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 Camp Wavus (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 Camp Wavus. 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 Camp Wavus ...
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 Camp Wavus: Cp. Wavus
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 southwest 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 south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Camp Wavus is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Kennebec, Knox, Sagadahoc & Waldo.
Below are the counties that are near Camp Wavus. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Camp Wavus:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Camp Wavus)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Wavus, with the one closest to Camp Wavus listed first.
- Jefferson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flanders Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
- Coopers Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Whitefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- Davis Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
- Whitefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harrington Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
- Nobleboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Somerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Head Tide
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Head Tide is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Tide
- North Newcastle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newcastle
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Wavus, with the one closest to Camp Wavus listed first.
- Wales
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wales is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
- Wales Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wales Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales Corner
- Leeds Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Leeds Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Junction
- Curtis Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Curtis Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
- Drinkwater Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
- Nason Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Nason Beach is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Beach
- Sabattus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Wavus, with the one closest to Camp Wavus listed first.
- Harding
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harding is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Brunswick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Wavus, with the one closest to Camp Wavus listed first.
- South Windsor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
- East Pittston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
- Windsor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Windsor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
- Chelsea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pittston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
- Randolph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- South Gardiner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
- Farmingdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gardiner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Branch Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
- South China
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Wavus, with the one closest to Camp Wavus listed first.
- Globe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Stickney Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
- Razorville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lucas Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- Burkettville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Warren Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Warren Station is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
- Warren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Appleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- Friendship
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Wavus, with the one closest to Camp Wavus listed first.
- Richmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harwards
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Richmond Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Murphys Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Murphys Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
- Days Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Bowdoinham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bath
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woolwich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bowdoin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Bowdoin Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- MacMahan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- MacMahan is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacMahan
- Arrowsic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Wavus, with the one closest to Camp Wavus listed first.
- Fairfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shawmut
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Shawmut is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Wavus, with the one closest to Camp Wavus listed first.
- Palermo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Montville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
- North Palermo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- North Palermo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
- Searsmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Searsmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
- Bickfords Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bickfords Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
- Lincolnville Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Montville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Slab City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Slab City is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Belmont Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Corner
- Belmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Camp Wavus, see our County-by-County Page for Camp Wavus.
Cemeteries Near Camp Wavus ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Camp Wavus.
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 Camp Wavus - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Camp Wavus covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Camp Wavus, with the one closest to Camp Wavus listed first.
- Trask Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shepherd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Weeks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Noyes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oliver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gardiner - Avery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (344 more) ...
- Potter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitefield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dunbar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Camp Wavus in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Camp Wavus.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Camp Wavus, with the one closest to Camp Wavus listed first.
- Jefferson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Jefferson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Jefferson is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
- Orffs Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Orffs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orffs Corner
- North Waldoboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Waldoboro
- Globe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Coopers Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Washington is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Washington
- North Whitefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- Winslows Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winslows Mills is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslows Mills
- Stickney Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
- Whitefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Nobleboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Razorville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Head Tide
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Head Tide is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Tide
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Camp Wavus. See our List of 1890's Communities around Camp Wavus.
Newspapers Published in Camp Wavus ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Camp Wavus.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Camp Wavus, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Camp Wavus.
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 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 Camp Wavus:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland County
- Kennebec County
- Knox County
- Sagadahoc County
- Somerset County
- Waldo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Camp Wavus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Camp Wavus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |