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A visit to the Rural 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 Rural Cemetery ...

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

44.3153, -68.6086

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

The Rural Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.

The county seat for Hancock County is located in Ellsworth. Ellsworth lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Rural Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Rural Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Rural Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old Birchland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Old Birchland Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Birchland Cemetery
  • Forest Home Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
  • Carters Point Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Carters Point Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Point Cemetery
  • Mt. Ephraim Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Ephraim Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Ephraim Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Ephraim Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Brooklin.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90246 <5>
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Brooklin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
  • Reach Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Reach Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reach Cemetery
  • Long Island Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Long Island Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island Cemetery
  • Douglass Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Douglass Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Douglass Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Blue Hill.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2467995 <5>
  • Blastow's Cove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Freethy Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Freethy Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freethy Cemetery
    • Camp Stream Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Camp Stream Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Stream Cemetery
    • Grays Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Grays Hill Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Hill Cemetery
    • Seaside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Seaside Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside Cemetery
    • Early Settlers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Mt. Rest Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Rest Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Rest Cemetery
    • Condon Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Condon Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condon Cemetery
    • Wood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Wood Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
    • Mt. Adams Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Adams Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Adams Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
      • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Stinson's Neck Cemetery
      • Sunshine Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89873 <5>

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]<3> of the Rural Cemetery.

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

  • Sedgwick
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • North Brooklin
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • North Brooklin is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooklin
  • Sargentville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Sargentville is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
  • Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Haven is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
  • Brooklin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • South Blue Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • South Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blue Hill
  • Little Deer Isle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Brooksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Blue Hill Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue Hill Falls is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill Falls
  • Blue Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Deer Isle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountainville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Mountainville is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Sunset
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Oceanville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Oceanville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
    • East Blue Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • West Brooksville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
    • Cape Rosier
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
    • Seal Cove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Castine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Penobscot
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Harborside
      (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 Rural Cemetery. The following communities are located in Hancock County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rural 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 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 Rural Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Hancock 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 Rural Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #574594  (Rural Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #574594 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: Hancock
      • Est. Elev: 20 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Brooklin
      • Location given for Rural Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.3153     Lon: -68.60857
      • 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 Hancock, 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 from Point A (ie- Rural 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.
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