About Laighton Thaxter Cemetery
Laighton Thaxter Cemetery is a cemetery near Kittery Point, York County, Maine. It lies about 8.0 mi northwest of Kittery Point. The grounds sit at about 33 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Celia Thaxter and Oscar Laighton. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1910980. The nearest other listed cemetery is Haley Cemetery, about 0.6 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is J Verne Wood Funeral Home - Buckminster Chapel in Portsmouth, about 9.2 mi away. It is one of 667 cemeteries we list in York County, and 83 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in York County dates to 1819. 4 of the 667 listings in York County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Kittery Point. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Laighton Thaxter Cemetery
Among them: 2 artists, 2 writers.
- Celia Thaxter1835-1894American writer
- Oscar Laighton1839-1939American poet, writer, and hotelkeeper
People whose Wikidata entry gives Laighton Thaxter 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 Laighton Thaxter 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
- Haley CemeteryKittery Point, MECemetery0.6 mi
- Caswell CemeteryRye, NHCemetery0.9 mi
- Capt. John Smith MonumentRye, NHCemetery1.0 mi
- Old Burying GroundRye, NHCemetery1.0 mi
- Beebe CemeteryRye, NHCemetery1.1 mi
- Dow Family CemeteryRye, NHFamily cemetery6.4 mi
- Old Odiorne Point CemeteryNew Castle, NHCemetery6.6 mi
- Odiorne CemeteryNew Castle, NHCemetery6.6 mi
- Gerrish Goodwin LotKittery Point, MECemetery6.6 mi
- Foss Family CemeteryRye, NHFamily cemetery6.6 mi
Funeral homes near Laighton Thaxter Cemetery
- J Verne Wood Funeral Home - Buckminster Chapel9.2 miFuneral home · Portsmouth · (603) 436-1702
- Northeast Cremation Service9.2 miCremation provider · Portsmouth · (603) 600-4158
- Farrell Funeral Home9.5 miFuneral home · Portsmouth · (603) 436-5418
- J.s. Pelkey & Son Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · Kittery · (207) 439-4900
- Lucas & Eaton Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · York · (207) 363-3531
- Cremation Society of New Hampshire11 miCremation provider · Hampton · (603) 622-1800
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