About Laurel Hill Cemetery
Laurel Hill Cemetery is a cemetery near Saco, York County, Maine. It lies about 0.8 mi northwest of Saco. The grounds sit at about 75 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 10 notable people buried here, including John Fairfield, George Lincoln Goodale and Moses Macdonald. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 569402. The nearest other listed cemetery is Dearing Graveyard, about 2.0 mi to the northeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Cote Funeral Home in Saco, about 0.5 mi away. It is one of 667 cemeteries we list in York County, and 95 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, Saco. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery
Among them: 2 US representatives, 1 artist, 1 governor, 1 physician, 1 scientist, 1 US senator, 1 writer.
- John Fairfield1797-1847American politician
- George Lincoln Goodale1839-1923American botanist
- Moses Macdonald1815-1869American congressman for Maine
- Charles M. Moses1862-1912American paymaster and politician from Biddeford, Maine
- Harriet McCann1813-1876Sister of Ellen G. White
- Lucy Perkins Ripley1875-1949American artist
- Marie Louise Hersey Forbes1894-1978American poet
- Thomas Cutts1736-1821American merchant; ship owner, politician 1736-1821
- Elizabeth Scammon1744-18031744-1803
- Helene B. Buker1895-1986American nurse
People whose Wikidata entry gives Laurel Hill 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 Laurel Hill 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
- Dearing GraveyardOld Orchard Beach, MECemetery2.0 mi
- Saint Josephs CemeteryBiddeford, MECemetery2.3 mi
- Woodlawn CemeteryBiddeford, MECemetery2.3 mi
- Greenwood CemeteryBiddeford, MECemetery2.6 mi
- Saint Demetrios Orthodox CemeteryBiddeford, MEOrthodox cemetery2.9 mi
- Staples CemeteryOld Orchard Beach, MECemetery3.0 mi
- Saint Marys CemeteryBiddeford, MECemetery3.0 mi
- Scarborough Memorial CemeteryWest Scarborough, ME · est. 1889Cemetery4.9 mi
- Seavey CemeteryWest Scarborough, MECemetery5.1 mi
- Dunstan CemeteryWest Scarborough, MECemetery5.4 mi
Funeral homes near Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Cote Funeral Home0.5 miFuneral home · Saco · (207) 284-4464
- Dennett Craig and Pate Funeral Home0.8 miFuneral home · Saco · (207) 282-0562
- Hope Memorial Chapel2.7 miFuneral chapel · Biddeford · (207) 282-6300
- Hobbs Funeral Home5.3 miFuneral home · Scarborough · (207) 883-5599
- Dobson Family Funeral & Cremation Services5.6 miCremation provider · Arundel · (207) 494-7583
- Bibber Memorial Chapel9.2 miFuneral chapel · Kennebunk · (207) 985-2752
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