Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Ayers (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Ayers. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Ayers is located in Washington County.
To see how the shape of Maine's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Aroostook, Hancock & Penobscot.
Below are the counties that are near Ayers. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ayers:
- Washington County (The home county of Ayers)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ayers, with the one closest to Ayers listed first.
- Charlotte
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Lower Dennysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Dennysville
- Lower Dennysville is located in Washington County
- West Pembroke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pembroke
- West Pembroke is located in Washington County
- Pembroke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Pembroke is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <2>
- Dennysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennysville
- Dennysville is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennysville <2>
- Meddybemps
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meddybemps
- Meddybemps is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meddybemps <2>
- Perry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - North Perry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Perry
- North Perry is located in Washington County
- Robbinston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinston
- Robbinston is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbinston <2>
- Baring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baring
- Baring is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Baring has also been known as:
- Baring Plantation
- Calais
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calais have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calais
- Calais is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calais <2>
- Cooper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ayers, see our County-by-County Page for Ayers.
Newspapers Published in Ayers ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ayers.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ayers, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ayers.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ayers:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Maine State Archives
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Maine
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Maine
- Cemeteries of Washington County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Maine
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Maine
- Cemeteries of Washington County
Cemeteries Near Ayers ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ayers.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ayers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ayers, with the one closest to Ayers listed first.
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
- Dennysville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dennysville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dennysville Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Brewer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brewer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewer Cemetery
- Fairhaven Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- The Fairhaven Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calders Head Cemetery
- Old Calder's Head Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairhaven Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2424219 <4>
- Fairhaven United Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Fairhaven United Baptist Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairhaven United Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2322212 <4>
- St. Andrews Rural Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Rural Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2227792 <4>
- St. Andrew's RC Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrew's RC Cemetery
- Cummings Cove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cummings Cove Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummings Cove Cemetery
- Chapel of Ease of St. John the Baptist Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- The Chapel of Ease of St. John the Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John The Baptist Chapel of Ease Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel of Ease of St. John the Baptist Church Cemetery
- Bayside United Baptist Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bayside United Baptist Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Bayside (NB).
- The Bayside United Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bayside Baptist Cemetery
- Bayside United Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bayside United Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2511464 <4>
- Sandy Point Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Point Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2207901 <4>
- Continue List (63 more) ...
- Whiting Village Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- The Whiting Village Cemetery has also been known as:
- Whiting Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whiting Village Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157936 <4>
- Hillside Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
- Bayside Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bayside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bayside Cemetery
- Whiting Village Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>
While we didn't find Ayers in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ayers.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ayers, with the one closest to Ayers listed first.
- Charlotte
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - West Pembroke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pembroke
- West Pembroke is located in Washington County
- Pembroke
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Pembroke is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <2>
- Dennysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennysville
- Dennysville is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennysville <2>
- Meddybemps
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meddybemps
- Meddybemps is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meddybemps <2>
- Perry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - North Perry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Perry
- North Perry is located in Washington County
- South Robbinston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Robbinston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Robbinston
- South Robbinston is located in Washington County
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Robbinston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbinston
- Robbinston is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robbinston <2>
- Baring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baring
- Baring is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Baring has also been known as:
- Baring Plantation
- Red Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Beach
- Red Beach is located in Washington County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Calais
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calais have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calais
- Calais is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calais <2>
- Cooper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Eastport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastport
- Eastport is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastport <2>
- Calais
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ayers. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ayers.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ayers. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ayers) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ayers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9845, Longitude: -67.2380 In this case, the coordinates for Ayers have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ayers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |