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 Cathance (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 Cathance. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Cathance is located in Sagadahoc 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 Sagadahoc County: Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec & Lincoln.
Below are the counties that are near Cathance. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cathance:
- Sagadahoc County (The home county of Cathance)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cathance, with the one closest to Cathance listed first.
- Bowdoinham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Topsham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pejepscot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Bowdoin Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Days Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Bath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Bath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woolwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdoin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Harwards
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Sabino
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- Murphys Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Murphys Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cathance, with the one closest to Cathance listed first.
- Lisbon Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Durham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lisbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Drinkwater Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
- Penley Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Sabattus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wales
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wales is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
- Nason Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nason Beach is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Beach
- Wales Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wales Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales Corner
- Auburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lewiston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Danville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cathance, with the one closest to Cathance listed first.
- Brunswick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harding
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harding is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Pennellville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pennellville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennellville
- Bunganuc Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bunganuc Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunganuc Landing
- East Harpswell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harpswell
- Merepoint
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Merepoint is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merepoint
- Cundys Harbor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Harpswell Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
- Freeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harpswell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bustins Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bustins Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bustins Island
- North Pownal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cathance, with the one closest to Cathance listed first.
- Litchfield Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- Litchfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Batchelders Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- South Monmouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- Purgatory
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
- South Gardiner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
- West Gardiner
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
- East Monmouth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- East Pittston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
- Gardiner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Monmouth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pittston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
- Knox County
- Friendship
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cathance, with the one closest to Cathance listed first.
- Hatchs Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- South Dresden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- Westport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
- Former name for Westport:
- Westport Island
- Trevett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wiscasset
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Edgecomb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dresden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boothbay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Southport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Edgecomb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- East Edgecomb is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgecomb
- Boothbay Harbor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mouse Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mouse Island is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cathance, with the one closest to Cathance listed first.
- Hebron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cathance, see our County-by-County Page for Cathance.
Cemeteries Near Cathance ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cathance.
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 Cathance - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cathance covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cathance, with the one closest to Cathance listed first.
- Rogers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Topsham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsham Cemetery
- The Topsham Cemetery has also been known as:
- First Parish Cemetery
- First Parish Meeting House Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2308231 <2>
- Bay View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pines Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Varney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Varney Cemetery is located in Brunswick.
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Brunswick.
- The St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90507 <2>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- First Parish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Meadows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Bowdoin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (378 more) ...
- Randall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elmlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maquoit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Cathance had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cathance, with the one closest to Cathance listed first.
- Topsham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brunswick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowdoinham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harding
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harding is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Bowdoin Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- North Bath
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bath
- Hillside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Bath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woolwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nequasset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nequasset is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nequasset
- Harwards
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- West Bowdoin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bowdoin
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lisbon Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Durham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Durham is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Durham
- East Harpswell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harpswell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cathance. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cathance.
Newspapers Published in Cathance ...
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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cathance.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cathance, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cathance.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Cathance:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Sagadahoc County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland County
- Kennebec County
- Knox County
- Lincoln County
- Oxford 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 Cathance, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cathance) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |