About Western Cemetery
Western Cemetery is a cemetery near Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. It lies about 1.1 mi northeast of Portland. The grounds sit at about 125 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 13 notable people buried here, including John Neal, Albion Parris and Prentiss Mellen. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 578247. The nearest other listed cemetery is Forest City Cemetery, about 0.8 mi to the south. The nearest funeral home we know of is Conroy-tully Walker Cremations | Funerals | Gatherings in Portland, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 404 cemeteries we list in Cumberland County, and 123 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, Portland. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Western Cemetery
Among them: 4 writers, 2 US representatives, 2 US senators, 1 governor, 1 journalist.
- John Neal1793-1876American writer
- Albion Parris1788-1857American politician
- Prentiss Mellen1764-1840American judge
- Samuel Longfellow1819-1892American clergyman
- Grenville Mellen1799-1841American poet and lawyer
- Elijah Kellogg1813-1901American missionary
- Stephen Longfellow1776-1849American politician
- Charles Pomeroy Parker1852-1916American classical philologist
- Cyrus Cummings1791-1859American Methodist Episcopal minister
- David Greene Haskins1818-18961 May 1818 - 11 May 1896
- Ichabod Nichols1784-1859American Congregational minister
- John White Appleton1780-1862
Show all 13 notable burials
- Stephen Longfellow1805-1850Eldest brother of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
People whose Wikidata entry gives Western 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
43.64507, -70.27422
What Western 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
- Forest City CemeteryPortland, MEChristian cemetery0.8 mi
- Calvary CemeterySouth Portland Gardens, MEChristian cemetery1.2 mi
- Eastern CemeteryPortland, MECemetery1.7 mi
- Bay View CemeterySouth Portland, MECemetery1.8 mi
- Mount Pleasant CemeterySouth Portland, MECemetery1.9 mi
- Highland Memorial CemeterySouth Portland, MECemetery2.0 mi
- Smith Street Cemetery18 Smith Street, South Portland, MEJewish cemetery2.1 mi
- George Street CemeteryPortland, MECemetery2.2 mi
- Stroudwater Burying Ground Cemetery1318 Westbrook Street, Portland, MECemetery2.2 mi
- Old Settlers CemeterySouth Portland, ME · est. 1658Cemetery2.3 mi
Funeral homes near Western Cemetery
- Conroy-tully Walker Cremations | Funerals | Gatherings0.6 miFuneral home · Portland · (207) 773-6511
- Conroy-tully Walker Cremations | Funerals | Gatherings1.1 miFuneral home · South Portland · (207) 773-6511
- Jewish Funeral Home1.7 miFuneral home · Portland · (207) 774-3733
- Coastal Cremation Services1.7 miCremation provider · Portland · (207) 699-6171
- Maine Cremation Care1.7 miCremation provider · Portland · (207) 749-0094
- Hobbs Funeral Home1.7 miFuneral home · South Portland · (207) 799-4472
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