A visit to the West Enfield 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 Enfield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Enfield Cemetery:
45.2235, -68.6460
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Enfield Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Enfield Cemetery is located in Penobscot County<2>.
The county seat for Penobscot County is located in Bangor. Bangor lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the West Enfield Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Enfield Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the West Enfield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Enfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Edinburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Edinburg Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg Cemetery
- Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- West End Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The West End Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End Cemetery
- Hoyt Brook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hoyt Brook Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt Brook Cemetery
- Sunny Slope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sunny Slope Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope Cemetery
- Dennis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Dennis Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Cemetery
- Welles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Welles Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welles Cemetery
- Lowell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Lowell Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell Cemetery
- Medford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Medford Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Cemetery
- Hemlock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Hemlock Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Cemetery
- Transalpine Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Transalpine Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transalpine Cemetery
- Schoodic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Schoodic Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoodic Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Page Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Page Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Cemetery
- Long Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Long Ridge Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Ridge Cemetery
- Mt. Repose Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Repose Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Repose Cemetery
- Upper Ferry Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Upper Ferry Cemetery is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Ferry Cemetery
- Cardville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Cardville Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardville Cemetery
- Alton Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Alton Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Cemetery
- Cedarvale Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Cedarvale Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarvale Cemetery
- Number 1 Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Number 1 Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number 1 Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Enfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Enfield Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Howland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West Enfield
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Edinburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edinburg is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Passadumkeag
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Passadumkeag is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passadumkeag
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Enfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Enfield is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
- Olamon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Olamon is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olamon
- South Lincoln
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Lincoln is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lincoln
- Greenbush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Greenbush is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
- East Lowell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Lowell is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lowell
- Medford Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Medford Center is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Center
- Lagrange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Medford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Medford is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- South Lagrange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Lagrange is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lagrange
- Lincoln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Boyd Lake is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Lake
- Seboeis Plantation
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seboeis Plantation is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seboeis Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Costigan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Costigan is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costigan
- Greenfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Chester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chester is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Adams
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Adams is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Pea Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pea Ridge is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Lake View Plantation
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake View Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
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 Enfield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Penobscot County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Enfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lincoln
- Milo
- Milo lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West (W) of the West Enfield Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
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 Enfield Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Maine:
- Pages specific to Penobscot 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 Enfield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #578133 (West Enfield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #578133 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: Penobscot
- Est. Elev: 52 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Howland
- Location given for West Enfield Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.22354 Lon: -68.64603
- 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 Penobscot, 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- West Enfield 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. |