About Achorn Cemetery
Achorn Cemetery is a cemetery near Rockland, Knox County, Maine. It lies about 1.6 mi southeast of Rockland. The grounds sit at about 167 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including Obadiah Gardner, Nathan A. Farwell and Charles E. Littlefield. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 561076. The nearest other listed cemetery is Tolman Cemetery, about 0.4 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Long Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Camden, about 6.8 mi away. It is one of 82 cemeteries we list in Knox County, and 42 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Rockland. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Achorn Cemetery
Among them: 2 US senators, 1 business leader, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 US representative.
- Obadiah Gardner1852-1938American politician
- Nathan A. Farwell1812-1893American politician
- Charles E. Littlefield1851-1915American politician
- Hiram Gregory Berry1824-1863Union Army General
- Davis Tillson1830-1895American army general and politician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Achorn 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
44.12406, -69.12252
What Achorn 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
- Tolman CemeteryRockland, MECemetery0.4 mi
- Seaview CemeteryRockland, MECemetery1.6 mi
- Berliawsky-Small CemeteryRockland, MEJewish cemetery1.7 mi
- Samoset CemeteryRockland, MECemetery1.7 mi
- Farnsworth CemeteryRockland, MECemetery1.8 mi
- New Rockville CemeteryRockport, MECemetery2.5 mi
- Hall CemeteryRockland, MECemetery3.1 mi
- Head of Bay CemeteryRockland, MECemetery3.2 mi
- Owls Head Jewish CemeteryRockland, MEJewish cemetery3.2 mi
- The Village CemeteryThomaston, MEMunicipal cemetery3.8 mi
Funeral homes near Achorn Cemetery
- Brooks Monuments3.8 miMonument dealer · Warren · (207) 273-2981
- Long Funeral Home & Cremation Services6.8 miFuneral home · Camden · (207) 236-0092
- Hall Funeral Homes & Tribute Centers13 miFuneral home · Waldoboro · (207) 832-5541
- Smeltzer Family Cremation & Funeral Service13 miCremation provider · Waldoboro · (207) 832-6200
- Strong Hancock Funeral Home20 miFuneral home · Damariscotta · (207) 563-3550
- Direct Cremation Of Maine22 miCremation provider · Belfast · (207) 338-1433
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