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Maine Cemetery Records Search | Find Graves, Burial Records & Locations

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State archive snapshot

3,000

Maine Cemeteries

357

Burial Records Indexed

17

Counties with Coverage

357

Veterans Buried in ME

Quick answer

How do I search Maine cemetery and burial records?

Start with the statewide search bar, then use county cards to narrow by place. Once the likely county is clear, move into cemetery pages for map and source context, then into burial pages for person-level research.

Maine research focus

Top signal: 3,000 mapped cemeteries across 17 counties.

Best next step: open a county card with strong cemetery depth or a notable cemetery page below.

Browse network

Maine County Clusters & Top Research Paths

Use these cluster cards when you want the fastest route into stronger county-level cemetery pages. Each group emphasizes a different search intent: broad cemetery browsing, deeper burial discovery, or long-tail local archive coverage.

Cluster lane

Most searched Maine cemetery counties

Highest cemetery inventory and broadest place-intent coverage for statewide browse traffic.

Androscoggin

195 cemeteries - 31 burial records - Notable: Gracelawn Memorial Park

195

Aroostook

194 cemeteries - 24 burial records - Notable: Crouseville Cemetery

194

Cumberland

347 cemeteries - 70 burial records - Notable: Pine Grove Cemetery

347

Franklin

119 cemeteries - 7 burial records - Notable: Birchland Cemetery

119

Cluster lane

Emerging Maine archive counties

Smaller county archives that still surface useful cemetery pages and long-tail local search opportunities.

Knox

75 cemeteries - 13 burial records - Notable: Village Cemetery

75

Piscataquis

70 cemeteries - 4 burial records - Notable: Jackman Corner Cemetery

70

Sagadahoc

89 cemeteries - 14 burial records - Notable: Oak Grove Cemetery

89

Washington

39 cemeteries - 15 burial records - Notable: Bayside Cemetery

39

How to search this state

How to Find Maine Burial Records & Cemetery Information

Maine has a large cemetery footprint, and the fastest research path is to move from state overview to county directory and then into specific cemetery or burial searches. Use this sequence to reduce broad, low-context searching.

Method 01

Start with place-based search intent

  1. 1. Search a cemetery name, county name, or city hint tied to Maine.
  2. 2. Use county cards below when the search needs better local context.
  3. 3. Move into cemetery or burial pages only after the place looks right.

Method 02

Use county pages to avoid dead-end searching

  1. 1. Compare county cemetery totals, burial depth, and notable cemetery names.
  2. 2. Pick the strongest county page first instead of searching statewide again.
  3. 3. Return to this page only when you need a new county or cemetery lane.

State footprint

17

County archive paths currently organized for Maine research.

Largest archive layer

590

Cemeteries in the top county currently surfaced for this state archive.

Veteran-linked records

357

Person-level burial rows in this state currently carrying military branch context.

County archive index

Maine County Cemetery Directory

Each county card now includes cemetery totals, burial depth, a notable cemetery hint, and record-range context so the index works as real search content instead of a thin link wall.

States
A C F H K L O P S U W Y

Most searched cemeteries

High-Depth Cemetery Pages in Maine

Pine Grove Cemetery

12 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Maine.

USGS / Public

Riverside Cemetery

12 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Maine.

USGS / Public

Evergreen Cemetery

10 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Maine.

USGS / Public

Woodlawn Cemetery

10 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Maine.

USGS / Public

Calvary Cemetery

9 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Maine.

USGS / Public

Gracelawn Memorial Park

8 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Maine.

USGS / Public

Brooklawn Memorial Cemetery

7 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Maine.

USGS / Public

Hillside Cemetery

7 burial records currently linked, making this one of the strongest individual cemetery pages in Maine.

USGS / Public

Era search

Search Maine Records by Era

Pre-1860 Civil War Era 1900-1950 WWII Veterans Post-1970

Genealogy guide

Maine Genealogy Research Guide

Maine genealogy research works best when cemetery pages, burial records, and county archive pages are used together instead of as separate searches. This state hub helps users move from a broad geographic starting point into the right county and then into the strongest cemetery page for that place.

When you are researching family history in Maine, start with a cemetery name, county, or city whenever possible. That reduces false matches and makes burial dates, military details, and related cemetery links much easier to validate. Statewide search is useful, but county-level narrowing is usually where the archive becomes more trustworthy.

For older family-history searches, use the county directory, the historic cemetery cards, and the era filters on this page together. Those sections support common searches like Maine death records online, older cemetery records, Civil War-era burials, and veterans buried in Maine.

Frequently asked

Maine Cemetery FAQs

These answers are written to help users move from broad state-level browsing into county, cemetery, and burial-record pages without losing archive context.

How do I search Maine cemetery and burial records?

Start with this Maine archive page, use the main search bar for cemetery names or surnames, and then narrow into a county page before choosing a cemetery or burial record result.

How many cemeteries are listed in Maine?

3,000 cemetery records are currently mapped in Maine across 17 counties.

What should I do after choosing a county in Maine?

Open the county page to compare cemetery totals, burial depth, notable cemetery pages, and location-specific search paths before you drill into a single cemetery.

Can I search Maine burial records by surname?

Yes. The fastest approach is to search a full surname together with a cemetery name, county, or city hint so the archive can separate similar names across different parts of Maine.

Are veteran burial locations included in Maine?

Veteran-linked burial rows are surfaced when the current archive carries military branch context, and those records can be compared with county and cemetery pages for stronger place validation.

Why do some Maine county pages show more detail than others?

Coverage depends on source depth. Some counties currently surface richer cemetery totals, older record ranges, and more person-level burial rows, while others are still partial archive areas.

What are the oldest cemetery record areas in Maine?

The best indicator is the county card year range and the notable cemetery listings on this page. Those signals help highlight counties where older cemetery coverage is more likely to appear.

Is this the best page for Maine genealogy and cemetery research?

This state page is the best starting hub for statewide cemetery and burial browsing, but the strongest results usually come from moving into county and cemetery detail pages as soon as location context becomes clear.

What is the oldest cemetery in Maine?

The oldest cemetery in Maine depends on source depth, but the historic cemetery section on this page highlights the earliest established sites currently surfaced in the archive.

Are Maine burial records free to access?

Yes. All records on Cemetery Finders are free to browse, including state, county, cemetery, and burial pages built from public archive sources.

How many veterans are buried in Maine?

357 veteran-linked burial records are currently surfaced in the Maine archive where military branch data is available.