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A visit to the Parsons 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 Parsons Cemetery ...

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

44.4017, -70.3478

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

The Parsons Cemetery is located in Oxford County<2>.

The county seat for Oxford County is located in South Paris. South Paris lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Parsons Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Parsons Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Parsons Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sparrow Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Sparrow Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrow Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Grove Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Canton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90191 <5>
  • Fields Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Fields Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Hill Cemetery
  • Hartford Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Canton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Canton Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Cemetery
  • Poland Corner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Poland Corner Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Corner Cemetery
  • Bear Mtn. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bear Mtn. Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Mtn. Cemetery
  • Sumner Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sumner Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner Hill Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Deshon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Deshon Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deshon Cemetery
  • East Peru Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The East Peru Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru Cemetery
  • Black Mtn. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Black Mtn. Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Mtn. Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Summerfield Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Summerfield Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Summerfield Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Buckfield.
      • The Summerfield Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Chaffin Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #679121 <5>
    • Howard Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Howard Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
    • Swan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Swan Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Cemetery
    • Bear Pond Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bear Pond Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Pond Cemetery
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
    • Alden Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Alden Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • Hersey Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hersey Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey Cemetery
    • Turner Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Turner Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
    • Waters Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Waters Hill Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Hill Cemetery
    • North Livermore Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The North Livermore Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Parsons Cemetery.

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

  • East Sumner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • East Sumner is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
  • Canton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Canton is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
  • Gilbertville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
  • Sumner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Livermore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Canton Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Canton Point is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Point
  • North Turner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
  • North Livermore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
  • Buckfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Peru
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Peru is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,509 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <6>
  • Howes Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
  • South Livermore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Dickvale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Dickvale is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
    • Shy Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
    • Livermore Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chisholm
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Chisholm is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
    • Jay
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jay is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <6>
    • Chase Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
    • East Livermore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
    • Dixfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • West Peru
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • West Peru is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peru
    • Turner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Turner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,878 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <6>
    • Turner Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Turner Center is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Center
    • North Leeds
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
    • North Jay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Jay is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
    • Woodstock
      (11 miles [17.7 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 Parsons Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Oxford County.

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

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Oxford 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 Parsons Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #573018  (Parsons Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #573018 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: Oxford
      • Est. Elev: 187 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Canton
      • Location given for Parsons Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.4017332     Lon: -70.3478376
      • 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 Oxford, 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- Parsons 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.