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A visit to the Old Burying Ground Cemetery ...


The location of the Old Burying Ground Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Burying Ground Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Burying Ground Cemetery

Lat:   44.5435°   (44° 32' 36")

Lon:   -68.4246°   (-68° 25' 28")

The Old Burying Ground Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.

The county seat for Hancock County is located in Ellsworth. Ellsworth lies just to the east of the Old Burying Ground Cemetery .

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 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 Burying Ground Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Hancock County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Old Burying Ground Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Burying Ground Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Burying Ground Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Ellsworth
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Surry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
      • Surry is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surry <4>
    • Lamoine
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • West Trenton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Trenton
      • West Trenton is located in Hancock County
    • South Hancock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hancock
      • South Hancock is located in Hancock County
    • Hancock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
      • Hancock is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <4>
    • East Blue Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Blue Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blue Hill
      • East Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Blue Hill <4>
    • West Sullivan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
      • West Sullivan is located in Hancock County
    • Franklin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
    • Salsbury Cove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salsbury Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salsbury Cove
      • Salsbury Cove is located in Hancock County
    • Blue Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
      • Indian Point is located in Hancock County
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Sullivan
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sullivan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
        • Sullivan is located in Hancock County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <4>
      • North Penobscot
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Penobscot
        • North Penobscot is located in Hancock County
      • Hulls Cove
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • East Orland
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Orland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orland
        • East Orland is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Orland <4>
      • Blue Hill Falls
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Hill Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill Falls
        • Blue Hill Falls is located in Hancock County
      • Sorrento
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sorrento have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrento
        • Sorrento is located in Hancock County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sorrento <4>
      • South Blue Hill
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Blue Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blue Hill
        • South Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
      • Mount Desert
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Desert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Desert
        • Mount Desert is located in Hancock County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Desert <4>
      • Bar Harbor
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Dedham
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dedham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
        • Dedham is located in Hancock County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,666 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dedham <4>
      • Orland
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland
        • Orland is located in Hancock County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,173 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland <4>

    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 Burying Ground Cemetery. The following communities are located in Hancock County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    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 Burying Ground Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Jordan Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jordan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jordan Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordan Cemetery
    • Woodbine Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • MacKenzie Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the MacKenzie Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The MacKenzie Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the MacKenzie Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2511728 <6>
    • Remick Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Remick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Remick Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Remick Cemetery
    • McFarland Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McFarland Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McFarland Hill Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McFarland Hill Cemetery
    • Juniper Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Juniper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Juniper Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Juniper Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Village Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Village Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Village Cemetery
    • Whittenmore Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whittenmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whittenmore Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whittenmore Cemetery
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Birch Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Birch Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Birch Grove Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Birch Grove Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Morgan Bay Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Bay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Morgan Bay Cemetery is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Bay Cemetery
      • South Surry Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Surry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The South Surry Cemetery is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Surry Cemetery
      • Moore Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Moore Cemetery is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
      • Leland Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Leland Cemetery is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leland Cemetery
      • Nicolin Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nicolin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Nicolin Cemetery is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nicolin Cemetery
      • North Ellsworth Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Ellsworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The North Ellsworth Cemetery is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Ellsworth Cemetery
      • Goose Cove Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goose Cove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Goose Cove Cemetery is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goose Cove Cemetery
      • East Lamoine Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Lamoine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The East Lamoine Cemetery is located in Hancock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Lamoine Cemetery

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

    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 Burying Ground Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1911829  (Old Burying Ground Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1911829 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Ellsworth
      • County: Hancock         Elev: 21
      • Location given for GNIS #1911829 (Old Burying Ground Cemetery)

    The official website for Hancock County: www.co.hancock.me.us/

    The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

    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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old Burying Ground Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5435, Longitude: -68.4246       In this case, the coordinates for the Old Burying Ground Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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