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A visit to the Prince 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 Prince Cemetery ...

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

44.2856, -70.4232

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

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

The county seat for Oxford County is located in South Paris. South Paris lies just to the southwest of the Prince Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Prince Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Prince Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Partridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Whittemore Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Whittemore Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore Cemetery
  • Turner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Turner Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
  • Crocker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Crocker Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker Cemetery
  • Buckfield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Buckfield Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckfield Cemetery
  • Hersey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Hersey Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey Cemetery
  • Grays Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Grays Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Cemetery
  • Forbes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Forbes Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes Cemetery
  • Packard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Packard Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Packard Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Buckfield.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2450361 <5>
  • Summerfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Stearns Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Stearns Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stearns Hill Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • Lowell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Lowell Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Cemetery
    • Turner Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Turner Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
    • Howard Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Howard Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
    • Tuell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Tuell Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuell Cemetery
    • Hebron Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Hebron Church Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebron Church Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Hebron.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2269254 <5>
    • Maple Ridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Maple Ridge Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge Cemetery
    • Swan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Swan Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Cemetery
    • Sumner Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Sumner Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner Hill Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Prince Cemetery.

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

  • Buckfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Paris
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Paris is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
  • East Sumner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • East Sumner is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
  • South Paris
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hebron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Chase Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
  • Norway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sumner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • West Paris
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • West Minot
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
  • Turner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • North Turner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • North Norway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • North Norway is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norway
    • North Auburn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • North Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
    • Turner Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Turner Center is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Center
    • Howes Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
    • Livermore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodstock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Oxford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • West Auburn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • West Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
    • Canton
      (11 miles [17.7 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
    • Greenwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Mechanic Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • South Livermore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
    • Bryant Pond
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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 Prince 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 Prince 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 Prince 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 Prince Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #573820  (Prince Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #573820 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: West Sumner
      • Location given for Prince Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.28565     Lon: -70.42325
      • 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 '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- Prince 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.