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A visit to the South Bowdoin 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 South Bowdoin Cemetery ...

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

44.0145, -69.9742

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

The South Bowdoin Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County<2>.

The county seat for Sagadahoc County is located in Bath. Bath lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the South Bowdoin Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the South Bowdoin Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the South Bowdoin Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Coombs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Coombs Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coombs Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Potter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Potter Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
  • St. Cyril Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The St. Cyril Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Cyril Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Elmlawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Elmlawn Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmlawn Cemetery
  • Hix Small Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Hix Small Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix Small Cemetery
  • Littlefield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Littlefield Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
  • Hilltop Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hilltop Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Cemetery
  • Jones Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Bay View Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bay View Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View Cemetery
    • Fisher Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Fisher Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
    • Lisbon Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Lisbon Center Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon Center Cemetery
    • Fairfield Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
    • Topsham Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Topsham Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsham Cemetery
      • The Topsham Cemetery has also been known as:
      • First Parish Cemetery
      • First Parish Meeting House Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2308231 <5>
    • Randall Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Randall Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
    • Blanchard Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Blanchard Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Cemetery
    • Starbird Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Starbird Cemetery is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starbird 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 South Bowdoin Cemetery.

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

  • Bowdoin Center
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
  • Bowdoinham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bowdoin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
  • Lisbon Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pejepscot
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
  • Topsham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Brunswick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lisbon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Lisbon is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,053 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <6>
  • Harwards
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
  • Richmond Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
  • Durham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Durham is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,044 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <6>
  • Harding
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Harding is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Litchfield Corners
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
    • Drinkwater Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
    • Days Ferry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
    • Richmond
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Litchfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Sabattus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bunganuc Landing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Bunganuc Landing is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunganuc Landing
    • Pennellville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Pennellville is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennellville
    • Wales
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Wales is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
    • Bath
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <6>
    • Woolwich
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hatchs Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
    • South Dresden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden

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 South Bowdoin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sagadahoc County.

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

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Sagadahoc 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 South Bowdoin Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1907878  (South Bowdoin Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1907878 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: Sagadahoc
      • Est. Elev: 57 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bowdoinham
      • Location given for South Bowdoin Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.0145221     Lon: -69.9742184
      • 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 Sagadahoc, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- South Bowdoin 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.