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A visit to the West Leeds 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 Leeds Cemetery ...

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

44.2940, -70.1691

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

The West Leeds Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County<2>.

The county seat for Androscoggin County is located in Auburn. Auburn lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southwest of the West Leeds Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the West Leeds Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the West Leeds Cemetery.<4>

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

  • River Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Keens Mills Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Keens Mills Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keens Mills Cemetery
  • East Leeds Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The East Leeds Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leeds Cemetery
  • Leeds Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sylvester Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Sylvester Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester Cemetery
  • Rose Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Rose Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
  • Bear Pond Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bear Pond Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Pond Cemetery
  • Turner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Turner Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
  • Upper Street Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Upper Street Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Street Cemetery
  • Leeds Plain Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Leeds Plain Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Plain Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
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    • River Road Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The River Road Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road Cemetery
    • Moss Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Moss Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
    • Keenes Corner Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Keenes Corner Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenes Corner Cemetery
    • Kimball Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Kimball Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball Cemetery
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
    • Bear Mtn. Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bear Mtn. Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Mtn. Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Greene.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89991 <5>
    • Old Valley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Old Valley Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Valley Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Greene.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2284795 <5>
    • Valley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Valley Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Greene.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90649 <5>
    • Wing Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wing Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Leeds Cemetery.

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

  • Turner Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Turner Center is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Center
  • Leeds
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <6>
  • North Leeds
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
  • Howes Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
  • Curtis Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Curtis Corner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
  • Turner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Turner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,878 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <6>
  • South Livermore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
  • North Turner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
  • Chase Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
  • North Monmouth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Wayne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wayne is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <6>
  • Greene Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Greene Corner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Corner
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Greene
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Greene is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,347 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <6>
    • Leeds Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Leeds Junction is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Junction
    • Monmouth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Livermore
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • North Wayne
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • North Wayne is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wayne
    • East Livermore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
    • North Auburn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • North Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
    • Foggs Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Foggs Corner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foggs Corner
    • Wales Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Wales Corner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales Corner
    • Winthrop
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Buckfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • North Livermore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
    • West Auburn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • West Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
    • Nason Beach
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Nason Beach is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Beach
    • Wales
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Wales is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
    • East Monmouth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
    • Fayette
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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 Leeds Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Androscoggin County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Leeds 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 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 Leeds Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Androscoggin 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 Leeds Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1909042  (West Leeds Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1909042 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: Androscoggin
      • Est. Elev: 88 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Turner Center
      • Location given for West Leeds Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.29403     Lon: -70.16911
      • 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 Androscoggin, 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- West Leeds 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.