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 Boothbay Park (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 Boothbay Park. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Boothbay Park 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 Boothbay Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boothbay Park:
- York County (The home county of Boothbay Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boothbay Park, with the one closest to Boothbay Park listed first.
- Saco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Orchard Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bar Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Biddeford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kinney Shores
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kinney Shores is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney Shores
- Ocean Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Buxton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buxton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
- Airport Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Airport Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Dayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clarks Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clarks Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Hollis Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hollis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,807 people
- Biddeford Pool
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boothbay Park, with the one closest to Boothbay Park listed first.
- West Scarborough
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scarborough
- Danish Village ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Danish Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Village
- Grand Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grand Beach is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
- North Scarborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
- Scarborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Prouts Neck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gorham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lone Creek Village ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Creek Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Creek Village
- Cash Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
- Sagamore Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sagamore Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Village
- Stroudwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stroudwater is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudwater
- Westbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasantdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasantdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boothbay Park, with the one closest to Boothbay Park listed first.
- Durgintown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- Rankins Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- East Hiram
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Hiram
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kezar Falls
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boothbay Park, with the one closest to Boothbay Park listed first.
- Woodman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Woodman is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- East Wakefield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- South Effingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wakefield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Effingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Strafford County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boothbay Park, with the one closest to Boothbay Park listed first.
- East Rochester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Rollinsford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Somersworth
(29 miles [46.7 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
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Boothbay Park, see our County-by-County Page for Boothbay Park.
Cemeteries Near Boothbay Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boothbay Park.
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 Boothbay Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boothbay Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Boothbay Park, with the one closest to Boothbay Park listed first.
- West Scarboro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nonesuch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Gorham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Buston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Buston Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the South Buston Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bar Mills.
- The South Buston Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tory Hill Cemetery
- Tory Hill Meeting House Yard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980911 <2>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Black Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eastern Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (259 more) ...
- South Street Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brooklawn Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brooklawn Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Portland.
- The Brooklawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Brooklawn Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #852912 <2>
- Temple Beth El Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Beth El Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Temple Beth El Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Portland.
- The Temple Beth El Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Beth El Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2342716 <2>
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>
While we didn't find Boothbay Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Boothbay Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Boothbay Park, with the one closest to Boothbay Park listed first.
- South Buxton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Buxton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Buxton
- West Scarborough
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scarborough
- Saco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Orchard Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Biddeford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pine Point is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
- North Scarborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
- Bar Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bay View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bay View is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Pine Point Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Point Beach is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point Beach
- Goodwins Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goodwins Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Mills
- Camp Ellis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Ellis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ellis
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ferry Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ferry Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Beach
- Prouts Neck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Groveville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Groveville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Boothbay Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boothbay Park.
Newspapers Published in Boothbay Park ...
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 286 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boothbay Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boothbay Park, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Boothbay Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Boothbay Park:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Oxford County
- Carroll 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> | 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 Boothbay Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boothbay Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |