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A visit to the Trafton 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 Trafton Cemetery ...

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

44.0598, -70.6437

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

The Trafton Cemetery is located in Cumberland County<2>.

The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Portland. Portland lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Trafton Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Trafton Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Trafton Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Finnish Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Finnish Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finnish Cemetery
  • Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Center Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
  • South Harrison Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The South Harrison Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Harrison Cemetery
  • Carsley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Carsley Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley Cemetery
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill 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
  • Willard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Willard Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
  • Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ridge Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
  • Burnham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Burnham Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Palmer - Ingalls Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Highland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • Finnish Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Finnish Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finnish 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
    • Deer Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Deer Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
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    • Barnard Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Barnard Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard Cemetery
    • Chaplin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Chaplin Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaplin Cemetery
    • Cedar Crest Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Cedar Crest Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest Cemetery
    • Wight Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wight Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wight Cemetery
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood 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 Trafton Cemetery.

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

  • Harrison
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • North Bridgton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bridgton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • 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
  • Spurrs Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
  • South Bridgton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
  • East Otisfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
  • Otisfield
    (5 miles [8 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
  • Naples
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Naples is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <5>
  • Casco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Casco is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,940 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casco <5>
  • Cobb Cove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
  • East Denmark
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • East Denmark is located in Oxford County
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  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • South Waterford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Oxford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Waterford
      (9 miles [14.5 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>
    • Crescent Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
    • Sweden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Sweden is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
    • West Bridgton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
    • Denmark
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • West Poland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • South Casco
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Norway
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • East Fryeburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • East Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fryeburg
    • Poland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Poland is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <5>
    • Mechanic Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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 Trafton 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 Trafton 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 helpful 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 Trafton 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 Trafton Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1913221  (Trafton Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1913221 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: 147 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bridgton
      • Location given for Trafton Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.059793     Lon: -70.643672
      • 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Trafton 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.