Researched and Compiled by Jess Davis 2019
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A note on this table of Porter, Maine cemeteries:
-This is a list of all known gravesites, past and present. When historical records list a cemetery as being moved there is a good chance that either a) only the stones were moved, not the graves themselves or b) the movers did not find and move the remains of everyone. Many early graves were marked only with rough fieldstones and wooden crosses, if they were marked at all. This would make a full transfer difficult. It should be assumed that if a plot of land was once used as a gravesite that some remains are still there.
-Access to many of these cemeteries is over private land. Please respect landowners and ask permission before visiting.
-You may view the locations of these cemeteries on the Google Map on the home page.
-For lists of burials, please refer to Janice Trueworthy Burch’s “Cemeteries of the Town of Porter, Maine” (2006) at the Parsonsfield-Porter Historical Society.
Note: Much of this information was compiled by Janice Trueworthy Burch in 2006. This table includes corrections to her information as well as GPS locations.
Click here to see a spreadsheet of the maintenance/restoration needs of Porter cemeteries.