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A visit to the South Gorham 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 Gorham Cemetery ...

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

43.6395, -70.4178

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

The South Gorham Cemetery is located in Cumberland County<2>.

The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Portland. Portland lies just to the east of the South Gorham Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the South Gorham 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 South Gorham Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Eastern Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Eastern Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Cemetery
  • South Street Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The South Street Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Street Cemetery
  • Conant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Conant Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant Cemetery
  • Ft. Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ft. Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Hill Cemetery
  • Brooklawn Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Brooklawn Memorial Park is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brooklawn Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Portland.
    • The Brooklawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Brooklawn Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #852912 <5>
  • Temple Beth El Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Temple Beth El Memorial Park is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Beth El Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Temple Beth El Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Portland.
    • The Temple Beth El Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Beth El Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2342716 <5>
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
  • St. Hyacinthe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Hyacinthe Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Hyacinthe Cemetery
  • Highland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
  • West Scarboro Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The West Scarboro Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scarboro Cemetery
  • Stroudwater Burying Ground
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Smith - Anderson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
    • North Street Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The North Street Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Street Cemetery
    • South Buston Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The South Buston Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Buston Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the South Buston Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bar Mills.
      • The South Buston Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Tory Hill Cemetery
      • Tory Hill Meeting House Yard Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980911 <5>
    • Black Point Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Black Point Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Point Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Forest City Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    • Bailey Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
    • Friends Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Friends Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
    • Browns Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Browns Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the South Gorham Cemetery.

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

  • North Scarborough
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
  • Gorham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gorham is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,962 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <6>
  • West Scarborough
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • West Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scarborough
  • Danish Village ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Danish Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Village
  • Lone Creek Village ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lone Creek Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Creek Village
  • Westbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Stroudwater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Stroudwater is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudwater
  • Sagamore Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sagamore Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Village
  • Buxton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Buxton is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
  • Bar Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Scarborough
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cash Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • South Windham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • South Windham is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
    • Grand Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Grand Beach is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
    • Pleasantdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Pleasantdale is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
    • Chicopee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Chicopee is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
    • Newhall
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Newhall is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
    • Kimbles Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Kimbles Corner is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
    • Old Orchard Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Prouts Neck
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • South Portland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Ferry Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Ferry Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
    • Portland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hollis Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Saco
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Saco is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saco <6>
    • Ocean Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Sebago Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Sebago Lake is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake
    • Standish
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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 Gorham Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cumberland County.

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

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Cumberland 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 Gorham Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1913072  (South Gorham Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1913072 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: Cumberland
      • Est. Elev: 38 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gorham
      • Location given for South Gorham Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.6395257     Lon: -70.417829
      • 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 Cumberland, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Gorham 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.