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A visit to the Shaw 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 Shaw Cemetery ...

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

44.7473, -70.0267

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

The Shaw Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Farmington. Farmington lies just to the southwest of the Shaw Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Shaw Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Shaw Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Center Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill Cemetery
  • Pike Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Pike Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Cemetery
  • Boardman - True Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Locke Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Locke Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke Cemetery
  • Frederic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Frederic Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic Cemetery
  • Greenleaf Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Greenleaf Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf Cemetery
  • Hardy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Hardy Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Cemetery
  • Holley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Holley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley Cemetery
  • Weeks Mills Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Weeks Mills Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeks Mills Cemetery
  • Swan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Swan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Cemetery
  • Athearn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Athearn Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athearn Cemetery
  • Emery Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Emery Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Gay Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Gay Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Cemetery
    • Village Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Village Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
    • Old Point Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old Point Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Point Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • Butterfield Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Butterfield Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Farmington.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #800867 <5>
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Gower Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Gower Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower Cemetery
    • Blake Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Blake Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Cemetery
    • Land of Rest Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Land of Rest Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land of Rest Cemetery
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill 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 Shaw Cemetery.

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

  • Industry
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Industry is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
  • Mercer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mercer is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
  • New Vineyard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • New Vineyard is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vineyard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Fairbanks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairbanks is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
  • New Sharon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Madison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Anson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Anson is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,397 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anson <6>
  • Farmington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • West Farmington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • West Farmington is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farmington
  • Farmington Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • North Anson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • South Strong
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • South Strong is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Strong
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Temple
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Temple is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • New Portland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Barron Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Barron Corner is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Corner
    • East New Portland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • East New Portland is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Portland
    • Strong
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • North Chesterville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
    • Norridgewock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • East Wilton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • East Wilton is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
    • Smithfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dryden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Dryden is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
    • Vienna
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • East Madison
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • East Madison is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison

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 Shaw Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Shaw Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Franklin 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 Shaw Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #575321  (Shaw Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #575321 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: Franklin
      • Est. Elev: 275 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: New Sharon
      • Location given for Shaw Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.7472813     Lon: -70.0267283
      • 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 Franklin, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shaw 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.