About Grove Cemetery
Grove Cemetery is a christian cemetery in Belfast, Waldo County, Maine. The grounds sit at about 200 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 19 notable people buried here, including William G. Crosby, Nathan Read and Dudley Allen Sargent. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 567354. The nearest other listed cemetery is East Belfast Cemetery, about 1.5 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Riposta Funeral Home in Belfast, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 140 cemeteries we list in Waldo County, and 55 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
Notable people buried at Grove Cemetery
Among them: 4 US representatives, 2 artists, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 governor, 1 inventor or engineer.
- William G. Crosby1805-1881American politician
- Nathan Read1759-1849American politician
- Dudley Allen Sargent1849-1924American academic
- Nehemiah Abbott1804-1877American politician
- Seth L. Milliken1831-1897American politician
- John Wilson1777-1848American politician from Massachusetts
- Hugh Dean McLellan1876-1953United States federal judge
- John F. Anderson1832-1902American Union Army general
- William H. McLellan1832-1912Maine politician
- Albert G. Jewett1802-1885American diplomat
- Hodgdon C. Buzzell1878-1948American lawyer and politician
- Caroline Belcher Abbott1812-1883Non-student///profession:/born:1812/died:1883
Show all 19 notable burials
- Elizabeth Brackett1852-1918American philanthropist
- Frances A. Williams Hazeltine1821-1847
- Harriet H. Williamson Hazeltine1811-1884
- Mary Maud Milliken1860-1915
- Mayo Hazeltine1805-1843
- Paul R. Hazeltine1800-1878
- R. Herman Cassens1875-1948American photographer and postcard publisher
People whose Wikidata entry gives 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
44.42562, -69.01698
What 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
- East Belfast CemeteryBelfast, MECemetery1.5 mi
- East Side/Vaughan Cemetery123 Searsport Avenue, Belfast, MECemetery1.6 mi
- South Belfast Cemetery116 Woods Road, Belfast, MECemetery2.0 mi
- City Point/Oak Hill Road Cemetery133 City Point Road, Belfast, MECemetery2.1 mi
- City Point CemeteryBelfast, MECemetery2.1 mi
- Head of the Tide CemeteryBelfast, MECemetery2.2 mi
- North Belfast/Head of Tide Cemetery109 Doak Road, Belfast, MECemetery2.3 mi
- Piper Cemetery58 Back Belmont Road, Belfast, MECemetery2.3 mi
- West Belfast CemeteryBelfast, MECemetery2.3 mi
- East Northport CemeteryBelfast, MECemetery2.8 mi
Funeral homes near Grove Cemetery
- Riposta Funeral Home0.6 miFuneral home · Belfast · (207) 338-9191
- Direct Cremation Of Maine0.6 miCremation provider · Belfast · (207) 338-1433
- Long Funeral Home & Cremation Services15 miFuneral home · Camden · (207) 236-0092
- Mitchell-Tweedie Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Bucksport · (207) 469-3177
- Brooks Monuments21 miMonument dealer · Warren · (207) 273-2981
- Hampden-Gilpatrick Chapel of Brookings-Smith24 miFuneral chapel · Hampden
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Grove Cemetery located?
Grove Cemetery is at 239 Main Street, Belfast, ME 04915 in Waldo County. GPS coordinates: 44.42562, -69.01698.
Is 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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