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A visit to the South Buston Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the South Buston Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The South Buston Cemetery (FG ID #1980911).

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 Buston Cemetery ...

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

43.6077, -70.5389

The South Buston Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bar Mills.

The cemetery is located in York County<2>.

The county seat for York County is located in Alfred. Alfred lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the South Buston Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the South Buston Cemetery.

Establishment of the South Buston Cemetery ...

The South Buston Cemetery was established in 1761.

Name Variations for South Buston Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

South Buston Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Tory Hill Cemetery
  • Tory Hill Meeting House Yard Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the South Buston Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the South Buston Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from South Buston 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 South Buston Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in York County.

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

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to York 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 Buston Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #1980911

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1911218  (Tory Hill Meeting House Yard)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1911218 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: York
      • Topo Map Name: Unknown
      • Location given for Tory Hill Meeting House Yard:
      • Lat: 0     Lon: 0
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including York, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Buston 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.