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A visit to the Science 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 Science Hill Cemetery ...

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

44.5673, -70.3278

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

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

The county seat for Oxford County is located in South Paris. South Paris lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Science Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Science Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Science Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Birchland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Birchland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchland Cemetery
  • Canton Mtn. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Canton Mtn. Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Mtn. Cemetery
  • North Jay Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The North Jay Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay Cemetery
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Intervale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Intervale Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Knight Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Knight Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
  • Deshon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Deshon Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deshon Cemetery
  • East Peru Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The East Peru Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Jay Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Berry Mills Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Berry Mills Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Mills Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Demerritt Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Demerritt Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demerritt Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Alden Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <5>
    • Beans Corner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Beans Corner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Corner Cemetery
    • Newman Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Newman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
    • Canton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Canton Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Cemetery
    • Stones Corner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Stones Corner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Corner Cemetery
    • Savage Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Savage Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Science Hill Cemetery.

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

  • East Dixfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
  • North Jay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • North Jay is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
  • Peru
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Peru is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,509 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <6>
  • Dryden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Dryden is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
  • Wilton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dixfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Canton Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Canton Point is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Point
  • Jay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jay is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <6>
  • West Peru
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • West Peru is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peru
  • Perkin's Plantation ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Perkin's Plantation is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkin's Plantation
  • Gilbertville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
  • East Wilton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • East Wilton is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Berry Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Berry Mills is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Mills
    • Canton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Canton is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
    • Chisholm
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Chisholm is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
    • Dickvale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Dickvale is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
    • Livermore Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Temple
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Temple is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • South Rumford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • South Rumford is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rumford
    • North Livermore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
    • Shy Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
    • Weld
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Weld is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weld
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weld <6>
    • North Chesterville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
    • West Farmington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • West Farmington is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farmington
    • Mexico
      (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 Science Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Oxford County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Science 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 Science Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #575037  (Science Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #575037 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: 264 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: East Dixfield
      • Location given for Science Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.5672847     Lon: -70.3278401
      • 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Science 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.