Location: 43.84548 -70.83878
From its intersection with Pequawket Trail (113) at Hiram Bridge, drive south on River Road 0.8 miles. Turn right (west) onto Douglas Road and drive 0.4 miles to the historic home at the end. After obtaining permission, continue walking south along the old road 1.6 miles to a fork. Turn right (west) and walk 0.6 miles to a cellar hole on the left (south) side. The cemetery, which consists of a single gravestone, is 200 yards southwest of the cellar. Use GPS to locate. Note: This cemetery is in the gated Lowell E. Barnes Wildlife Management Area and it may be possible to drive a 4WD vehicle here during the summer with permission from Buddy Barnes. It is also possible to approach this cemetery from the west by following a snowmobile trail that leaves Tripptown Road.
Historical Information: The single gravestone is for Oliver F. Hodgdon, 30-year-old son of George B. and Rhoda (Lord) Hodgdon, who died of typhoid fever while living in Dedham, Massachusetts. The Hodgdon family lived just to the north of this cemetery and the graves would have overlooked the farm.
There are two possible grave depressions to the east of Oliver’s headstone. The rest of the Hodgdon family, who died at least twenty years later, are buried in Riverside Cemetery in Cornish.
Condition (11/14/2020): The gravestone is standing and mostly level. A footstone with initials is lying on the ground. There is no enclosure around the cemetery and it is very difficult to find.