A visit to the Old Friends 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 Friends Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Friends Cemetery:
43.9062, -70.1359
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Friends Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Friends Cemetery is located in Cumberland County<2>.
The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Portland. Portland lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Old Friends Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Friends Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Old Friends Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Friends Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Merrill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Merrill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Cemetery
- Burr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Burr Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Cemetery
- North Freeport Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Collins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Sylvester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sylvester Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester Cemetery
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Harmony Grove Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove Cemetery
- Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lake Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Lunt Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lunt Memorial Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunt Memorial Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Gerrish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Gerrish Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerrish Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Webster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Webster Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Sawyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
- Strout Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Strout Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strout Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Friends Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Friends Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pownal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Freeport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Pownal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
- Durham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Freeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bunganuc Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bunganuc Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunganuc Landing
- North Yarmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Yarmouth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yarmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
- Yarmouth Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yarmouth Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Junction
- Upper Village ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Upper Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
- Yarmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Merepoint
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Merepoint is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merepoint
- Pejepscot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lisbon Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Gray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gray
- Lower Village ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lower Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Bustins Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bustins Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bustins Island
- Brunswick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Topsham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lisbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Gloucester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Foreside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Foreside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Foreside
- Pennellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pennellville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennellville
- Gray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <5>
- Cumberland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
- Penley Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Harpswell Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
- Danville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Dry Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
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 Friends Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cumberland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Friends Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brunswick
- Freeport
- Gray
- Lisbon Falls
- Lisbon
- New Gloucester
- Topsham
- Yarmouth
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 Friends Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maine:
- Pages specific to Cumberland 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 Friends Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #572698 (Old Friends Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #572698 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: Cumberland
- Est. Elev: 44 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: North Pownal
- Location given for Old Friends Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.9061894 Lon: -70.1358847
- 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 Cumberland, 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 from Point A (ie- Old Friends 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |