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A visit to the Stearns 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 Stearns Cemetery ...

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

44.2215, -70.8628

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

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

The county seat for Oxford County is located in South Paris. South Paris lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east of the Stearns Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Stearns Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Stearns Cemetery.<4>

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

  • 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
  • Fox Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Fox Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
  • Lord Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Lord Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lord Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Stevens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Stevens Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
  • Brackett Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Brackett Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackett Cemetery
  • Emerson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Emerson Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson Cemetery
  • Webber Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Webber Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber Cemetery
  • Haskell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Haskell Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell Cemetery
  • Bisbeetown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Bisbeetown Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bisbeetown Cemetery
  • Eastman / Charles Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Bemis Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bemis Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis Cemetery
    • Gammay Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Gammay Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gammay Cemetery
    • Center Chatham Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Smart Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Smart Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smart Cemetery
    • Wiley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Wiley Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
    • Black Mtn. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Black Mtn. Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Mtn. Cemetery
    • Flint Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Flint Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Cemetery
    • Elm Vale Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Elm Vale Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Vale Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Stearns Cemetery.

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

  • Slab City
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Slab City is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
  • Center Lovell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Stoneham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Stoneham is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • North Waterford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lovell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sweden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sweden is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
  • Waterford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • 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 <6>
  • Chatham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <6>
  • North Fryeburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • North Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fryeburg
  • South Waterford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • West Bridgton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
  • South Chatham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • South Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Fryeburg Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Fryeburg Center is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg Center
    • North Bridgton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Harrison
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • North Norway
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • North Norway is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norway
    • East Fryeburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • East Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fryeburg
    • Greenwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • West Bethel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • West Bethel is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethel
    • Bridgton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenville is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Bethel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Mayville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Mayville is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
    • Beans Purchase
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Beans Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
    • Fryeburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Sandy Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
    • Norway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • West Paris
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bryant Pond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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 Stearns 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 Stearns Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Stearns 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 Stearns Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #581219  (Stearns Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #581219 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: 167 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: North Waterford
      • Location given for Stearns Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.2214564     Lon: -70.8628461
      • 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stearns 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.