A visit to the South Harrison 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 Harrison Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the South Harrison Cemetery:
44.0540, -70.6178
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the South Harrison Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The South Harrison Cemetery is located in Cumberland County<2>.
The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Portland. Portland lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the South Harrison Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the South Harrison Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from South Harrison Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Trafton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Trafton Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trafton Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Maple Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Maple Ridge Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge Cemetery
- Finnish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Finnish Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finnish Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Cedar Crest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Crest Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Willard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Willard Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Wight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wight Cemetery is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wight Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Woodsum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Woodsum Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsum Cemetery
- Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- Burnham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Burnham Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham Cemetery
- Palmer - Ingalls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chaplin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Chaplin Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaplin Cemetery
- Tubbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tubbs Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tubbs Cemetery
- Lakeside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
- South Otisfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 South Harrison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from South Harrison Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Spurrs Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- Sandy Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- East Otisfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Otisfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Harrison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Naples
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Casco
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
- North Bridgton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Bridgton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- East Denmark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Crescent Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- West Poland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Waterford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Denmark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Casco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waterford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Waterford has also been known as:
- Sweats Island
- Sweet Island
- Swetts Island
- Waterford Flat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <5>
- West Bridgton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
- Poland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mechanic Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Norway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sweden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sweden is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- South Paris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Fryeburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fryeburg
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 Harrison 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 Harrison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Harrison
- Mechanic Falls
- Norway
- Norway lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the South Harrison Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Norway.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
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 Harrison 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 Harrison Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #575850 (South Harrison Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #575850 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: 149 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Casco
- Location given for South Harrison Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.05403 Lon: -70.61783
- 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' (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- South Harrison 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. |