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A visit to the Rowe Hill 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 Rowe Hill Cemetery ...

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

44.3638, -70.6726

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

The Rowe Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County<2>.

The county seat for Oxford County is located in South Paris. South Paris lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the Rowe Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Rowe Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Rowe Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
  • Howe Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Howe Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Hill Cemetery
  • Mt. Abram Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Abram Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Abram Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Abram Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> 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 <5>
  • Cole Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cole Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Hill Cemetery
  • Birds Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Birds Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Hill Cemetery
  • South Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The South Bethel Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethel Cemetery
  • Patch Mtn. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Patch Mtn. Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patch Mtn. Cemetery
  • Curtis Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Curtis Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Curtis Hill Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of West Paris.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89795 <5>
  • Whales Back Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Whales Back Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whales Back Cemetery
  • Songo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Songo Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Songo Cemetery
  • Richardson Hollow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chandler Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Chandler Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Woodland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
    • North Paris Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The North Paris Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Paris Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Skillingston Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Skillingston Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skillingston Cemetery
    • Merrill Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Merrill Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Hill Cemetery
    • Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Chapel Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
    • Greenleaf Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Greenleaf Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf Cemetery
    • Hanover Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Hanover Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Cemetery
    • Bartlett Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bartlett Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett Cemetery
    • Flat Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Flat Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Cemetery
    • Bisbeetown Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Bisbeetown Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bisbeetown Cemetery
    • Stearns Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Stearns Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stearns Hill Cemetery
    • Tuell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Tuell Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuell Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rowe Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Greenville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Greenville is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Bryant Pond
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Greenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • North Woodstock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • North Woodstock is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodstock
  • Woodstock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • West Paris
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • North Norway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • North Norway is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norway
  • Mayville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mayville is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
  • Hanover
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • West Bethel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • West Bethel is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethel
  • North Waterford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Newry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rumford Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Paris
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Paris is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
    • Sumner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Waterford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Waterford is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
      • Waterford has also been known as:
      • Sweats Island
      • Sweet Island
      • Swetts Island
      • Waterford Flat
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <6>
    • Norway
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • South Paris
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dickvale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Dickvale is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
    • Stoneham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Stoneham is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • South Waterford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • South Rumford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • South Rumford is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rumford
    • Slab City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Slab City is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
    • East Sumner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • East Sumner is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
    • West Peru
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • West Peru is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peru
    • North Newry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • North Newry is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newry
    • Mexico
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rumford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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 Rowe Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Oxford County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rowe Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bethel
    • Bethel lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Rowe Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bethel.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Norway
    • Norway lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Rowe Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Norway.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Rowe Hill 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 Rowe Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #574548  (Rowe Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #574548 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
      • Est. Elev: 312 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Greenwood
      • Location given for Rowe Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.36384     Lon: -70.67259
      • 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 '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- Rowe Hill 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.