A visit to the Richardson Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Richardson Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Richardson Cemetery (FG ID #2372355).
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 Richardson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Richardson Cemetery:
44.4764, -70.1939
The Richardson Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County<2>.
The county seat for Androscoggin County is located in Auburn. Auburn lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the south of the Richardson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Richardson 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 Richardson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Richardson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Noyes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stones Corner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Stones Corner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Corner Cemetery
- Jay Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Alden Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Alden Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Hill Cemetery
- The Alden Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alden Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2317832 <1>
- North Livermore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shuy Yard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moose Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stubbs Mill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stubbs Mill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs Mill Cemetery
- Alden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Waters Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gibbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hillman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hillman Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Jay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The North Jay Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay Cemetery
- Canton Mtn. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Norcross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Norcross Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcross Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Richardson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Richardson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Livermore Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chisholm
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chisholm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Shy Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North Livermore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbertville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Livermore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
- North Jay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- Canton Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Canton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Livermore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Fayette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- South Livermore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dryden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Dixfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
- North Turner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
- North Leeds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fayette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Chesterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Wilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
- Howes Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wayne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Wayne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kents Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Peru
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Richardson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Androscoggin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Richardson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Canton
- Livermore Falls
- Mount Vernon
- North Turner
- Wilton
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 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 Richardson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maine:
- Pages specific to Androscoggin 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 Richardson Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2372355
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Androscoggin, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Richardson 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |