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A visit to the Whitman 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 Whitman Cemetery ...

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

44.1706, -70.3926

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

The Whitman Cemetery is located in Oxford County<2>.

The county seat for Oxford County is located in South Paris. South Paris lies just to the west northwest of the Whitman Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Whitman Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Whitman Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Rowe Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Rowe Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
  • Bucknam Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Bucknam Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucknam Cemetery
  • Hawkes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Hawkes Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkes Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Hilborn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Hilborn Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilborn Cemetery
  • Greenwood Mtn. Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hebron Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Hebron Church Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebron Church Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Hebron.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2269254 <5>
  • Shepardsfield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Shepardsfield Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsfield Cemetery
  • Deane Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Deane Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane Cemetery
  • Atkinson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
  • Maple Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Maple Ridge Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge Cemetery
  • Russell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Russell Cemetery is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Holmes Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Holmes Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Woodman Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Woodman Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman Cemetery
    • Scott Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The Scott Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
    • Harlow Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The Harlow Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow Cemetery
    • Washburn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Washburn Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn Cemetery
    • Center Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
      • The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Oxford Congregational Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2300351 <5>
    • Brookvale Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Brookvale Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookvale Cemetery
    • Herseyville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Herseyville Cemetery is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herseyville 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 Whitman Cemetery.

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

  • West Minot
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
  • Hebron
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mechanic Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Oxford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • West Auburn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • West Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
  • North Auburn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • North Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
  • Moussam
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
  • Minot
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Minot is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
  • South Paris
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Poland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • 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 <6>
  • East Poland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
  • Chase Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • East Otisfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
    • Cobb Cove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
    • Turner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Buckfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Paris
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Paris is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
    • Norway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Otisfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
    • West Poland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Littlefield Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
    • Auburn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <6>
    • Rumford Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
    • Lewiston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lewiston is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,226 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <6>
    • Foggs Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Foggs Corner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foggs Corner

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 Whitman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Oxford County.

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

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Oxford 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 Whitman Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1908251  (Whitman Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1908251 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: Oxford
      • Est. Elev: 140 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Oxford
      • Location given for Whitman Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.1706265     Lon: -70.3925573
      • 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 Oxford, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whitman 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.