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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 Bustins 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 Bustins 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 Bustins 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.

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 Bustins Island: Bustins Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)
  • While the name of this community is Bustins Island, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bustins Island may originally have been Bustin's Island.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bustins Island might be written as Bustin Island.

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 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.

Bustins Island is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Androscoggin, Oxford, Sagadahoc & York.

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

  • Cumberland County     (The home county of Bustins Island)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bustins Island, with the one closest to Bustins Island listed first.
    • South Freeport
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Freeport
      • South Freeport is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Freeport <3>
    • Merepoint
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merepoint
      • Merepoint is located in Cumberland County
    • West Harpswell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Harpswell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harpswell
      • West Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
    • Harpswell Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
      • Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
    • Freeport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • South Harpswell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Harpswell
      • South Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
    • Chebeague Island
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chebeague Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chebeague Island
      • Chebeague Island is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chebeague Island <3>
    • Harpswell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harpswell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell
      • Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,934 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harpswell <3>
    • Bunganuc Landing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunganuc Landing
      • Bunganuc Landing is located in Cumberland County
    • Orrs Island
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lower Village ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
      • Lower Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Yarmouth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Androscoggin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bustins Island, with the one closest to Bustins Island listed first.
    • Durham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Durham is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,044 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <3>
    • Lisbon Falls
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lisbon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Penley Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
      • Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Danville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Danville is located in Androscoggin County
    • Rumford Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
      • Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
    • Littlefield Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
      • Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Drinkwater Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
      • Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Lewiston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
      • Lewiston is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,226 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <3>
    • Auburn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <3>
    • Sabattus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • East Poland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
      • East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bustins Island, with the one closest to Bustins Island listed first.
    • Litchfield Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
      • Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
    • Litchfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • South Monmouth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Monmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
      • South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
    • Batchelders Crossing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
      • Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
    • East Monmouth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Monmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
      • East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
    • Monmouth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • West Gardiner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • South Gardiner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
      • South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bustins Island, with the one closest to Bustins Island listed first.
    • Southport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
      • Southport is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southport <3>
    • Trevett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trevett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevett
      • Trevett is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trevett <3>
    • Mouse Island
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
      • Mouse Island is located in Lincoln County
    • West Boothbay Harbor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Boothbay Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boothbay Harbor
      • West Boothbay Harbor is located in Lincoln County
    • Westport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Westport is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
      • Former name for Westport:
      • Westport Island
    • Boothbay Harbor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Boothbay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • South Dresden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
      • South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
    • Bayville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
      • Bayville is located in Lincoln County
    • Hatchs Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
      • Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
    • East Boothbay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Boothbay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boothbay
      • East Boothbay is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Boothbay <3>
    • Edgecomb
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgecomb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecomb
      • Edgecomb is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgecomb <3>
  • Oxford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bustins Island, with the one closest to Bustins Island listed first.
    • East Otisfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
      • East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
    • Spurrs Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
      • Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
  • Sagadahoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bustins Island, with the one closest to Bustins Island listed first.
    • Sabino
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
      • Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Sebasco Estates
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebasco Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebasco Estates
      • Sebasco Estates is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebasco Estates <3>
    • Topsham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Topsham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsham
      • Topsham is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,942 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topsham <3>
    • Pejepscot
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
      • Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
    • West Bath
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bath
      • West Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,932 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Bath <3>
    • Phippsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phippsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phippsburg
      • Phippsburg is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phippsburg <3>
    • Small Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Small Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Point
      • Small Point is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Small Point <3>
    • Arrowsic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrowsic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowsic
      • Arrowsic is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arrowsic <3>
    • Popham Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Popham Beach. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popham Beach
      • Popham Beach is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Bath
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
      • Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <3>
    • Woolwich
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woolwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolwich
      • Woolwich is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,218 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woolwich <3>
    • Bowdoinham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bustins Island, with the one closest to Bustins Island listed first.
    • Old Orchard Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Buxton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
      • Buxton is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
    • Ocean Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Park
      • Ocean Park is located in York County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Park <3>
    • Chicopee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
      • Chicopee is located in York County
    • Kimbles Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
      • Kimbles Corner is located in York County
    • Bar Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kinney Shores
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney Shores
      • Kinney Shores is located in York County
    • Biddeford Pool
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Saco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
      • Saco is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saco <3>
    • Biddeford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hollis Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hollis Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Center
      • Hollis Center is located in York County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis Center <3>
    • East Limington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Limington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
      • East Limington is located in York County

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

Cemeteries Near Bustins Island ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bustins 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.

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 Bustins Island covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Wolf Neck Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf Neck Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolf Neck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Freeport Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Freeport Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Freeport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Flying Point Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flying Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flying Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Webster Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Davis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ledge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ledge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ledge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Burr Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burr Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lane Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Freeport Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Freeport Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Freeport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (317 more) ...
    • Merrill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Foreside Community Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Maquoit Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • South Freeport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Freeport
    • South Freeport is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Freeport <3>
  • West Harpswell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Harpswell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harpswell
    • West Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
  • Cousins Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cousins Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cousins Island
    • Cousins Island is located in Cumberland County
  • Chebeague Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chebeague Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chebeague Island
    • Chebeague Island is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chebeague Island <3>
  • South Harpswell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Harpswell
    • South Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
  • Freeport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Harpswell Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
    • Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
  • Orrs Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • North Harpswell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Harpswell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harpswell
    • North Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
  • Yarmouth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cumberland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
  • Bailey Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Island
    • Bailey Island is located in Cumberland County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Yarmouth Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Junction
      • Yarmouth Junction is located in Cumberland County
    • Hillside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
      • Hillside is located in Cumberland County
    • Falmouth Foreside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth Foreside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Foreside
      • Falmouth Foreside is located in Cumberland County

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

Newspapers Published in Bustins 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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bustins Island.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bustins Island, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bustins Island.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Bustins Island:

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

The official website for Cumberland County: www.cumberlandcounty.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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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 Bustins Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bustins Island) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bustins Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7990, Longitude: -70.0698       In this case, the coordinates for Bustins Island have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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