About Eastern Cemetery
Eastern Cemetery is a cemetery in Gorham, Cumberland County, Maine. The grounds sit at about 184 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 565712. The nearest other listed cemetery is South Street Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the west. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Dolby Funeral Chapel in Gorham, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 404 cemeteries we list in Cumberland County, and 202 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Cumberland County dates to 1658. 2 of the 404 listings in Cumberland County have a phone number or website on record.
Map
43.68160, -70.43177
What Eastern 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
- South Street Cemetery43 South Street, Gorham, MECemetery0.6 mi
- Fort Hill Cemetery268 Fort Hill Road, Gorham, MECemetery1.6 mi
- Hamblen CemeterySouth Windham, MECemetery2.1 mi
- Conant CemeteryWestbrook, MECemetery2.9 mi
- Smith - Anderson CemeterySouth Windham, MECemetery2.9 mi
- Elder CemeteryWestbrook, MECemetery2.9 mi
- South Gorham Cemetery13 Burnham Road, Gorham, MECemetery3.0 mi
- Old Anderson CemeterySouth Windham, MECemetery3.1 mi
- Hillside Cemetery166 Huston Road, Gorham, MECemetery3.2 mi
- Little Falls Cemetery735 Gray Road, Gorham, MECemetery3.4 mi
Funeral homes near Eastern Cemetery
- Dolby Funeral Chapel0.7 miFuneral chapel · Gorham · (207) 839-4270
- Blais & Hay Funeral Home3.3 miFuneral home · Westbrook
- Dolby Funeral Chapel3.3 miFuneral chapel · Westbrook · (207) 854-2341
- Dolby Funeral Chapel4.6 miFuneral chapel · Windham · (207) 892-6342
- Wilde Memorial Chapel6.9 miFuneral chapel · Portland · (207) 797-4597
- Advantage Funeral and Cremation Services7.1 miCremation provider · Portland · (207) 899-4605
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Eastern Cemetery located?
Eastern Cemetery is at 227 Main Street, Gorham, ME 04038 in Cumberland County. GPS coordinates: 43.68160, -70.43177.
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