RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Maine >> Kennebec County >> Batchelders Crossing >> Genealogy HelperIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Maine

The Commemorative Quarter for Maine





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 Batchelders Crossing (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 Batchelders Crossing. 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 Batchelders Crossing ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Batchelders Crossing: Batchelders Xing.
  • While the name of this community is Batchelders Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Batchelders Crossing may originally have been Batchelder's Crossing.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Batchelders Crossing might be written as Batchelder Crossing.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec 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 Kennebec County: Androscoggin, Franklin, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Somerset & Waldo.

Below are the counties that are near Batchelders Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Batchelders Crossing:

  • Kennebec County     (The home county of Batchelders Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Batchelders Crossing, with the one closest to Batchelders Crossing listed first.
    • Litchfield
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • South Monmouth
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • West Gardiner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
      • West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
    • East Monmouth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Litchfield Corners
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Monmouth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Winthrop Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • North Monmouth
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Monmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Monmouth
      • North Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Monmouth <2>
    • Gardiner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Randolph
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <2>
    • Winthrop
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
      • Winthrop is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,029 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <2>
    • East Winthrop
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Winthrop
      • East Winthrop is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Winthrop <2>
  • Androscoggin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Batchelders Crossing, with the one closest to Batchelders Crossing listed first.
    • Wales
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wales have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
      • Wales is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
    • Wales Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Leeds Junction
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Curtis Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Drinkwater Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sabattus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Greene
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
      • Greene is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,347 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <2>
    • Nason Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Leeds
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeds have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
      • Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <2>
    • Greene Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Foggs Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Lisbon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,053 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <2>
  • Cumberland County
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Batchelders Crossing, with the one closest to Batchelders Crossing listed first.
    • Chisholm
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chisholm have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
      • Chisholm is located in Franklin County
    • Chesterville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
      • Chesterville is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
    • Jay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • North Jay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Jay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
      • North Jay is located in Franklin County
    • North Chesterville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Farmington Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Dryden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Batchelders Crossing, with the one closest to Batchelders Crossing listed first.
    • Globe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Globe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
      • Globe is located in Knox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Globe
      • From Batchelders Crossing to Globe
    • Stickney Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Washington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
      • Washington is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,520 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <2>
    • Lucas Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln County
  • Oxford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Batchelders Crossing, with the one closest to Batchelders Crossing listed first.
    • Buckfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Hartford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
      • Hartford is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
    • Hebron
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • East Sumner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Canton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Canton is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
    • Gilbertville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Canton Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Oxford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,102 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <2>
    • Sumner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Paris
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
      • Paris is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
    • South Paris
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Paris
      • South Paris is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Paris <2>
    • East Otisfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Sagadahoc County
  • Somerset County
    • Smithfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
      • Smithfield is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <2>
  • Waldo County
    • Palermo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palermo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
      • Palermo is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palermo <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Batchelders Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Batchelders Crossing.

Cemeteries Near Batchelders Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Batchelders Crossing.

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 Batchelders Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Batchelders Crossing, with the one closest to Batchelders Crossing listed first.

  • North Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Plains Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plains Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairbanks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairbanks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairbanks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Monmouth Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monmouth Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monmouth Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Wales Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Wales Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Wales Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maxwell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maxwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maxwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Plumer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plumer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plumer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Libby Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pond Road Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pond Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pond Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reed Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (437 more) ...
    • Kimball Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kimball Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kimball Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Blanchard Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blanchard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blanchard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Curtis Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curtis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curtis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Batchelders Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Batchelders Crossing.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Batchelders Crossing, with the one closest to Batchelders Crossing listed first.

  • South Monmouth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Litchfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Litchfield Plains
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Plains
    • Litchfield Plains is located in Kennebec County
  • West Gardiner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
    • West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
  • Litchfield Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • East Monmouth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Wales
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wales have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
    • Wales is located in Androscoggin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
  • East Wales
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Wales have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wales
    • East Wales is located in Androscoggin County
  • Monmouth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Richmond Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Winthrop Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • North Monmouth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Monmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Monmouth
    • North Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Monmouth <2>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Batchelders Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Batchelders Crossing.

Newspapers Published in Batchelders Crossing ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Batchelders Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Batchelders Crossing, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Batchelders Crossing.

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 helpful websites 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 Batchelders Crossing:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Batchelders Crossing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kennebec County: www.kennebeccounty.org/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<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 Batchelders Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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- Batchelders Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Batchelders Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1899, Longitude: -69.9391    









 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 28 Apr 2025