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A visit to the Old Birchland 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 Old Birchland Cemetery ...

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

44.3179, -68.5689

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

The Old Birchland 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 north northeast of the Old Birchland Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Birchland Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Old Birchland Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Rural Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Rural Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Cemetery
  • Mt. Ephraim Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Mt. Ephraim Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Ephraim Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Ephraim Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Brooklin.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90246 <5>
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Long Island Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Long Island Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island Cemetery
  • Carters Point Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Carters Point Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Point Cemetery
  • Brooklin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Forest Home Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
  • Freethy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Freethy Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freethy Cemetery
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
  • Reach Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Reach Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reach Cemetery
  • Seaside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • 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 north)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Douglass Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
    • Camp Stream Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Camp Stream Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Stream Cemetery
    • Grays Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Grays Hill Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Hill Cemetery
    • Blastow's Cove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
      • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Stinson's Neck Cemetery
      • Sunshine Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89873 <5>
    • Langley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Langley Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Cemetery
    • Curtis Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Curtis Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Curtis Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Blue Hill.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89794 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Old Birchland Cemetery.

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

  • North Brooklin
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • North Brooklin is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooklin
  • Sedgwick
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • South Blue Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • South Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blue Hill
  • Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Haven is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
  • Brooklin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Blue Hill Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Blue Hill Falls is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill Falls
  • Sargentville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sargentville is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
  • Little Deer Isle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Brooksville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Blue Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mountainville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Mountainville is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
  • East Blue Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Deer Isle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Seal Cove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Oceanville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Oceanville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
    • Sunset
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • West Brooksville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
    • Bernard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tremont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Tremont is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
    • Mount Desert
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Indian Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Point is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
    • West Trenton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • West Trenton is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Trenton
    • Cape Rosier
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
    • Atlantic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Atlantic is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
    • Bass Harbor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Southwest Harbor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Surry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Castine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Penobscot
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Harborside
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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 Old Birchland Cemetery. The following communities are located in Hancock County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Old Birchland 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 Old Birchland Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #580202  (Old Birchland Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #580202 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: 19 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Brooklin
      • Location given for Old Birchland Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.3178566     Lon: -68.568912
      • 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Birchland 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.