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 Cutler (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 Cutler. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Cutler is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Aroostook, Hancock & Penobscot.

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

• Washington County     (The home county of Cutler)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Cutler, with the one closest to Cutler listed first.
  • North Cutler
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Cutler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cutler
    • North Cutler is located in Washington County
  • Whiting
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiting have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
    • Whiting is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiting <2>
  • Dog Town
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
    • Dog Town is located in Washington County
  • Bucks Harbor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Harbor
    • Bucks Harbor is located in Washington County
  • Machiasport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Machiasport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machiasport
    • Machiasport is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machiasport <2>
  • East Machias
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Machias have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Machias
    • East Machias is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Machias <2>
  • Hoyttown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyttown
    • Hoyttown is located in Washington County
  • Machias
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machias
    • Machias is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,844 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machias <2>
  • Roque Bluffs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roque Bluffs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roque Bluffs
    • Roque Bluffs is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Marshfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
    • Marshfield is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • South Lubec
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lubec have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lubec
    • South Lubec is located in Washington County
  • Whitneyville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitneyville
    • Whitneyville is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Cutler ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cutler.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

• A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Cutler. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Cutler and those printed in the larger area surrounding Cutler.
• An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> of Cutler.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Cutler:

• Websites specific to Maine
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Maine State Archives

• Pages specific to Washington County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Maine
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Maine
  • Cemeteries of Washington County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Maine
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Maine
  • Cemeteries of Washington County

Cemeteries Near Cutler ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cutler.

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

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

• Old Cutler Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cutler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cutler Cemetery
• Bay View Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bay View Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89642 <4>
• Look Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Look Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Look Cemetery
• Whiting Village Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • The Whiting Village Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Whiting Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whiting Village Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157936 <4>
• East Machias Village Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • The East Machias Village Cemetery has also been known as:
  • First Congregational Church Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Machias Village Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1518011 <4>
• O'Brien Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Brien Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Brien Cemetery
• West Lubec Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Lubec Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lubec Cemetery
• Court Street Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Court Street Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89778 <4>
• Longfellow Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Longfellow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longfellow Cemetery
• Dennysville Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dennysville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dennysville Cemetery
• Old Seal Cove Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Seal Cove Cemetery
• Lubec Town Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lubec Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lubec Town Cemetery
• Continue List   (31 more) ...
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2274405 <4>
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cutler had a population of 110 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Cutler had a population of 522 people.

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

• North Cutler
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Cutler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cutler
  • North Cutler is located in Washington County
• Whiting
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiting have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
  • Whiting is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiting <2>
• Machiasport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Machiasport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machiasport
  • Machiasport is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machiasport <2>
• Larrabee
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larrabee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
  • Larrabee is located in Washington County
• Bucks Harbor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Harbor
  • Bucks Harbor is located in Washington County
• East Machias
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Machias have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Machias
  • East Machias is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Machias <2>
• West Lubec
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lubec have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lubec
  • West Lubec is located in Washington County
• Roque Bluffs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roque Bluffs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roque Bluffs
  • Roque Bluffs is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
• Machias
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machias
  • Machias is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,844 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machias <2>
• South Lubec
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lubec have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lubec
  • South Lubec is located in Washington County
• Marion
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Washington County
• Whitneyville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitneyville
  • Whitneyville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Lubec
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lubec have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubec
    • Lubec is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lubec <2>
  • North Lubec
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lubec
    • North Lubec is located in Washington County
  • Dennysville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennysville
    • Dennysville is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennysville <2>

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/