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A visit to the Strong Town 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 Strong Town Cemetery ...

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

44.8098, -70.2253

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

The Strong Town Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Farmington. Farmington lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Strong Town Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Strong Town Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Strong Town Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Avon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Avon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Phillips - Maine Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hardy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hardy Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Cemetery
  • Staples Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Staples Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples Cemetery
  • Intervale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Intervale Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale Cemetery
  • Gay Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Gay Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Cemetery
  • Holley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Holley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley Cemetery
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
  • Village Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Village Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Savage Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Savage Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Cemetery
    • Center Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill Cemetery
    • Shaw Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Shaw Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
    • Center Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill Cemetery
    • Butterfield Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Butterfield Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Farmington.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #800867 <5>
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Boardman - True Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Strong Town Cemetery.

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

  • Strong
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • South Strong
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • South Strong is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Strong
  • New Vineyard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • New Vineyard is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vineyard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Phillips
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fairbanks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairbanks is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
  • Temple
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Temple is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Industry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Industry is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
  • New Portland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • West Farmington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • West Farmington is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farmington
  • Farmington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Kingfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • East Madrid
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • East Madrid is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madrid
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Perkin's Plantation ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Perkin's Plantation is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkin's Plantation
    • East New Portland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • East New Portland is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Portland
    • Weld
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Weld is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weld
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weld <6>
    • Madrid
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • East Wilton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • East Wilton is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
    • Wilton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Farmington Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dryden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Dryden is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
    • North Chesterville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
    • New Sharon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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 Strong Town Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Strong Town Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Strong Town Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Franklin 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 Strong Town Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1908442  (Strong Town Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1908442 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: Franklin
      • Est. Elev: 154 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Strong
      • Location given for Strong Town Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.8097794     Lon: -70.2253427
      • 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 Franklin, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Strong Town 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.