Oak Grove Cemetery (Bath, Maine) Explained

Oak Grove Cemetery
Country:United States
Location:Oak Grove Avenue
Bath, Maine
Type:Public municipal
Owner:City of Bath[1]
Findagraveid:90311

Oak Grove Cemetery (originally the Sewall Burying Ground)[2] is an historic cemetery located in Bath, Maine. Its oldest headstone bears the date January 22, 1777.[2] The cemetery was purchased from the heirs of Charles Sewall in 1872.[2]

The cemetery is situated on Oak Grove Avenue near Maple Grove Cemetery. These cemeteries are considered two of Bath's "big three", the other one being Calvary Cemetery,[3] just north of downtown.

A portion of the cemetery close to Oak Grove Avenue is given to the Jewish Beth Israel Cemetery. It contains 96 burial spaces.[4]

Whiskeag Trail traverses a portion of the cemetery, crossing Old Brunswick Road at its southern boundary.[5] It crosses the cemetery's bridge that spans the Rockland Branch railroad.

Notable burials

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.cityofbath.com/departments/ParksRecreationForestryCemeteries/cemeteries Cemeteries & Parks
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=UBSLCfFCFcYC&dq=oak+grove+cemetery+bath+maine+history&pg=PA287 History of Bath and Environs, Sagadahoc County, Maine: 1607–1894, Parker McCobb Reed (1894)
  3. https://www.pressherald.com/2019/01/28/grave-matters-digging-into-baths-ancient-cemeteries/ "Grave matters: Digging into Bath’s ancient cemeteries"
  4. https://www.bethisraelbath.org/cemetery Beth Israel Cemetery
  5. https://www.mainetrailfinder.com/trails/trail/whiskeag-trail Whiskeag Trail