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A visit to the Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery ...

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

44.5559, -69.5300

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

The Wilson Cemetery is located in Kennebec County<2>.

The county seat for Kennebec County is located in Augusta. Augusta lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the southwest of the Wilson Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wilson Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • McClintock Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The McClintock Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock Cemetery
  • Brown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
  • Reed Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Reed Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
  • Abbott Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Abbott Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott Cemetery
  • Whitaker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Whitaker Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker Cemetery
  • Holt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Holt Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
  • Ames Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ames Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Cemetery
  • Emery Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Emery Hill Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery Hill Cemetery
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
  • Shaw Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Shaw Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The St. Francis Catholic Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Francis Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Waterville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #154685 <5>
    • China Village Cemetery Extension
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • China Village Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The China Village Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Village Cemetery
    • Drummond Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Drummond Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond Cemetery
    • Getchell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Getchell Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Getchell Cemetery
    • Priest Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Priest Hill Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Hill Cemetery
    • Goddard Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Goddard Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard Cemetery
    • Libby Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Libby Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby Cemetery
    • Number 4 Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Number 4 Hill Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number 4 Hill Cemetery
    • Fowler Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Fowler Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.

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

  • Benton Falls
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
  • Benton Station
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Benton Station is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
  • Albion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fairfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Waterville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Winslow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • China
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • China is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <6>
  • Shawmut
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Shawmut is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
  • Clinton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • North Vassalboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
  • Morrison Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Morrison Corner is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Corner
  • East Vassalboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Nyes Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Nyes Corner is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyes Corner
    • Vassalboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • North Palermo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • North Palermo is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
    • Winnecook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Winnecook is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
    • Oakland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Palermo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Branch Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
    • Unity
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Hinckley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hinckley is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
    • Burnham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Burnham is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
    • South China
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Freedom
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • North Belgrade
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • North Belgrade is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belgrade
    • Sidney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Sidney is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,543 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 Wilson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kennebec County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Wilson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Kennebec 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 Wilson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #578540  (Wilson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #578540 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: Kennebec
      • Est. Elev: 60 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fairfield
      • Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.5558999     Lon: -69.5300434
      • 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 Kennebec, 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 from Point A (ie- Wilson 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.