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A visit to the Penny 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 Penny Cemetery ...

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

44.7795, -68.3720

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

The Penny Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.

The county seat for Hancock County is located in Ellsworth. Ellsworth lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south of the Penny Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Penny Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Penny Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hadley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Hadley Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley Cemetery
  • Frost Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Frost Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Cemetery
  • Amherst Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Amherst Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Cemetery
  • Pyles Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pyles Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyles Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Aurora Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Aurora Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Beech Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Beech Hill Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill Cemetery
  • Crimmins Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Crimmins Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crimmins Cemetery
  • Pine Tree Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Pine Tree Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Williams Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
    • Eastern Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Eastern Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Cemetery
    • Abbott Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Abbott Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott Cemetery
    • Great Pond Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Great Pond Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Pond Cemetery
    • North Ellsworth Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Nicolin Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Nicolin Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicolin Cemetery
    • Juniper Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Juniper Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Cemetery
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
    • Clewleyville Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Clewleyville Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clewleyville Cemetery
    • Central Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Central Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Penny Cemetery.

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

  • Amherst
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Amherst is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Aurora
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Osborn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Osborn is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • East Eddington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • East Eddington is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Eddington
  • North Ellsworth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • North Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ellsworth
  • Franklin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dedham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bradley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Holden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Holden is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <5>
  • Ellsworth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Franklin Road
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Franklin Road is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Road
  • Webster
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Webster is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Orono
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Orono is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,636 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orono <5>
    • Veazie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Veazie is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veazie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veazie <5>
    • Eddington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Deblois
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Deblois is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deblois
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Milford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Stillwater
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Stillwater is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
    • Brewer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Brewer is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,948 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewer <5>
    • Hancock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • West Sullivan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • West Sullivan is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
    • Goodale Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
    • Greenfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Greenfield is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Sullivan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bangor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Bangor is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,998 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <5>

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 Penny Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Penny 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 professional and volunteer 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 Penny 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 Penny Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #573171  (Penny Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #573171 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: 64 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Amherst
      • Location given for Penny Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.7795165     Lon: -68.3719663
      • 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Penny 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.