A visit to the Purington 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 Purington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Purington Cemetery:
43.8462, -70.3839
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Purington Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Purington Cemetery is located in Cumberland County<2>.
The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Portland. Portland lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Purington Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Purington Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Purington Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Purington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dolley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Dolley Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dolley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of North Windham.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89813 <5>
- Franklin Stevens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Arlington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Arlington Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Cemetery
- Windham Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Windham Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham Hill Cemetery
- Morrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Morrell Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrell Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Harding Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Harding Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding Cemetery
- Mayberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Godd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Godd Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godd Cemetery
- West Cumberland Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Gorham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The North Gorham Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gorham Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Chute Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Chute Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chute Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- Leighton Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Farris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Farris Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farris Cemetery
- Loveitt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Loveitt Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveitt Cemetery
- Mugford Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chase Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Chase Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Cemetery
- Huston Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Huston Family Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huston Family Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Purington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Purington Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West Gray
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gray
- North Windham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windham
- Ireland Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ireland Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Corner
- Windham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gray
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <6>
- North Gorham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Gorham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gorham
- East Gray
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gray
- Dry Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
- Raymond
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Newhall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Newhall is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- North Yarmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Yarmouth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yarmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
- Frye Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Frye Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- South Windham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
- Cumberland Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Casco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sebago Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sebago Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake
- Upper Village ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Upper Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
- Yarmouth Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Yarmouth Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Junction
- New Gloucester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shaker Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Westbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cumberland Foreside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Foreside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Foreside
- Lower Village ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lower Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Yarmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crescent Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Pownal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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 Purington Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cumberland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Purington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gray
- Gray lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Purington Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gray.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- New Gloucester
- North Windham
- Westbrook
- Yarmouth
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 Purington Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maine:
- Pages specific to Cumberland 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 Purington Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #573903 (Purington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #573903 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: Cumberland
- Est. Elev: 73 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: North Windham
- Location given for Purington Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.84615 Lon: -70.38391
- 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 Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Purington 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. |