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 Alewife (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 Alewife. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
Alewife is located in York County.
To see how the shape of Maine's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of York County: Cumberland, Oxford, Carroll (NH), Rockingham (NH) & Strafford (NH).
Below are the counties that are near Alewife. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alewife:
- York County (The home county of Alewife)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alewife, with the one closest to Alewife listed first.
- Days Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Days Mill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Mill
- Lyman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lyman is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,536 people
- West Kennebunk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Kennebunk is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kennebunk
- Wells Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wells Branch is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Branch
- Kennebunk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Alfred
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Airport Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Airport Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Dayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Waterboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kennebunk Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kennebunk Landing is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebunk Landing
- South Sanford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Sanford is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sanford
- Adams Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Adams Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- Arundel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alewife, with the one closest to Alewife listed first.
- West Scarborough
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scarborough
- Grand Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Beach is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
- Prouts Neck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Danish Village ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Danish Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Village
- North Scarborough
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
- Scarborough
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gorham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Creek Village ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Creek Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Creek Village
- Standish
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cash Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
- Stroudwater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stroudwater is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudwater
- Westbrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cape Elizabeth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alewife, with the one closest to Alewife listed first.
- Durgintown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- Kezar Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Porter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Porter is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- East Hiram
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Hiram
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rankins Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- Belknap County (NH)
- Alton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Alton is located in Belknap County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <1>
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alewife, with the one closest to Alewife listed first.
- East Wakefield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wakefield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodman is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- Brookfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Brookfield is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- South Effingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Effingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Wolfeboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolfeboro
- South Wolfeboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- South Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wolfeboro
- Ossipee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fernald
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fernald is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- Wolfeboro Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wolfeboro Center is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfeboro Center
- Rockingham County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alewife, with the one closest to Alewife listed first.
- Newington Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newington Station is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Station
- New Castle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Seacrest Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Seacrest Village is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacrest Village
- Newington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Portsmouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Greenland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Newmarket
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Strafford County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alewife, with the one closest to Alewife listed first.
- East Rochester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Rollinsford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Somersworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Somersworth is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
- Former names for Somersworth:
- Great Falls
- Summersworth
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <1>
- Milton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Milton is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <1>
- North Rochester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- North Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- Rochester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,443 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
- Pickering
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Place
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Place is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- Farmington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Middleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Middleton is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- East Barrington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Madbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Madbury is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alewife, see our County-by-County Page for Alewife.
Cemeteries Near Alewife ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alewife.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Alewife - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alewife covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alewife, with the one closest to Alewife listed first.
- Russell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell - Hatch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chadbourne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Alfred.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89862 <2>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Josephs Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Biddeford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90506 <2>
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (277 more) ...
- Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arundel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Alewife in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alewife.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alewife, with the one closest to Alewife listed first.
- West Kennebunk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Kennebunk is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kennebunk
- Goodwins Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Goodwins Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Mills
- Wells Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wells Branch is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Branch
- Kennebunk
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Alfred
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Sanford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Sanford is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sanford
- Waterboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elms is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elms
- East Waterboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arundel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Biddeford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Clarks Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clarks Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- South Hollis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hollis
- Sanford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alewife. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alewife.
Newspapers Published in Alewife ...
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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alewife.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alewife, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alewife.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Alewife:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Oxford County
- Belknap County
- Carroll County
- Rockingham County
- Strafford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alewife) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Alewife, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |