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A visit to the O'Brien 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 O'Brien Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the O'Brien Cemetery:

44.7141, -67.4557

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

The O'Brien Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.

The county seat for Washington County is located in Machias. Machias lies just to the west northwest of the O'Brien Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the O'Brien Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> of the O'Brien Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Longfellow Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Longfellow Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longfellow Cemetery
  • East Machias Village Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The East Machias Village Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Machias Village Cemetery
    • The East Machias Village Cemetery has also been known as:
    • First Congregational Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1518011 <5>
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Look Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Look Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Look Cemetery
  • Bay View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Old Cutler Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Old Cutler Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cutler Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Whiting Village Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • The Whiting Village Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting Village Cemetery
    • The Whiting Village Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Whiting Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157936 <5>
  • Mailey Hill Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • The Mailey Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mailey Hill Cemetery
  • West Jonesport Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sewall Field Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Columbia Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • The Columbia Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Church Hill Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Church Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Cemetery
    • Dennysville Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Dennysville Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennysville Cemetery
    • Forest Hills Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • The Forest Hills Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills Cemetery
    • Pleasant River Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pleasant River Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant River Cemetery
    • Flat Bay Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The Flat Bay Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Bay Cemetery
    • Rock Maple Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • The Rock Maple Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Maple Cemetery
    • West Lubec Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • The West Lubec Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lubec Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the O'Brien Cemetery.

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

  • Hoyttown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Hoyttown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyttown
  • Machias
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Machiasport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Dog Town
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Dog Town is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
  • East Machias
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jonesboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bucks Harbor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bucks Harbor is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Harbor
  • Northfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Northfield is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • North Cutler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • North Cutler is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cutler
  • Cutler
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Columbia Falls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jonesport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Whiting
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Addison
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Beals
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Beals is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beals <6>
    • Epping
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Epping is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epping
    • Columbia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Columbia is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
    • Dennysville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Lower Dennysville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Lower Dennysville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Dennysville
    • Wesley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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 O'Brien Cemetery. The following communities are located in Washington County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The O'Brien Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Cutler
    • Cutler lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the O'Brien Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cutler.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
  • Jonesport
  • Machias

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 helpful 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 O'Brien Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Washington County:
  • 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 O'Brien Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1909291  (O'Brien Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1909291 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: Washington
      • Est. Elev: 16 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Machias
      • Location given for O'Brien Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.71415     Lon: -67.45566
      • 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 Washington, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- O'Brien 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.