  • Chandler Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Chandler Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Hill Cemetery
  • Bartlett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bartlett Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett Cemetery
  • Hanover Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hanover Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Bethel.
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • West Bethel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375782 <5>
  • South Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The South Bethel Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethel Cemetery
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
  • Birds Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Birds Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Hill Cemetery
  • Chapman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Chapman Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Flat Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Flat Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Cemetery
    • Howe Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Howe Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Hill Cemetery
    • Mt. Abram Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Abram Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Abram Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Abram Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Bethel.
      • The Mt. Abram Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Locke Mills Union Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90241 <5>
    • Rumford Point Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rumford Point Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rumford Point Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Point Cemetery
    • Lower West Ellis Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Upper West Ellis Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Songo Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Songo Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Songo Cemetery
    • Whales Back Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Whales Back Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whales Back Cemetery
    • East Ellis Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The East Ellis Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ellis Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Will Cemetery.

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

  • Newry
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mayville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mayville is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
  • Bethel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • West Bethel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • West Bethel is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethel
  • North Newry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • North Newry is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newry
  • Hanover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenville is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • North Woodstock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • North Woodstock is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodstock
  • Bryant Pond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Rumford Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • South Andover
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • South Andover is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Andover
  • Woodstock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • East Andover
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • East Andover is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
    • Greenwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Andover
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • South Rumford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • South Rumford is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rumford
    • Rumford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Stoneham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Stoneham is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • West Paris
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mexico
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dickvale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Dickvale is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
    • North Waterford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • North Norway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • North Norway is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norway
    • West Peru
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • West Peru is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peru

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. Will Cemetery. The following communities are located in Oxford County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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. Will Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Oxford 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. Will Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #581137  (Mount Will Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #581137 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: Oxford
      • Est. Elev: 202 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bethel
      • Location given for Mount Will Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.4636752     Lon: -70.8022928
      • 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 Oxford, 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. Will 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.
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