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A visit to the Palmer 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 Palmer Cemetery ...

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

44.8359, -69.1839

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

The Palmer Cemetery is located in Penobscot County<2>.

The county seat for Penobscot County is located in Bangor. Bangor lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the east of the Palmer Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Palmer Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Palmer Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Etna Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Etna Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna Cemetery
  • Coboro Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • North Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The North Ridge Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge Cemetery
  • Stuart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Stuart Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Clark Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Clark Hill Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Hill Cemetery
  • North Newport Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The North Newport Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport Cemetery
  • Sawyer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Weeks Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Weeks Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeks Cemetery
  • Toothaker Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Toothaker Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toothaker Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Highland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • Bragg Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Bragg Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
    • Chamberlain Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Chamberlain Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Cemetery
    • Graveyard Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Graveyard Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graveyard Cemetery
    • Tibbets Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Tibbets Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbets Cemetery
    • White Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The White Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
    • Nutter Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Nutter Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Cemetery
    • Village Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Village Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
    • Hathaway Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Hathaway Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathaway Cemetery
    • Simpson Corners Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • North Carmel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The North Carmel Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carmel Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the North Carmel Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of Bangor.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2172594 <5>
    • Page Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Page Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Palmer Cemetery.

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

  • East Newport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • East Newport is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newport
  • North Newport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • North Newport is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport
  • Etna
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Etna is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
  • Plymouth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Stetson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Stetson is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
  • Newport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Detroit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Corinna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Carmel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Carmel is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,857 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel <6>
  • Dogtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Dogtown is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
  • Houston Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
  • Palmyra
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • East Exeter
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Exeter
    • Exeter
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Exeter is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
    • Pittsfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Dixmont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
    • North Newburgh
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • North Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newburgh
    • West Palmyra
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
    • Russell Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Russell Corner is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner
    • Troy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Troy is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <6>
    • East Dixmont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
    • Levant
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Levant is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,983 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Levant <6>
    • Saint Albans
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dexter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Dexter is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,702 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <6>
    • South Newburgh
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
    • Newburgh Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
    • Hermon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Hermon is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,104 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <6>
    • Kenduskeag
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • South Corinth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • South Corinth is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
    • Corinth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hartland
      (13 miles [20.9 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 Palmer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Penobscot County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Palmer 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 Palmer Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Penobscot 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 Palmer Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #572941  (Palmer Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #572941 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: Penobscot
      • Est. Elev: 90 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Plymouth
      • Location given for Palmer Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.8358993     Lon: -69.1839346
      • 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 Penobscot, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Palmer 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.