About Forest Grove Cemetery
Forest Grove Cemetery is a christian cemetery near Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. The grounds sit at about 348 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 26 notable people buried here, including Lot M. Morrill, Edwin C. Burleigh and James W. Bradbury. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2736713. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Marys Cemetery, about 0.1 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Funeral Alternatives in Augusta, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 238 cemeteries we list in Kennebec County, and 95 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 2 of the 238 listings in Kennebec County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Augusta. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Forest Grove Cemetery
Among them: 8 governors, 4 US representatives, 3 US senators, 2 Civil War veterans, 1 artist, 1 business leader, 1 journalist, 1 Mexican-American War veteran.
- Lot M. Morrill1813-1883American politician
- Edwin C. Burleigh1843-1916American politician
- James W. Bradbury1802-1901United States Senator from Maine
- Carl E. Milliken1877-1961American politician, 51st Governor of Maine
- Samuel Cony1811-1870American politician
- Anson Morrill1803-1887American politician
- Burton M. Cross1902-1998Governor of Maine
- John Fremont Hill1855-1912American politician, Maine
- John Noble Goodwin1824-1887American politician
- Seldon Connor1839-1917Union United States Army general
- Luther Severance1797-1855American politician
- Seth Williams1822-1866Union Army general
Show all 26 notable burials
- William Robinson Pattangall1865-1942American judge
- Orville D. Baker1847-1908American lawyer and politician
- Ralph W. Farris1886-1968Lawyer and politician in Maine
- Sumner Increase Kimball1834-1923American writer
- William Penn Whitehouse1842-1922American judge
- Benjamin Apthorp Gould Fuller1818-1885American lawyer and judge
- Elias Milliken1823-1902American lumberman and politician
- Leslie C. Cornish1854-1925American judge
- Robert Treat Whitehouseborn 1870American lawyer from Maine
- Charles Arthur Milliken1850-1926Mayor of Augusta, Maine, 1894-95
- Elizabeth Temple Winthrop Tappan1787-1860
- Henry Mills Harlow1821-1893Superintendent of the Maine Insane Asylum
- Laura Kate Colman1860-1942
- Pauline Sawtelle Jones1853-1943(1853-1943) American painter
People whose Wikidata entry gives Forest Grove Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
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What Forest Grove Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Saint Marys CemeteryAugusta, MECatholic cemetery0.1 mi
- Mount Hope CemeteryAugusta, MEChristian cemetery0.2 mi
- Mount Vernon CemeteryAugusta, MEChristian cemetery0.2 mi
- Mount Pleasant Cemetery Soldiers' LotAugusta, MECemetery0.2 mi
- Mount Pleasant CemeteryAugusta, MEChristian cemetery0.2 mi
- Ben Venue CemeteryAugusta, MECemetery0.3 mi
- Bien Venue CemeteryAugusta, MEChristian cemetery0.3 mi
- State of Maine Burial GroundAugusta, MECemetery1.0 mi
- Williams CemeteryAugusta, MECemetery1.2 mi
- Riverside/Williams CemetaryAugusta, MECemetery1.3 mi
Funeral homes near Forest Grove Cemetery
- Funeral Alternatives0.5 miFuneral home · Augusta · (207) 626-8100
- Plummer Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Augusta · (207) 622-9311
- Knowlton & Hewins Funeral Home & Cremation Care0.7 miFuneral home · Augusta · (207) 623-8722
- Plummer Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Augusta · (207) 445-3000
- Staples Funeral Home & Cremation Care6.1 miFuneral home · Gardiner · (207) 582-3102
- Roberts Funeral Home8.0 miFuneral home · Winthrop · (207) 377-6304
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Frequently asked questions
Is Forest Grove Cemetery a Christian cemetery?
Our records list a Christian affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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