Western Cemetery
The Western Cemetery is an urban cemetery located in the West End neighborhood of Portland, Maine, near the Western Promenade. It served as Portland's primary municipal burial ground from 1829 until 1852, when Evergreen Cemetery was established in the then-separate town of Deering.
- Cemetery
- …lies at an elevation of 125 feet (38 metres)
- …is also known as “Western Cemetery (Portland, Maine)”
- Description: cemetery in Portland, Maine
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Western Promenade and St. Louis Catholic Church.
Western Promenade
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.St. Louis Catholic Church
Church
Maine Medical Center
Hospital
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West End and Arts District.
Western Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location
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Latitude
43.64537° or 43° 38′ 43″ north
Longitude
-70.27404° or 70° 16′ 27″ west
Open location code
87MFJPWG+49
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
“Western Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Swedish: “Western Cemetery”
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