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A visit to the West Scarboro 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 Scarboro Cemetery ...

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

43.5673, -70.3928

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

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

The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Portland. Portland lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the West Scarboro Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the West Scarboro Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the West Scarboro Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Black Point Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Black Point Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Point Cemetery
  • Nonesuch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Nonesuch Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonesuch Cemetery
  • South Gorham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The South Gorham Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gorham Cemetery
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Highland Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Brooklawn Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Brooklawn Memorial Park is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brooklawn Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Portland.
    • The Brooklawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Brooklawn Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #852912 <5>
  • Temple Beth El Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Temple Beth El Memorial Park is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Beth El Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Temple Beth El Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Portland.
    • The Temple Beth El Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Beth El Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2342716 <5>
  • South Buston Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The South Buston Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Buston Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the South Buston Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bar Mills.
    • The South Buston Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Tory Hill Cemetery
    • Tory Hill Meeting House Yard Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980911 <5>
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Biddeford.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90511 <5>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Josephs Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Biddeford.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90506 <5>
    • Forest City Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Stroudwater Burying Ground
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
    • St. Hyacinthe Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The St. Hyacinthe Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Hyacinthe Cemetery
    • Conant Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Conant Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant Cemetery
    • Eastern Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Eastern Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Cemetery
    • South Street Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The South Street Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Street Cemetery
    • Bay View Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bay View Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bay View Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of South Portland.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #833189 <5>
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Western Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Western Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Cemetery

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 West Scarboro Cemetery.

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

  • West Scarborough
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • West Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scarborough
  • Grand Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Grand Beach is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
  • Danish Village ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Danish Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Village
  • Old Orchard Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Scarborough
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Ocean Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Prouts Neck
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Saco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Saco is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,121 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saco <6>
  • Kinney Shores
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Kinney Shores is located in York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney Shores
  • North Scarborough
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
  • Lone Creek Village ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lone Creek Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Creek Village
  • Biddeford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Cash Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
    • Pleasantdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasantdale is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
    • Stroudwater
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Stroudwater is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudwater
    • Buxton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Buxton is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
    • Airport Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Airport Village is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
    • Gorham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Gorham is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,962 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <6>
    • Biddeford Pool
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • South Portland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sagamore Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Sagamore Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Village
    • Westbrook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bar Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Cape Elizabeth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Ferry Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ferry Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
    • Portland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dayton
      (9 miles [14.5 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 West Scarboro 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 West Scarboro Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 West Scarboro 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 Scarboro Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #578218  (West Scarboro Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #578218 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: 26 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Old Orchard Beach
      • Location given for West Scarboro Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.5673053     Lon: -70.392828
      • 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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Scarboro 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.