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A visit to the Sparrow 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 Sparrow Cemetery ...

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

44.4278, -70.3523

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

The Sparrow Cemetery is located in Oxford County<2>.

The county seat for Oxford County is located in South Paris. South Paris lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Sparrow Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sparrow Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Sparrow Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Parsons Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Parsons Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Grove Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Canton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90191 <5>
  • Canton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Canton Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Fields Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Fields Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Hill Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • Deshon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Deshon Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deshon Cemetery
  • East Peru Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The East Peru Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru Cemetery
  • Hartford Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Black Mtn. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Black Mtn. Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Mtn. Cemetery
  • Sumner Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sumner Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner Hill Cemetery
  • Bear Mtn. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bear Mtn. Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Mtn. Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
    • Alden Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Alden Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Knight Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Knight Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
    • Waters Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Waters Hill Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Hill Cemetery
    • North Livermore Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The North Livermore Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore Cemetery
    • Alden Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Alden Hill Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Hill Cemetery
      • The Alden Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Alden Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2317832 <5>
    • Canton Mtn. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Canton Mtn. Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Mtn. 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 Sparrow Cemetery.

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

  • Canton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Canton is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
  • Gilbertville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
  • Canton Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Canton Point is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Point
  • Sumner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • East Sumner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • East Sumner is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
  • Livermore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Peru
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Peru is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,509 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <6>
  • North Livermore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
  • North Turner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
  • Dickvale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dickvale is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
  • South Livermore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
  • Shy Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Livermore Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Chisholm
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Chisholm is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
    • Jay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jay is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <6>
    • West Peru
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • West Peru is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peru
    • Buckfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Howes Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
    • North Jay
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • North Jay is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
    • Dixfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • East Livermore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
    • East Dixfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
    • Woodstock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Chase Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
    • South Rumford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • South Rumford is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rumford

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 Sparrow 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 Sparrow 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 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 Sparrow Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Oxford 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 Sparrow Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #575971  (Sparrow Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #575971 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: Oxford
      • Est. Elev: 147 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Canton
      • Location given for Sparrow Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.4278437     Lon: -70.3522827
      • 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 Oxford, 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- Sparrow 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.