About Shaw Cemetery
Shaw Cemetery is a cemetery near Gorham, Cumberland County, Maine. It lies about 5.8 mi southeast of Gorham. The grounds sit at about 338 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 2736245. The nearest other listed cemetery is Sanborn Cemetery, about 0.4 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Chad E. Poitras Cremation & Funeral Service in Buxton, about 4.9 mi away. It is one of 404 cemeteries we list in Cumberland County, and 174 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.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Gorham. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
43.73112, -70.53594
What Shaw 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
- Sanborn CemeteryGorham, MECemetery0.4 mi
- Lowell CemeteryGorham, MECemetery0.7 mi
- Dennet CryptGorham, MECemetery1.0 mi
- Shaws Mill Cemetery175 Shaws Mill Road, Gorham, MECemetery1.0 mi
- Standish CemeteryGorham, MECemetery1.0 mi
- Mussey CemeteryGorham, MECemetery1.3 mi
- Tom Shaw PlotSouth Windham, MECemetery1.4 mi
- Smith CemeterySteep Falls, MECemetery1.4 mi
- Butterfield CemeterySouth Windham, MECemetery1.5 mi
- Thome CemeterySteep Falls, MECemetery1.7 mi
Funeral homes near Shaw Cemetery
- Chad E. Poitras Cremation & Funeral Service4.9 miFuneral home · Buxton · (207) 929-3723
- Dolby Funeral Chapel5.5 miFuneral chapel · Windham · (207) 892-6342
- Dolby Funeral Chapel5.8 miFuneral chapel · Gorham · (207) 839-4270
- Blais & Hay Funeral Home9.3 miFuneral home · Westbrook
- Dolby Funeral Chapel9.3 miFuneral chapel · Westbrook · (207) 854-2341
- Conroy-Tully Walker Cremations | Funerals | Gatherings13 miFuneral home · Portland · (207) 773-6511
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