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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 Crescent Lake (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 Crescent Lake. 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 Crescent Lake ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Crescent Lake: Crescent Lk.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Crescent Lake 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 Crescent Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crescent Lake:

  • Cumberland County     (The home county of Crescent Lake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crescent Lake, with the one closest to Crescent Lake listed first.
    • Casco
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
      • Casco is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,940 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casco <2>
    • Shaker Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
      • Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Cobb Cove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Raymond
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
      • Raymond is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,550 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <2>
    • South Casco
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Casco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Casco
      • South Casco is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Casco <2>
    • Naples
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Dry Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dry Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
      • Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dry Mills
      • From Crescent Lake to Dry Mills
    • Otisfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otisfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
      • Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
    • New Gloucester
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Gloucester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gloucester
      • New Gloucester is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,880 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Gloucester <2>
    • Frye Island
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frye Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Island
      • Frye Island is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
    • Gray
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Gray is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <2>
    • North Windham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • West Gray
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Gray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gray
      • West Gray is located in Cumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to West Gray
      • From Crescent Lake to West Gray
  • Androscoggin County
  • Kennebec County
  • Oxford County
  • Sagadahoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crescent Lake, with the one closest to Crescent Lake listed first.
    • Pejepscot
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Bowdoin Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowdoin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
      • Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Bowdoin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowdoin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
      • Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
    • Topsham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Topsham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Bowdoinham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Richmond Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • York County
  • Carroll County (NH)

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

Cemeteries Near Crescent Lake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crescent Lake.

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 Crescent Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Riverside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mountain Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cook - Pinkham Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook - Pinkham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook - Pinkham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fickett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fickett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fickett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maxfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maxfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maxfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tubbs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tubbs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tubbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stimpson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stimpson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stimpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Otisfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Otisfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Otisfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Raymond Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Raymond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Raymond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Highland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Morton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Murch Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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

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

  • Casco
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
    • Casco is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,940 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casco <2>
  • East Raymond
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Raymond
    • East Raymond is located in Cumberland County
  • North Raymond
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Raymond
    • North Raymond is located in Cumberland County
  • West Poland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Poland
    • West Poland is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Poland <2>
  • Edes Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edes Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edes Falls
    • Edes Falls is located in Cumberland County
  • South Casco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Casco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Casco
    • South Casco is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Casco <2>
  • Raymond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Raymond is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,550 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <2>
  • Naples
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • South Poland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Poland
    • South Poland is located in Androscoggin County
  • Poland Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Spring
    • Poland Spring is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland Spring <2>
  • Poland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
    • Poland is located in Androscoggin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,683 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <2>
  • East Otisfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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    • Dry Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dry Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
      • Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dry Mills
      • From Crescent Lake to Dry Mills
    • Otisfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otisfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
      • Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
    • Gray
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Gray is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Crescent Lake ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crescent Lake.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crescent Lake, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crescent Lake.

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 Crescent Lake:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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- Crescent Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crescent Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9862, Longitude: -70.4762    
<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 Crescent Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.