Western Cemetery in Portland, Maine

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.

Among them: 4 writers, 2 US representatives, 2 US senators, 1 governor, 1 journalist.

• John Neal1793-1876
  American writer
• Albion Parris1788-1857
  American politician
• Prentiss Mellen1764-1840
  American judge
• Samuel Longfellow1819-1892
  American clergyman
• Grenville Mellen1799-1841
  American poet and lawyer
• Elijah Kellogg1813-1901
  American missionary
• Stephen Longfellow1776-1849
  American politician
• Charles Pomeroy Parker1852-1916
  American classical philologist
• Cyrus Cummings1791-1859
  American Methodist Episcopal minister
• David Greene Haskins1818-1896
  1 May 1818 - 11 May 1896
• Ichabod Nichols1784-1859
  American Congregational minister
• John White Appleton1780-1862

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.

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.

• Forest City Cemetery

  Portland, ME
  Christian cemetery

  0.8 mi
• Calvary Cemetery

  South Portland Gardens, ME
  Christian cemetery

  1.2 mi
• Eastern Cemetery

  Portland, ME
  Cemetery

  1.7 mi
• Bay View Cemetery

  South Portland, ME
  Cemetery

  1.8 mi
• Mount Pleasant Cemetery

  South Portland, ME
  Cemetery

  1.9 mi
• Highland Memorial Cemetery

  South Portland, ME
  Cemetery

  2.0 mi
• Smith Street Cemetery

  18 Smith Street, South Portland, ME
  Jewish cemetery

  2.1 mi
• George Street Cemetery

  Portland, ME
  Cemetery

  2.2 mi
• Stroudwater Burying Ground Cemetery

  1318 Westbrook Street, Portland, ME
  Cemetery

  2.2 mi
• Old Settlers Cemetery

  South Portland, ME · est. 1658
  Cemetery

  2.3 mi

• Conroy-tully Walker Cremations | Funerals | Gatherings

  Funeral home · Portland · (207) 773-6511
  0.6 mi
• Conroy-tully Walker Cremations | Funerals | Gatherings

  Funeral home · South Portland · (207) 773-6511
  1.1 mi
• Jewish Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Portland · (207) 774-3733
  1.7 mi
• Coastal Cremation Services

  Cremation provider · Portland · (207) 699-6171
  1.7 mi
• Maine Cremation Care

  Cremation provider · Portland · (207) 749-0094
  1.7 mi
• Hobbs Funeral Home

  Funeral home · South Portland · (207) 799-4472
  1.7 mi

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