A visit to the Tar 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 Tar Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tar Cemetery:
43.8126, -70.7962
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tar Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Tar Cemetery is located in Oxford County<2>.
The county seat for Oxford County is located in South Paris. South Paris lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Tar Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Tar Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Tar Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tar Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Durgin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Durgin Cemetery is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgin Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ricker Ancient Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Ricker Ancient Burial Ground is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker Ancient Burial Ground
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ricker Ancient Burial Ground is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Cornish.
- The Ricker Ancient Burial Ground has also been known as:
- High Road Cemetery
- Old High Road Cemetery
- Ricker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Ricker Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker Cemetery
- Barker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Weeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Weeman Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeman Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Flint Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Flint Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Cemetery
- Benton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Benton Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Wadsworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wadsworth Cemetery is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Wadsworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wadsworth Cemetery is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth Cemetery
- Gerrish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gerrish Cemetery is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerrish Cemetery
- Edgecomb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Edgecomb Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecomb Cemetery
- Merrill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Merrill Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Day Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Pendexter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pendexter Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendexter Cemetery
- Gordon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- Emerson - Thorne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Tar Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tar Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cornish
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- West Baldwin
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
- Durgintown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- Baldwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Rankins Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- East Hiram
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Hiram
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kezar Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- East Parsonsfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
- Porter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Porter is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- North Parsonsfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
- Limington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- North Limington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- Steep Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Parsonsfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Limerick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Limington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
- East Limington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- Effingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Arrowhead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
- East Brownfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Denmark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brownfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Merrill Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
- South Effingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Effingham is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Effingham
- Newfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Freedom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Tar 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 Tar 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 Tar 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 Tar Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #576655 (Tar Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #576655 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: 94 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cornish
- Location given for Tar Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.8125753 Lon: -70.796173
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tar 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. |