About Oak Hill Cemetery
Oak Hill Cemetery is a cemetery near Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine. It lies about 0.8 mi north of Bangor. The grounds sit at about 59 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Oliver C. Farrington, Gil Whitehouse and Samuel W. Davis. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 572605. The nearest other listed cemetery is Woodlawn Cemetery, about 1.9 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Brookings-Smith Brewer Chapel in Brewer, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 168 cemeteries we list in Penobscot County, and 44 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 168 listings in Penobscot County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Bangor. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Oak Hill Cemetery
Among them: 1 baseball player, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 scientist.
- Oliver C. Farrington1864-1933American geologist
- Gil Whitehouse1893-1926American baseball player
- Samuel W. Davis1845-1914United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
People whose Wikidata entry gives Oak Hill 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
44.78728, -68.76920
What Oak Hill 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
- Woodlawn CemeteryBrewer, MECemetery1.9 mi
- Mount Pleasant Catholic CemeteryBangor, MECatholic cemetery2.1 mi
- North Orrington CemeteryBangor, MECemetery2.7 mi
- Pine Grove Cemetery1350 Hammond Street, Bangor, MECemetery2.9 mi
- Mount Hope Cemetery1048 State Street, Bangor, MECemetery3.3 mi
- Congregation Beth Israel CemeteryVeazie, MEJewish cemetery3.4 mi
- Beth Abraham CemeteryVeazie, MEJewish cemetery3.5 mi
- North Brewer CemeteryEddington, MECemetery3.5 mi
- Fairview CemeteryVeazie, MECemetery3.8 mi
- Oak Grove Cemetery900 Finson Road, Bangor, MECemetery3.9 mi
Funeral homes near Oak Hill Cemetery
- Brookings-Smith Brewer Chapel0.5 miFuneral home · Brewer
- Brewer Chapel Of Brookings-smith0.5 miFuneral chapel · Brewer · (207) 989-7970
- Kiley & Foley Funeral Service0.7 miFuneral home · Brewer · (207) 989-3311
- Calvary Chapel0.8 miFuneral home · Bangor
- Downeast Direct Cremation1.0 miCremation provider · Bangor · (207) 225-5332
- Kiley and Foley Funeral Services1.2 miFuneral home · Bangor · (207) 942-0392
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