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 Bailey Island (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 Bailey Island. 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.
Name Variations for Bailey Island ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Bailey Island: Bailey Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Bailey Island is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Androscoggin, Oxford, Sagadahoc & York.
Below are the counties that are near Bailey Island. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bailey Island:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Bailey Island)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bailey Island, with the one closest to Bailey Island listed first.
- South Harpswell
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- South Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Harpswell
- Orrs Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Harpswell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harpswell
- Harpswell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harpswell Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
- Chebeague Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cliff Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cliff Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Island
- Cundys Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bustins Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bustins Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bustins Island
- Chandler Cove Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chandler Cove Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cove Landing
- Merepoint
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Merepoint is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merepoint
- East Harpswell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harpswell
- South Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bailey Island, with the one closest to Bailey Island listed first.
- Durham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lisbon Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lisbon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Danville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Penley Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Rumford Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- Drinkwater Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
- Sabattus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lewiston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Littlefield Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Auburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Poland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Minot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bailey Island, with the one closest to Bailey Island listed first.
- Litchfield Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- Litchfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bailey Island, with the one closest to Bailey Island listed first.
- Mouse Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mouse Island is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
- Southport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Trevett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Boothbay Harbor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Boothbay Harbor is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boothbay Harbor
- Boothbay Harbor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boothbay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
- Former name for Westport:
- Westport Island
- Linekin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Linekin is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linekin
- Bayville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bayville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- East Boothbay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Bristol
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- East Edgecomb
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Edgecomb is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgecomb
- Edgecomb
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bailey Island, with the one closest to Bailey Island listed first.
- Sebasco Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Small Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Popham Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Popham Beach is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popham Beach
- Phippsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sabino
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- West Bath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Topsham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Arrowsic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bath
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pejepscot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- MacMahan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- MacMahan is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacMahan
- Woolwich
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bailey Island, with the one closest to Bailey Island listed first.
- Old Orchard Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kinney Shores
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kinney Shores is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney Shores
- Ocean Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Biddeford Pool
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buxton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Buxton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
- Saco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chicopee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Biddeford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bar Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kimbles Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
- Airport Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Airport Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bailey Island, see our County-by-County Page for Bailey Island.
Cemeteries Near Bailey Island ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bailey Island.
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 Bailey Island - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bailey Island covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bailey Island, with the one closest to Bailey Island listed first.
- West Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barlett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flying Point Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gilman & Bliston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cranberryhorn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberryhorn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cranberryhorn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in East Harpswell.
- The Cranberryhorn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hillside Cemetery
- Old Great Island Cemetery
- Sunset Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89782 <2>
- Wolf Neck Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marine Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Freeport Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ledge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (254 more) ...
- Pond Cove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lane Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hillside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Bailey Island had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bailey Island, with the one closest to Bailey Island listed first.
- South Harpswell
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- South Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Harpswell
- West Harpswell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- West Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harpswell
- Orrs Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harpswell Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
- Chebeague Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cundys Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Harpswell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harpswell
- Small Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cousins Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cousins Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cousins Island
- Ashdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ashdale is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdale
- East Harpswell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harpswell
- South Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Long Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cumberland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
- Popham Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Popham Beach is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popham Beach
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bailey Island. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bailey Island.
Newspapers Published in Bailey Island ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bailey Island.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bailey Island, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bailey Island.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Bailey Island:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Kennebec County
- Lincoln County
- Sagadahoc County
- York 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> | 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 Bailey Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Bailey Island) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |