A visit to the Powers 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 Powers Cemetery ...
The Powers Cemetery is located in Oxford County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bartlett Cemetery
- The Bartlett Cemetery is located in Oxford County
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- Birds Hill Cemetery
- The Birds Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
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- Chandler Hill Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Oxford County
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- East Ellis Cemetery
- The East Ellis Cemetery is located in Oxford County
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- Farmers Hill Cemetery
- The Farmers Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
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- Hanover Cemetery
- The Hanover Cemetery is located in Oxford County
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- Lower West Ellis Cemetery
- Mt. Abram Cemetery
- The Mt. Abram Cemetery is located in Oxford County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Abram Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the east of Bethel.
- The Mt. Abram Cemetery has also been known as:
- Locke Mills Union Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90241 <3>
- Mt. Will Cemetery
- The Mt. Will Cemetery is located in Oxford County
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- Pine Grove Cemetery
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Oxford County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Bethel.
- The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- West Bethel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375782 <3>
- Riverside Cemetery
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Oxford County
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- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rumford Point Cemetery
- Rumford Point Cemetery
- Skillingston Cemetery
- The Skillingston Cemetery is located in Oxford County
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- South Bethel Cemetery
- The South Bethel Cemetery is located in Oxford County
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- Sunday River Cemetery
- The Sunday River Cemetery is located in Oxford County
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- Upper West Ellis Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Oxford County
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- Woodlawn Cemetery
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Oxford County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Powers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Andover
- Bethel
- Bryant Pond
- Dickvale
- Dickvale is located in Oxford County
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- East Andover
- East Andover is located in Oxford County
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- Greenville
- Greenville is located in Oxford County
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- Greenwood
- Hanover
- Mayville
- Mayville is located in Oxford County
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- Mexico
- Newry
- North Newry
- North Newry is located in Oxford County
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- Continue List (9 more) ...
- North Woodstock
- North Woodstock is located in Oxford County
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- Roxbury
- Rumford Center
- Rumford
- South Andover
- South Andover is located in Oxford County
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- South Rumford
- South Rumford is located in Oxford County
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- Stoneham
- Stoneham is located in Oxford County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- West Bethel
- West Bethel is located in Oxford County
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- Woodstock
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 Powers 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 Powers 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 helpful 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 Powers 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 Powers Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #573747 (Powers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #573747 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
- Topo Map Name: Puzzle Mountain
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Powers Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
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