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 Cook Mills (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 Cook Mills. 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 Cook Mills ...
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 Cook Mills: Cook Mls. (or less commonly used: Cook Mlls.)
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.
Cook Mills is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Androscoggin, Oxford, Sagadahoc & York.
Below are the counties that are near Cook Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cook Mills:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Cook Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cook Mills, with the one closest to Cook Mills listed first.
- Casco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Naples
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- South Casco
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cobb Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
- Otisfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Raymond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- South Bridgton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- Sebago
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Frye Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Frye Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cook Mills, with the one closest to Cook Mills listed first.
- West Poland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanic Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Poland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Moussam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- Minot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Littlefield Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Rumford Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- West Minot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
- Auburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lewiston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cook Mills, with the one closest to Cook Mills listed first.
- Spurrs Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- East Otisfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Oxford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East Denmark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- Denmark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Hiram
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Rankins Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- South Waterford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hiram
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Norway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Waterford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Waterford has also been known as:
- Sweats Island
- Sweet Island
- Swetts Island
- Waterford Flat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <1>
- East Brownfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cook Mills, with the one closest to Cook Mills listed first.
- Pejepscot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Bowdoin Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Bowdoin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Topsham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cook Mills, with the one closest to Cook Mills listed first.
- North Limington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- Cornish
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Limington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- Chicopee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Limington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kimbles Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
- South Limington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- South Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
- East Parsonsfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
- Lake Arrowhead
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
- Limerick
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Buxton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Buxton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
- North Parsonsfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cook Mills, with the one closest to Cook Mills listed first.
- South Chatham
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- South Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- Eaton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chatham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Center Conway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Effingham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Conway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Madison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Madison is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
- South Effingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kearsarge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kearsarge is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- North Conway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Intervale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Intervale is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cook Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Cook Mills.
Cemeteries Near Cook Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cook Mills.
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 Cook Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cook Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cook Mills, with the one closest to Cook Mills listed first.
- Tubbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Stimpson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cook - Pinkham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Green Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Morton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fickett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maxfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Otisfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Crest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (481 more) ...
- Murch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Harrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Cook Mills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cook Mills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cook Mills, with the one closest to Cook Mills listed first.
- Edes Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Edes Falls is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edes Falls
- Naples
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Casco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Casco
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Raymond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Raymond is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Raymond
- West Poland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Sebago
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Sebago is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sebago
- Raymond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Raymond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Raymond is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Raymond
- East Otisfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Otisfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Sandy Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- South Bridgton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- Sebago
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bolsters Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bolsters Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolsters Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cook Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cook Mills.
Newspapers Published in Cook Mills ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cook Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cook Mills, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cook Mills.
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 Cook Mills:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Oxford County
- Sagadahoc County
- York County
- Carroll 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> | 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 Cook Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Cook Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |