Smith-Arnold Cemetery
Mount Desert, Hancock County, Maine

part of the Mount Desert Island Cultural History Project
of
V. F. Thomas Co. - P. O. Box 400 - Southwest Harbor, ME 04679
info@vfthomas.com - 207-266-5748


(updated 21 July 2011)





Location. Near Deep Cove. UTM: 19T 0548581, 4913605; Lat./Long.: N 44°22′9.2″ x W 68°23′25.0″

Directions. From the intersection of Routes 3 and 102/198 at the north end of Mount Desert Island, go straight ahead (south) onto Routes 102/198. In approximately 1.9 miles, turn right onto Indian Point Road. Follow this road for about 3.5 miles to a dip in the road and a private driveway on the right. Follow this drive to an old driveway on the left. Turn onto this old driveway, and the cemetery can be seen on the knoll in front of you.

History.

Notes. There are two bases of large stones and a broken base of another stone that at one time supported stones. No fence encloses this cemetery.

Date of most recent visit. 13 December 2008

Names and dates on gravestones and other markers.
ARNOLD
   David E. (son of Joseph J. and Nancy A.) - d. 3 May 1850 Æ 16 y.
   George W. (son of Joseph J. and Nancy A.) - d. 30 October 1834 Æ 12 y.
   Joseph J. (husb. of Nancy A.) - d. 4 September 1835 Æ 42 y.
   Nancy A. (wife of Joseph J.) - d. 31 March 1876 Æ 82 y.
   [Sophronia S. - see INGERSOLL]
   Warren L. - d. 21 November 1848 Æ 18 y.
INGERSOLL
   Sophronia S. (ARNOLD; dau. of Joseph J. ARNOLD and Nancy A.) - d. 24 February 1857 Æ 33 y.
SMITH
   Abisha [husb. of Catherine] - d. 26 April 1891 Æ 84 y.
   Anna (wife of John) - d. 2 December 1848 Æ 84 y.
   Catherine [wife of Abisha] - d. 28 October 1889 Æ 82 y.
   John (husb. of Anna) - d. 17 June 1828 Æ 70 y.; ("A soldier of the Revolution" [Revolutionary War])



Images and information (including corrections) should be e-mailed to info@vfthomas.com or sent by traditional mail to Mount Desert Cemeteries, c/o V. F. Thomas Co.; P. O. Box 400; Southwest Harbor, ME 04679.