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Minot, Maine - CemeteriesThere are 29 cemeteries in Minot, Maine and 28 of them have been found.Below are pictures and location of the 28 cemeteries, I located all of these in 2001.If you would like information about those buried in any of these cemeteries contact Lucille.lucille@minotmaine.com Atkinson Cemetery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Atkinson Cemetery is located on the Woodman Hill Road opposite Sam Hill Road. It sits close to the road. Buried in this cemtery are: Atkinson, Bradbury, Bray, Bridgham, Cushman, Davis, Downing, Lambart, Moody and Packard. Baker/Hersey Hill Cemetery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Intersection of Hersey Hill Road and Simeon Road go north on Hersey Hill Road 3 10ths of a mile. At 177 Hersey Hill Road go behind the house (northeasterly corner of this property). The cemetery stone has been removed from its original location and is now behind the stone wall lying flat on the ground next to a tree. At this time (2001) the stone is not broken.
Mr. Rouillard, the owner of the property at that time showed me where the stone was. It was completely covered with leaves. Buried here next to the stone wall, in what use to be a small field, is Louise I. Baker; died 8-4-1851 21ys. Bradbury Cemetery This cemetery has not been found. It is located on the discontinued part of the Bradbury Hill Road. Possibly buried in this cemetery, Benjamin Bradbury 1745-1807, his wife, Eleanor 1746-???? and three children of their son, Samuel Bradbury. Bradman Cemetery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Located 1/2 mile beyond the Harris/Bradbury/Poole Cemetery on the Harris Hill Road. At the top of a grade in the road and across from a house there is an abandoned road to the right. Follow the old road walking in about 300-400 feet, you will cross a low place that appears to be wet in the spring.
Just beyond this there is a knoll on the right with trees and juniper bushes. The stone is located on the top of this knoll about 75 feet back from the old road. There is one grave stone in this cemetery, that of Geo Bradman; died 8-8-1821 35ys. Brown Cemetery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Situated on the western slope of Pottle Hill, a few rods above the Currier Cemetery on opposite side of the Pottle Hill Road.
A Plot about 34 feet square enclosed by stonewalls on three sides. Buried in this 3 stone cemetery are all Browns: Samuel, died 3-27-1855 59ys; Sarah (wife), died 11-22-1863 66ys; Ruth (dau.), died 8-4-1863 25ys. Bucknam Cemetery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Located of the West Minot Road (Route 124), take the Bucknam Bridge Road about 1/4 mile, cross the bridge, cemetery is on the left. The entrance to this cemetery does not face the road, indicating that either the road has changed over the
years or there could have been another road by the entrance of the cemetery. Size of the plot is about 81 feet x 90 feet enclosed by a stonewall and split curb stones with iron rail. The entrance is provided with stone steps. Buried in this cemetery are: Bucknam, Chipman, Dudley, Gardner, McAllister, Robbins, Washburn and many field stones. Charles Campbell Cemetery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
From the intersection of the Goodwin Roand and Grange Avenue, take Grange Avenue about 1/2 mile. On the left there will be a large boulder beside the road, just before you get to the top of the knoll. Walk in behind the boulder up a wooded bank about 200 feet, cemetery is on a flat area on the bank. It appears there may have
been an old road on the west side of this cemetery. Buried in the cemetery are: Campbells, Charles 1794-1866, Sarah (wife) 1797-1863, Charles W. 1825-1846, Franklin O. died 1846, Timothy M. 1833-1836, Sarah 1832-1846 and Franklin Foss died 7-25-1852 2ys. Rev. William Campbell Cemetery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Across from 116 Goodwin Road, (former Susie Campbell home), there is a driveway. Follow this driveway and stay to the right. The cemetery is on the right of this driveway. It is probably 300 feet through the woods from the Goodwin Road in a straight line. Buried in the cemetery are all Campbells; William 1797-??, Hannah (wife#1) 1798-1829; Jacob (son) 1837-1851, another stone and several field stones. Center Hill Cemetery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The cemetery is located in Minot Center, next to the Minot Center Church on the Center Minot Hill Road. Parts of this cemetery is very old and for the most part was destroyed in 1905 when it was being renovated. The old parts was plowed with an ox team, foot stones removed and thus many graves without headstones have been past locating. Buried in this cemetery are: Allen, Andrews, Atkinson, Ayer, Beal, Bodwell, Bosarge, Bradford, Brazier, Bridgham, Briggs, Brown, Carpenter, Chandler, Charpentier, Childs, Collins, Curtis, Davis, Day, Donahue, Doten, Downing, Dwinal, Emery, Foss, Freeman, Frye, Giddinge, Goodwin, Greer, Hall, Hammond, Hicks, Hodge, Hodgkins, Jackson, Jacobs, Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Jumper, Keene, Kilbourne, Lane, Leach, Lehr, L'Heureux, Lobdell, Marston, Martin, Merrow, Millett, Mixer, Nason, Nelson, Nicholas, Noyes, Oakes, O'Connor, Perkins, Perry, Pittman, Prime, Prince, Quimby, Rice, Robbins, Robertson, Royal, Saunders, Sawyer, Shaw, Small, Stackpole, Stacy, Starks, Strout, Sturtevant, Swett, Taggert, Thurlow, Tuttle, Verrill, Warner, Washburn, Welch, Wells, Whitehouse, Woodbury, Woodman, Yeaton, York and many field stones. Chandler CemeteryCemetery-In-The-Woods | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
From intersection of the Brighton Hill Road and the Death Valley Road, take the Death Valley Road 2 10ths of a mile in. Cemetery is on the left across from 494 Death Valley Road,
before the crest of a small hill. Buried in this cemetery are: Chandlers, Nathaniel died 6-4-1854 94ys, Ruth (wife) died 1-6-1836 74ys and Wallingford, Eugene Owen 1931-1988. There are many field stones in this small cemetery. Currier Cemetery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cemetery is located on the Pottle Hill Road, almost across from the Brown Cemetery. The yard is about 50 feet square, well
enclosed on three sides with a picket fence with a locked gate on the front. Buried in this cemetery are: Brown, Rufus died 11-13-1902 75ys, Diana A. (wife) died 12-7-1880 64ys. Curriers: Able W. 1862-1939; Arvilla G. (wife) 1865-1910; Winnie Hazel (dau.) 1889-1891; George W. 1832-1898; Julia A. (wife) 1840-1909; Isaac 1785-1865; Abigail 1791-1889; Benjamin F. 1828-1876; Rosina E. 1813-1835; Jacob T. 1826-1841 and field stones. Deane - Little Cemetery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Located on Patch Hill, near its summitt, which is said to be the highest elevation of land in the town. Michael Little Esq. owner of the farm on which it was established probably prior to 1800.
The yard is 200 feet x 150 feet, with stonewalls surrounding it, has eight inscribed stones and three rough field stones. There appears to have been six removals. Buried in this cemetery are: Deane, Zadock 1766-1845, Betsey (wife#2) 1770-1856; Celia (wife of Albert Deane) 1811-1878, James Water (son of Albert) 1843-1873, William Wallace (son of Albert) 1859-1893; Little, Sarah (wife of Michael Little) 1775-1801; Patch, Mary C. (dau. of John & Harriet N.) died 8-26-1858, George W. died 7-24-1857 3ys. Freeman Cemetery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Located on the right side of the Hersey Hill School Road, just beyond the old Giddinge house. It's almost across the road from the Scott Cemetery, on a knoll. When the leaves are out it is difficult to locate. This 3 grave cemetery has 3 War Veterns; Freemans, Chandler died 1-26-1841, Pvt. Lothrop's Co. Rev War, Joseph 1727-1792, Sgt. Mass Troops Rev. War, Samuel, died 1787, Pvt. Mass Troops Rev War. Harlow Cemetery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Located in the northeasterly section of Minot on the Brighton Hill Road leading towards Hebron. From the intersection of Death Valley Road and Hersey Hill School Road it's about 1 mile from the intersection.
As you start down a hill the cemetery is on the left. A plot of land sloping west about 90 feet x 50 feet enclosed by an ordinary stonewall, except in front which has a faced wall of flat stones, laid without mortar. The top being
level with the cemetery grade. One set of stone steps lead up on the wall and another set through the wall. Buried in this cemetery are all Harlows. Jesse 1802-1883, Betsey (wife) 1801-1892, Roxa 1831-1849, Rachel B. died 1853, Betsey Jane 1844-1860, Nathan D. 1827-1828; Roscoe L. 1836-1910, Helen M. (wife#1) 1837-1871, Emman (wife#2) 1844-1916; Sheldon (son of Alden & Mary) 1846-1853, Mary J. (wife of Alden) 1823-1850; Ebenezer 9-27-1746 3-3-1811, Lydia(Doten) (wife) 11-1742 8-30-1846; Zebulon 1773-1834, Rachel (wife) 1772-1849; Hosea 1788-1868, Susannah (wife) 1788-1866 and many field stones. Harris-Bradbury-Pool Cemetery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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From the Woodman Hill Road, take the Center Minot Hill Road, go about 1/4 mile and take a left onto the Harris Hill Road. Go about 1 mile to the top of the hill, as you go by the Harris Farm on the right and start down the hill the cemetery is on the left.
It is about 125 feet square and is enclosed by an ordinary stonewall, having two wide gateways on the southeast and northwest respectively, with the evident intention of a carriage driving through. Buried in this cemetery are: Allen, Bradbury, Chandler, Coy, Gurney, Hack, Hall, Harris, Leadbetter, Poole and many field stones. Hawkes-Jordan Cemetery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Located on the West Minot Road. Coming from Mechanic Falls this cemetery is located on the right just before the Bucknam Bridge Road. The Plot of ground is 50 feet x 40 feet, three
side are enclosed by a stonewall and the front is open to the road. Buried in this cemetery are: Hawkes, Edward 1747-1829, Ruth (wife) 1761-1848, Edward 1787-1819; Russell 1794-1868, Francis (wife) 1799-1866, Benjamin (son of Russell) 1836-1863 (Civil War); Jordan, Henry 1835-1875, Amelia Frances (wife) 1833-1900, Arthur E. (son of Henry) 1868-1896 and scattered field stones. Herseyville Cemetery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This cemetery is close to the Minot Auburn line. At the intersection of the Simeon Road, Holbrook Road and Bailey Road, take the Bailey Road. Go a short distance, it's on the right located behind a trailer. Buried in this cemetery are: Bates, Chandler, Curtis, Davis, Gurney, Hersey, Noyes, Reed and many field stones. From West Minot Village take the Hebron Road (Route 117), cross the bridge and go a short distance, the cemetery is on the left. Buried in this cemetery are: Blake, Crooker, Greenwood, Hilborn, Larabee, Parsons, Whittemore and probably field stones. Located on the Woodman Hill Road, almost across the road from the Minot Town Office. Joseph Hodge donated 1/4 acre of land on the westerly slope of the hill for this cemetery. It is enclosed
by an ordinary stonewall on three sides. The side facing the road has granite stones and an iron gate. Buried in this cemetery are: Bailey, Baker, Bartlett, Bradbury, Downing, Hackett, Hawes, Hodge, Hodgkins, Hutchins, Jackson, Knight, Marston, Morrell, Parsons, Perkins, Phelps, Pulsifer, Record, Sampson, Toothaker, Tucker, Verrill, Wood, Yeaton and many field stones. This cemetery is located on the Pottle Hill Road, between the land of Roland Hemond and Marjorie Downing. Cemetery adjoins road on a hill slope. A common stonewall enclosing three sides and a retaining wall across the front with a
double gate. Buried in this cemetery are: Bailey, Cobb, Crockett, Duffs, Fobes, Foss, Goodwin, Goss, Hodge, Hutchins, Jasper, McCain, Noble, Norris, Otis, Pettengill, Smith, Tilton, Verrill, Wilson, Witham, Woodbury, Woodward and a few field stones. Take the West Minot Road from the West Minot Village, heading towards Mechanic Falls about 1/2 mile, the cemetery is on the right. It is the largest cemetery in Minot. Buried in this cemetery are: Adams, Allen, Anthoine, Atkins, Attwood, Barrows, Barthlome, Bean, Bearce, Bemis, Bernier, Bicknell, Bonney, Boothby, Bridgham, Brown, Bryant, Campbell, Churchill, Clement, Cole, Collins, Conant, Crane, Crooker, Crozier, Currier, Daniels, Davee, DeCoster, Deering, Desrosier, Dimock, Donahue, Douglas, Dunham, Edwards, Ercasti, Farris, Faunce, Field, Ford, Foss, Grant, Greenleaf, Greenwood, Gurney, Harris, Hartsgrove, Hatch, Heath, Heikkinen, Hemond, Hicks, Hilborn, Hiltunen, Hodges, Howard, Howe,
Irish, Jacobs, Jasper, Jarvi, Jordan, Keene, Kimball, Knowlton, Landean, Lapham, Lawrence, Libby, Lovejoy, Lovering, Lowell, MacFarland, Martin, McDonald, Merrill, Millett, Monk, Moore, Morse, Munroe, Niles, Obrion, Ojala, Packard, Page, Parsons, Patch, Perkins, Perreault, Perry, Peterson, Pike, Pollister, Pratt, Prescott, Pulkkinen, Ramsdell, Record, Reid, Richards, Richardson, Ricker, Riley, Robbins, Romppanen, Ross, Rowe, Saucier, Saunders, Sawyer, Setford, Severy, Shaw, Silver, Slattery, Stahl, Stover, Sturtevant,
Taylor, Thomas, Truman, Trundy, Tubbs, Turner, Cattes, Verrill, Waheri, Ward, Whitman, Whittemore, Wilson, Winslow, Wood, Wright and Young. Take the Center Minot Hill Road until you get to 60 Center Minot Hill Road, across the road there is a field. This cemetery is located at the end of this field in the woods. There are but three readable stones in this cemetery, Sawtell, Nathaniel died 5-6-1825, his wife Abigail died 9-9-1816. Variell/Verrill Davis son of Davis died 4-19-1816 4ys. There are many stone pieces and field stones in this lot. At the intersection of the Death Valley Road, Brighton Hill Road and the Hersey Hill School Road, take the Hersey Hill School Road. Go a short distance on this road
(about 200 feet) and the cemetery is on the left across from the former Giddinge house. It is situated on a sharp ridge of land adjacent to the road. It is about 130 feet square having
and entrance on the road side, a narrow gateway with ascent of three or four stone steps. It is a neighborhood cemetery. Buried in this cemetery are: Bradford, Briggs, Chandler, Corbett, Fairbanks, Freeman, Kellogg, Perry, Scott, Turner, Varriel and field stones. This cemetery is now very visible from the Pottle Hill Road. Roland and Richard Hemond have cleared all the woods and it is now an open fields. Located just above the Richard Hemond house on the other side
of the road, about 500 feet from the road. It is about 75 feet square. The stones and entrance face away from the Pottle Hill Road indicating to me that there may have been a road on that side of the cemetery. Stonewalls enclosed parts of the cemetery. Buried in this cemetery are: Bray, Campbell, Denne, Foss, Sieberling, Witham and many mounds and field stones. This cemetery is a one stone hard to locate cemetery. Take the Harris Hill Road, go by the Harris Farm and continue until you get to a sharp right hand turn, continue about 1/4 mile until you start down a hill. Find N E pole #15/115/37 on the
left side of the road. Go into the woods on the uphill side of this pole and you will pickup a stone wall on your left, follow it for about 100-150 feet. Stone is next to the stone wall. This is a one stone grave next to a stone wall. Silvester C. Smith, son of Tho(mas) W. & Eliza died 3-29-1867 7ms. This is a one stone cemetery located off the West Minot Road. Coming from West Minot towards Mechanic Falls, go by the Millett Road, on your left and it is the third driveway on the left. The resident of Thomas & Linda Cassidy, go behind the garage and across the back lawn up a to a knoll.
On the edge of the lawn next to a large Pine Tree is the Trundy stone. This is also another single stone grave, Richard B. Trundy, son of George H. & Lucy L. died 3-15-1889 almost 25 ys. It also in the cemetery books says an infant, but believe this is the foot stone of Richard because it has his initials on it. Located at 897 Center Minot Hill Road behind the old Libby Homestead barn. Cemetery is not visible from the road. About 200 feet from the road. Go behind the barn into the woods, and you will
find an enclosed yard located on a knoll. You can see the back of the barn from the grave yard. Buried in this cemetery are all Withams. William 1766-1852, Jane (wife#1) 1775-1797, Joanna (wife#2) 1786-1852, Abigail (wife of Hiram) 1778-1825, Mary Ann (dau. of William & Abigail) 1810-1825, Carlton (son of William & Abigail) 1814-1825, Rebecca (dau. of William & Abigail) 1807-1812, Jane L. (dau. of William & Abigail) 1799-1804, Jane (dau. of William & Abigail) 1814-1831, Daniel 1818-1835. Across from the Minot Country Store take the Old Woodman Hill Road, nearing the top of the hill on the right is the old Paition resident. Directly behind this residnet 200 feet or so towards the right is this
cemetery. There is a garage there and the cemetery is behind it. The plot of land is about 36 square feet and seems to have been once enclosed by a wood fence and is without any enclosed protection. Two stately pine trees
stand at the south and west evidently planted there. Buried in this cemetery are the following: Duffs, Isaac 1758-1835, Anna (wife) died 10-5-1839; Otis, Laura D. (wife of Dr. Amos Otis) 1818-1844; Woodbury, Willard H. 1791-1832, Harriet S. (wife) 1794-1861, Cornelia F. 1828-1829, Nathan Willard 1851-1852, Cornelia F. 1831-1849 and field stones. Located on the Woodman Hill Road (Route 119), about 1 mile beyond the Verrill Road, on the left side of the road. A plot of land 150 feet on the road by 75 feet in depth bordering a ravine on the back side.
Enclosed on the front by a painted iron pipe fence and the other three side are enclosed by a stonewall. Buried in this cemetery are: Allen, Ayer, Chase, Haness, Haskell, Hunt, King, Knowlton, Lane, Libby, Lufkin, Merrill, Noyes, Verrill, Washburn, Watson, Witham, Woodman and like all cemeteries field stones. At one time the Andrews Cemetery was part of Minot, even though it is now part of Mechanic Falls. This also has some early Minot burials. Buried in this cemetery are:Alden, Andrews, Chase, Clark, Dean, Ford, Freeman, Golderman, Hackett, Hall, Hanscom, Hodgdon, Huskins, Hutchinson, Jordan, Keene, Marshall, Martin, Maxwell, Mitchell, Muzzy, Nelson, Perce, Penney, Record, Tuttle, Valentine, Verrill, Walker broken stones and field stones.( Also in Mechanic Falls is the Maple Grove Cemetery located on Marshall Street. The back line of this cemetery borders Minot. This cemetery was organized in the early 1870's when Mechanic Falls was still part of Minot. There
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