About Rural Grove Cemetery
Rural Grove Cemetery is a cemetery near Dover-Foxcroft, Piscataquis County, Maine. It lies about 2.0 mi east of Dover-Foxcroft. The grounds sit at about 417 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Hannah E. Gilman and Julia R. Gilman. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1910162. The nearest other listed cemetery is Gray Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Lary Funeral Home, Inc. in Dover-Foxcroft, about 2.1 mi away. It is one of 71 cemeteries we list in Piscataquis County, and 34 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Dover-Foxcroft. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Rural Grove Cemetery
- Hannah E. Gilman1836-191819th-century principal and co-founder of a Boston girls' school
- Julia R. Gilman1847-193819th-century teacher and co-founder of Gilman School for Girls
People whose Wikidata entry gives Rural 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
45.17955, -69.26839
What Rural 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
- Gray CemeteryDover-Foxcroft, MECemetery0.6 mi
- Knowlton Mills CemeteryDover-Foxcroft, MECemetery1.7 mi
- McAllister CemeteryDover-Foxcroft, MECemetery2.9 mi
- Brawn CemeteryDover-Foxcroft, MECemetery3.6 mi
- Guilford Center CemeterySangerville, MECemetery3.8 mi
- Town House CemeterySangerville, MECemetery4.1 mi
- Lee CemeteryDover-Foxcroft, MECemetery4.2 mi
- Village CemeterySangerville, MEMunicipal cemetery4.5 mi
- Bailey CemeteryDexter, MECemetery5.2 mi
- Gilman CemeteryDexter, MECemetery5.9 mi
Funeral homes near Rural Grove Cemetery
- Lary Funeral Home, Inc.2.1 miFuneral home · Dover-Foxcroft · (207) 564-3391
- Crosby & Neal Funeral Homes11 miFuneral home · Dexter · (207) 924-6890
- Lary Funeral Home15 miFuneral home · Milo · (207) 943-2231
- Thompson Funeral Home17 miFuneral home · Corinth · (207) 285-3377
- Brown & Sproul Funeral Home24 miFuneral home · Newport · (207) 368-5380
- Crosby & Neal Funeral Homes24 miFuneral home · Newport · (207) 368-4331
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