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 Cutts Island (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 Cutts Island. 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 Cutts Island ...
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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Cutts Island: Cutts Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)
- While the name of this community is Cutts Island, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Cutts Island may originally have been Cutt's Island.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Cutts Island might be written as Cutt Island.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Cutts Island is located in York 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 York County: Cumberland, Oxford, Carroll (NH), Rockingham (NH) & Strafford (NH).
Below are the counties that are near Cutts Island. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cutts Island:
- York County (The home county of Cutts Island)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cutts Island, with the one closest to Cutts Island listed first.
- Bedell Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bedell Crossing is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
- Kittery Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- York Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- York Harbor is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Harbor
- York Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- York Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Village
- Admiralty Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Admiralty Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiralty Village
- Kittery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beech Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Ridge is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Ridge
- South Eliot
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Eliot is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- Chases Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chases Pond is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chases Pond
- Cape Neddick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cape Neddick is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Neddick
- Ocean View Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean View Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View Village
- York Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- York Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Beach
- Payneton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Payneton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payneton
- Rockingham County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cutts Island, with the one closest to Cutts Island listed first.
- New Castle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Portsmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Seacrest Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Seacrest Village is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacrest Village
- Rye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rye is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,478 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <2>
- Newington Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Newington Station is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Station
- Newington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greenland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rye Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Rye
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Rye is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rye
- North Hampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stratham Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stratham Station is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratham Station
- Great Boars Head
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Great Boars Head is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Boars Head
- Hampton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,950 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <2>
- Strafford County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cutts Island, with the one closest to Cutts Island listed first.
- Dover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dover is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,443 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
- Rollinsford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Durham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Durham is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,441 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <2>
- Madbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Madbury is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
- Somersworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Somersworth is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
- Former names for Somersworth:
- Great Falls
- Summersworth
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <2>
- Glenmere Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Lee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lee is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <2>
- Pickering
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- East Barrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Barrington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Rochester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Rochester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Rochester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cutts Island, see our County-by-County Page for Cutts Island.
Cemeteries Near Cutts Island ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cutts Island.
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 Cutts Island - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cutts Island covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cutts Island, with the one closest to Cutts Island listed first.
- Old Burying Yard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- South Side Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- First Parish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Parish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Orchard Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Churchyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Point of Grave Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- South Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dennett Family Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (203 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fernald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Cutts Island in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cutts Island.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cutts Island, with the one closest to Cutts Island listed first.
- Bedell Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bedell Crossing is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
- Kittery Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Castle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seabury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Seabury is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabury
- York Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- York Harbor is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Harbor
- York Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- York Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Village
- Kittery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- York Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- York Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Corner
- Portsmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Long Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Long Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
- South Eliot
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Eliot is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- York
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cape Neddick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cape Neddick is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Neddick
- York Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- York Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Beach
- Rye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rye is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,478 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <2>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cutts Island. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cutts Island.
Newspapers Published in Cutts Island ...
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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cutts Island.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cutts Island, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cutts Island.
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 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 Cutts Island:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Rockingham County
- Strafford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cutts Island) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Cutts Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |