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A visit to the Sawyer Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Sawyer Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   44.7468°   (44° 44' 48")

Lon:   -69.1884°   (-69° 11' 18")

The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Penobscot County<2>.

The county seat for Penobscot County is located in Bangor. Bangor lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the east of the Sawyer 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 Sawyer Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hathaway Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hathaway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hathaway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hathaway Cemetery is located in Waldo County
  • North Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The North Ridge Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
  • Simpson Corners Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Corners Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Simpson Corners Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
  • Toothaker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toothaker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toothaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Toothaker Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
  • Jewel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jewel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jewel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jewel Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
  • Monk Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Monk Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
  • Etna Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Etna Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Etna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Etna Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Waldo County
  • Mt. Holly Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Holly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Holly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Holly Cemetery is located in Waldo County
  • Webster Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Webster Cemetery is located in Waldo County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Mudgett Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mudgett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mudgett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mudgett Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Graveyard Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graveyard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graveyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Graveyard Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Palmer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Palmer Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Fogg Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fogg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fogg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fogg Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Porter Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Porter Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Stephen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stephen Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Bean Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bean Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bean Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bean Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Bickford Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bickford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bickford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bickford Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Knowlton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knowlton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knowlton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knowlton Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Leavitt Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leavitt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leavitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Leavitt Cemetery is located in Penobscot County

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 Sawyer Cemetery.

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

  • Plymouth
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Dixmont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
    • Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
  • East Newport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newport
    • East Newport is located in Penobscot County
  • Troy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Waldo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <6>
  • Etna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
    • Etna is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
  • Detroit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
    • Detroit is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <6>
  • East Dixmont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Dixmont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
    • East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
  • Carmel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
    • Carmel is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,857 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel <6>
  • Newport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Newport is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,248 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <6>
  • Houston Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
    • Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Jackson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jackson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Jackson is located in Waldo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
  • South Newburgh
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Newburgh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
    • South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Dogtown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
      • Dogtown is located in Somerset County
    • Pittsfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Newburgh Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newburgh Village. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
      • Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
    • North Newburgh
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Newburgh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newburgh
      • North Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
    • Stetson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
      • Stetson is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
    • Palmyra
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • North Newport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Newport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport
      • North Newport is located in Penobscot County
    • Winnecook
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winnecook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
      • Winnecook is located in Waldo County
    • Unity
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
      • Unity is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unity <6>
    • Burnham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
      • Burnham is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
    • Corinna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinna
      • Corinna is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,135 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinna <6>
    • Monroe Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monroe Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
      • Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
    • Monroe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
    • West Palmyra
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Palmyra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
      • West Palmyra is located in Somerset County

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 Sawyer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Penobscot County.

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

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 Sawyer Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #574961  (Sawyer Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #574961 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Dixmont
    • County: Penobscot         Elev: 98
    • Location given for GNIS #574961 (Sawyer Cemetery)

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

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 Penobscot, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sawyer Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7468, Longitude: -69.1884       In this case, the coordinates for the Sawyer Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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