Kennebec County, Maine
Cemeteries in Readfield, ME
Readfield is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, with a population of about 2,597. Public map data lists 7 cemeteries here. Some have a mailing address in North Wayne.
Readfield cemetery list 7
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Barber Cemetery
Main Street, Readfield, ME 04355
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Dudley Plains Cemetery
Readfield, ME 04355
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East Readfield Cemetery
Plains Road and Main Street, Readfield, ME 04355
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Huntoon Cemetery
Kents Hill Road, North Wayne, ME 04355
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Kents Hill Cemetery
Readfield, ME 04355
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Readfield Cemetery
Church Road, Readfield, ME 04355
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Whittier Cemetery
east of Tallwood Road, Readfield, ME 04355
Locations are approximate and come from public USGS data, which may be incomplete. Small family plots are often unmarked or missing. Please respect private property.
Search records for Readfield ancestors
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Finding burial records in Readfield
- Readfield town clerk. The town clerk's office can help with death records for people who died in Readfield, and statewide records are kept by the Maine CDC's Office of Data, Research and Vital Statistics in Augusta (records from 1892 on). Recent records are usually restricted to close family; older ones are more widely available.
- Cemetery records. Ask the town clerk who cares for town-owned cemeteries; in Maine this is often a cemetery committee, sexton or cemetery association. The Maine Old Cemetery Association, a volunteer group, has collected inscriptions from many small burial grounds.
- Old town reports. Annual town reports often listed each year's deaths. Try the Readfield public library or the nearest library that keeps them.
- Local historical society. Historical societies often hold gravestone transcriptions, cemetery surveys and family files. The Maine Historical Society and the Maine State Archives in Augusta are good statewide sources.
- Kennebec County probate and deeds. Wills and estate files are at the Kennebec County Probate Court, and deeds at the Kennebec County Registry of Deeds. Deeds can mention family burial lots.
- FamilySearch. The free FamilySearch site has indexed Maine vital records and town records that can confirm a death date before you visit.