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A visit to the Simmons 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 Simmons Cemetery ...

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

44.4073, -69.0886

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

The Simmons Cemetery is located in Waldo County<2>.

The county seat for Waldo County is located in Belfast. Belfast lies just to the east northeast of the Simmons Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Simmons Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Simmons Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Cross Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Cross Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
  • Watson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Watson Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
  • Pitcher Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Pitcher Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcher Cemetery
  • West Belfast Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The West Belfast Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Belfast Cemetery
  • Shorey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Shorey Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorey Cemetery
  • South Belfast Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Grove Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
  • Paul Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Paul Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul Cemetery
  • East Searsmont Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • South Belmont Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hills Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Hills Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Cemetery
  • Pitcher Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pitcher Cemetery is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcher Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • East Northport Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Piper Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Piper Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper Cemetery
    • Hadley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Hadley Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley Cemetery
    • East Belfast Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The East Belfast Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Belfast Cemetery
    • Harvey Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Harvey Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
    • Seekens Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Seekens Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekens Cemetery
    • Harding Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Harding Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Greer Cemetery
      • Hillside Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90048 <5>
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cross Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Cross Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
    • Thomas Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Collier Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Collier Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery

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 Simmons Cemetery.

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

  • Belmont Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Belmont Corner is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Corner
  • Center Belmont
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
  • Greers Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Greers Corner is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Corner
  • Bryants Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bryants Corner is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Corner
  • Morrill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Slab City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Slab City is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
  • Bickfords Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bickfords Corner is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
  • Belfast
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Waldo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Waldo is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
  • East Northport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • East Northport is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
  • Searsmont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincolnville Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • West Searsmont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
    • Searsport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • South Montville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • South Montville is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
    • West Appleton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • West Appleton is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
    • Lincolnville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Knox
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Knox is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
    • Montville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Montville is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
    • Hope
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • North Islesboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
    • Liberty
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Brooks
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Appleton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Lake City is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Islesboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Islesboro is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islesboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people

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 Simmons Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Waldo County.

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

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Waldo 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 Simmons Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #575473  (Simmons Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #575473 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: Waldo
      • Est. Elev: 117 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Belfast
      • Location given for Simmons Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.4072975     Lon: -69.0886484
      • 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 Waldo, 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- Simmons 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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