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A visit to the West Cumberland Church 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 West Cumberland Church Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Cumberland Church Cemetery:

43.8107, -70.3115

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

The West Cumberland Church Cemetery is located in Cumberland County<2>.

The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Portland. Portland lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the West Cumberland Church Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the West Cumberland Church Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the West Cumberland Church Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Farris Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Farris Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farris Cemetery
  • Leighton Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Huston Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Huston Family Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huston Family Cemetery
  • Morrison Hill Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Blanchard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Moss Side Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Moss Side Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Side Cemetery
  • Purington Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Purington Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purington Cemetery
  • Franklin Stevens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Morrell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Morrell Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrell Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Godd Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Godd Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godd Cemetery
  • Knight Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Knight Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Highland Lake Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Field Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Field Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Cemetery
    • Merrill Graveyard
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Merrill Graveyard is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Graveyard
    • Knight Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Knight Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
    • Dolley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Dolley Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolley Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dolley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of North Windham.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89813 <5>
    • Windham Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Windham Hill Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham Hill Cemetery
    • Friends Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Friends Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
    • Chute Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Chute Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chute Cemetery
    • Chase Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Chase Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Cemetery
    • Highland Lake Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Highland Lake Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake Cemetery
    • Gowen Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Gowen Family Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen Family Cemetery
    • Hale Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Hale Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
    • Leighton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Leighton Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighton 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 West Cumberland Church Cemetery.

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

  • Cumberland Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • North Yarmouth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • North Yarmouth is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yarmouth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
  • Ireland Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Ireland Corner is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Corner
  • Windham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Windham is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,915 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <6>
  • West Gray
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • West Gray is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gray
  • Gray
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Gray is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <6>
  • Upper Village ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Upper Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
  • Yarmouth Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Yarmouth Junction is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Junction
  • East Gray
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • East Gray is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gray
  • Cumberland Foreside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cumberland Foreside is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Foreside
  • Lower Village ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lower Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
  • Yarmouth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • North Windham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • North Windham is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windham
    • Newhall
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Newhall is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
    • South Windham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • South Windham is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
    • Dry Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
    • Falmouth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Falmouth Foreside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Falmouth Foreside is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Foreside
    • Cumberland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
    • North Gorham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • North Gorham is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gorham
    • Westbrook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Waites Landing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Waites Landing is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waites Landing
    • Pownal
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Pownal is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pownal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pownal <6>
    • Sagamore Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Sagamore Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Village
    • Raymond
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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 West Cumberland Church Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cumberland County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Cumberland Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Falmouth
  • Gray
    • Gray lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the North (N) of the West Cumberland Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gray.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
  • North Windham
  • Westbrook
  • Yarmouth

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 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 West Cumberland Church 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 West Cumberland Church Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1913276  (West Cumberland Church Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1913276 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: 80 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cumberland Center
      • Location given for West Cumberland Church Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.81068     Lon: -70.31155
      • 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Cumberland Church 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.