About Castine Town Cemetery
Castine Town Cemetery is a christian cemetery near Castine, Hancock County, Maine. The grounds sit at about 108 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 18 notable people buried here, including Mary McCarthy, Eileen Farrell and Boyd Bartlett. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 563671. The nearest other listed cemetery is Indian Bar Cemetery, about 1.7 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Riposta Funeral Home in Belfast, about 12 mi away. It is one of 268 cemeteries we list in Hancock County, and 52 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Castine. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Castine Town Cemetery
Among them: 6 writers, 2 journalists, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 inventor or engineer, 1 musician, 1 scientist, 1 US representative.
- Mary McCarthy1912-1989American writer
- Eileen Farrell1920-2002American soprano
- Boyd Bartlett1897-1965American military officer and physicist
- Noah Brooks1830-1903American journalist and editor
- Thomas Chamberlain1841-1896Union Army officer
- Arthur Somers Roche1883-1935American writer
- Hezekiah Williams1798-1856American politician, Maine
- Mary Dewson1874-1962American activist
- Francis W. Hatch, Jr.1925-2010American politician
- Alfred Eaton Ives1809-1892Politician
- Darby W. Betts1912-1998Episcopal priest
- Edward A. Miller1922-2014American engineer
Show all 18 notable burials
- George Augustus Wheeler1837-19231800s Maine historian
- Harold Steele MacKaye1866-1928
- Mary G. Porter1884-1972American social worker
- William Scarlett1883-1973American bishop
- Evan John David1877-1961Author
- Robert King Hall1912-1981Educator
People whose Wikidata entry gives Castine Town 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 Castine Town 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
- Indian Bar CemeteryCastine, MECemetery1.7 mi
- West Brooksville Congregational Church CemeteryCastine, MEChurch cemetery1.9 mi
- Blodgett Family CemeteryCastine, MEFamily cemetery1.9 mi
- Dodges Point CemeteryCastine, MECemetery2.3 mi
- Old Bakeman CemeteryCastine, MECemetery2.4 mi
- Valerius Black CemeteryCastine, MECemetery2.9 mi
- Dyer CemeteryCastine, MECemetery3.0 mi
- Wood CemeteryCastine, MECemetery3.4 mi
- Bowden Devereaux CemeteryCastine, MECemetery3.4 mi
- Indian Point CemeteryCastine, MECemetery3.4 mi
Funeral homes near Castine Town Cemetery
- Riposta Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Belfast · (207) 338-9191
- Direct Cremation Of Maine12 miCremation provider · Belfast · (207) 338-1433
- Mitchell-Tweedie Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Bucksport · (207) 469-3177
- Long Funeral Home & Cremation Services18 miFuneral home · Camden · (207) 236-0092
- Jordan-Fernald Funeral Homes21 miFuneral home · Ellsworth · (207) 667-2521
- Acadia Burial & Cremation Direct21 miCremation provider · Ellsworth · (207) 664-0007
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Frequently asked questions
Is Castine Town 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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