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A visit to the Silver Lake 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 Silver Lake Cemetery ...

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

44.5873, -68.7917

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

The Silver Lake 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 east of the Silver Lake Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Silver Lake Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Silver Lake Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cottle Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Cottle Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • The Cottle Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottle Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2438532 <5>
  • Village Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Village Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
  • Buck Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Buck Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
  • Gross Point Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Gross Point Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Point Cemetery
  • Leaches Point Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Wiswell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Wiswell Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiswell Cemetery
  • Whitman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Whitman Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Whitman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Whitman Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman Cemetery
    • Front Ridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Front Ridge Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Front Ridge Cemetery
    • Back Ridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Back Ridge Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back Ridge Cemetery
    • Pine Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
    • Cove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Cove Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Cemetery
    • Twining Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Twining Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twining Cemetery
    • Mt. Prospect Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Prospect Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Prospect Cemetery
    • Leach Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Leach Cemetery is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Silver Lake Cemetery.

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

  • Bucksport
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Prospect Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
  • Verona Island
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Verona Island is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Island
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
    • Former name for Verona Island:
    • Verona
  • Orland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bucksport Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
  • Prospect
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Winterport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Frankfort
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sandy Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • East Orland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • North Winterport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • North Winterport is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
  • Stockton Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • West Penobscot
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
    • North Penobscot
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • North Penobscot is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Penobscot
    • North Searsport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • North Searsport is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsport
    • Goodale Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
    • Dedham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Orrington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hampden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Searsport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • North Orrington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
    • Newburgh Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
    • Monroe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Monroe is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
    • Hampden Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
    • Holden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Holden is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <6>
    • South Newburgh
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
    • Monroe Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center

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 Silver Lake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Silver Lake 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 Silver Lake Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #575465  (Silver Lake Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #575465 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: 50 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bucksport
      • Location given for Silver Lake Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.5872961     Lon: -68.7916993
      • 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Silver Lake 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.