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A visit to the Portland Station 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 Portland Station Cemetery ...

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

43.2384, -70.7996

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

The Portland Station Cemetery is located in York County<2>.

The county seat for York County is located in Alfred. Alfred lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Portland Station Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Portland Station Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Portland Station Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
  • Oldfields Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Oldfields Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfields Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Old Town Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Old Town Cemetery is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
  • New Town Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The New Town Cemetery is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town Cemetery
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Mt. Calvaire Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Mt. Calvaire Cemetery is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvaire Cemetery
    • The Mt. Calvaire Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • St. Martins Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #319408 <5>
  • Somersworth Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Somersworth Cemetery is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth Cemetery
  • Forest Glade Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Forest Glade Cemetery is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glade Cemetery
  • Hussy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Hussy Cemetery is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hussy Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Charles Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Cemetery
    • Cocheco Burying Ground
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Cocheco Burying Ground is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocheco Burying Ground
    • Quaker Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Quaker Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
    • Pine Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • New St. Marys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The New St. Marys Cemetery is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New St. Marys Cemetery
    • Greek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Greek Cemetery is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greek Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Portland Station Cemetery.

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

  • South Berwick
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Berwick
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Somersworth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Somersworth is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
    • Former names for Somersworth:
    • Great Falls
    • Summersworth
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <6>
  • Dover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dover is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,443 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
  • Varney Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Varney Crossing is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney Crossing
  • Eliot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Payneton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Payneton is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payneton
  • North Berwick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Agamenticus Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Agamenticus Village is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agamenticus Village
  • Beech Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Beech Ridge is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Ridge
  • York
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • York is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,329 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <6>
  • Pickering
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Pickering is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Newington Station
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Newington Station is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Station
    • Chases Pond
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Chases Pond is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chases Pond
    • Durham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Durham is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,441 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <6>
    • Newington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • South Eliot
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • South Eliot is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
    • York Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • York Village is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Village
    • East Rochester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • East Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
    • Rochester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,719 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <6>
    • Seacrest Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Seacrest Village is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacrest Village
    • Kittery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Admiralty Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Admiralty Village is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiralty Village
    • York Harbor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • York Harbor is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Harbor
    • Cape Neddick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cape Neddick is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Neddick
    • York Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • York Beach is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Beach
    • Ocean View Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ocean View Village is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View Village
    • Ogunquit
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Moody
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Moody is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
    • East Barrington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • East Barrington is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington

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 Portland Station Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in York County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Portland Station Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to York 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 Portland Station Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #573697  (Portland Station Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #573697 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: York
      • Topo Map Name: Dover East
      • Location given for Portland Station Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.23838     Lon: -70.79958
      • 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 York, 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- Portland Station 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.