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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 Plains Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   44.1520°   (44° 9' 7")

Lon:   -69.9417°   (-69° 56' 30")

The Plains Cemetery is located in Kennebec County<2>.

The county seat for Kennebec County is located in Augusta. Augusta lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Plains Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Plains Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Grant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grant Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
  • North Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The North Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
  • Maxwell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maxwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maxwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
  • East Wales Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Wales Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Wales Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The East Wales Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
  • Plumer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plumer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plumer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Plumer Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Monmouth Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monmouth Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monmouth Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Monmouth Ridge Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
  • Starbird Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Starbird Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Starbird Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Starbird Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Blanchard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blanchard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blanchard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blanchard Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Reed Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reed Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Pond Road Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pond Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pond Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pond Road Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
  • Spear Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spear Cemetery
    • The Spear Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Spear Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Sabattus.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90576 <5>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Fisher Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fisher Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
    • Hix Small Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hix Small Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hix Small Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hix Small Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Curtis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curtis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curtis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Curtis Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Libby Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Fairbanks Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairbanks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairbanks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairbanks Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
    • Golder Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Golder Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Golder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Golder Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Drinkwater Corner
    • Furbush Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Furbush Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Furbush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Furbush Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Coombs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coombs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coombs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coombs Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Cotton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cotton Cemetery
      • The Cotton Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
      • The Cotton Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Richmond Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89777 <5>
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Plains Cemetery.

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

  • Litchfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Litchfield Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
    • Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
  • Batchelders Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
    • Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
  • South Monmouth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Monmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
    • South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
  • Richmond Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richmond Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
    • Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
  • West Gardiner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
    • West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
  • Wales
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wales have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
    • Wales is located in Androscoggin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
  • East Monmouth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Monmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
    • East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
  • Bowdoin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowdoin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
    • Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
  • Wales Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales Corner
    • Wales Corner is located in Androscoggin County
  • Drinkwater Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
    • Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
  • Monmouth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Leeds Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leeds Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Junction
      • Leeds Junction is located in Androscoggin County
    • Sabattus
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Richmond
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Nason Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Beach
      • Nason Beach is located in Androscoggin County
    • Harwards
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harwards. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
      • Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
    • North Monmouth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Monmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Monmouth
      • North Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Monmouth <6>
    • South Gardiner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
      • South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
    • Gardiner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bowdoinham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Pittston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pittston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
      • Pittston is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
    • Randolph
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <6>
    • Farmingdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
      • Farmingdale is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmingdale <6>
    • Winthrop Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winthrop Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Center
      • Winthrop Center is located in Kennebec County
    • Curtis Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Curtis Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
      • Curtis Corner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Greene
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
      • Greene is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,347 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <6>
    • Winthrop
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
      • Winthrop is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,029 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <6>

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 Plains Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kennebec County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Plains Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Plains Cemetery:

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 Plains Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #573468  (Plains Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #573468 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: Purgatory
    • County: Kennebec         Elev: 95
    • Location given for GNIS #573468 (Plains Cemetery)

The official website for Kennebec County: www.kennebeccounty.org/

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 Kennebec, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Plains Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1520, Longitude: -69.9417       In this case, the coordinates for the Plains Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<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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