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A visit to the Skillingston 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 Skillingston Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   44.4086°   (44° 24' 30")

Lon:   -70.8189°   (-70° 49' 8")

The Skillingston Cemetery is located in Oxford County<1>.

The county seat for Oxford County is located in South Paris. South Paris lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the southeast of the Skillingston Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Skillingston Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Woodland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Oxford County
  • Flat Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flat Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Flat Cemetery is located in Oxford County
  • Mt. Will Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Will Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Will Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Will Cemetery is located in Oxford County
  • Chapman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chapman Cemetery is located in Oxford County
  • Songo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Songo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Songo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Songo Cemetery is located in Oxford County
  • South Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The South Bethel Cemetery is located in Oxford County
  • Chandler Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chandler Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chandler Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chandler Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
  • Sunday River Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunday River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunday River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sunday River Cemetery is located in Oxford County
  • Howe Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howe Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howe Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Howe Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
  • Mt. Abram Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Abram Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Abram Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Abram Cemetery is located in Oxford County
  • Birds Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Birds Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Birds Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Birds Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Hanover Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanover Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hanover Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Bartlett Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bartlett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bartlett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bartlett Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Powers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Powers Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Rowe Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowe Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowe Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rowe Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Abbott Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Whales Back Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Cole Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cole Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cole Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cole Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Rumford Point Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rumford Point Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Skillingston Cemetery.

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

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 Skillingston 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 Skillingston Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bethel
    • Bethel lies less than 2 miles<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Skillingston Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bethel.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Gorham

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 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 Skillingston 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 Skillingston Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #581207  (Skillingston Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #581207 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: Bethel
    • County: Oxford         Elev: 207
    • Location given for GNIS #581207 (Skillingston Cemetery)

The official website for Oxford County: www.oxfordcounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Skillingston Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.4086, Longitude: -70.8189    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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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