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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 Damariscotta (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 Damariscotta. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Damariscotta is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Kennebec, Knox, Sagadahoc & Waldo.

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

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of Damariscotta)
  • Androscoggin County
  • Cumberland County
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Damariscotta, with the one closest to Damariscotta listed first.
    • East Pittston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • South Gardiner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
      • South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
    • South Windsor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Chelsea
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pittston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pittston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
      • Pittston is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pittston
      • From Damariscotta to Pittston
    • Farmingdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
      • Farmingdale is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmingdale <1>
    • Gardiner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Randolph
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <1>
    • Windsor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Windsor is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,620 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <1>
    • North Windsor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Hallowell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Augusta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Damariscotta, with the one closest to Damariscotta listed first.
    • Friendship
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Friendship is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendship <1>
    • Pleasant Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • South Cushing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Cushing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Warren Station
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Globe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Globe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
      • Globe is located in Knox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Globe
      • From Damariscotta to Globe
    • Warren
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Clyde
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Clyde
      • Port Clyde is located in Knox County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Clyde <1>
    • Long Cove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Martinsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Saint George
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint George. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
      • Saint George is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saint George
      • From Damariscotta to Saint George
    • Stickney Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sagadahoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Damariscotta, with the one closest to Damariscotta listed first.
    • Murphys Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Harwards
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harwards. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
      • Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harwards
      • From Damariscotta to Harwards
    • Richmond
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Days Ferry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Woolwich
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woolwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolwich
      • Woolwich is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,218 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woolwich <1>
    • Bath
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • MacMahan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Arrowsic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrowsic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowsic
      • Arrowsic is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arrowsic <1>
    • Bowdoinham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Richmond Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Georgetown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Georgetown is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <1>
    • West Bath
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bath
      • West Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,932 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Bath <1>
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Damariscotta, with the one closest to Damariscotta listed first.
    • Palermo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palermo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
      • Palermo is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palermo <1>
    • Liberty
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <1>
    • South Montville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincolnville Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Searsmont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searsmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsmont
      • Searsmont is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Searsmont <1>
    • West Searsmont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • North Palermo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Bickfords Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Slab City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
      • Slab City is located in Waldo County
    • Greers Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincolnville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Lincolnville is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,252 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnville <1>
    • Montville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
      • Montville is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people

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

Cemeteries Near Damariscotta ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Damariscotta.

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

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

  • Hillside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Pine Knoll Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Knoll Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Knoll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Glidden Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glidden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glidden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barstow Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barstow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barstow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trash Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trash Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dunbar Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunbar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunbar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sheepscott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheepscott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheepscott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Alna Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alna Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (295 more) ...

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 Damariscotta had a population of 876 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Damariscotta had a population of 2,158 people.

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

  • Newcastle
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Damariscotta Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damariscotta Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damariscotta Mills
    • Damariscotta Mills is located in Lincoln County
  • Nobleboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • South Newcastle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Newcastle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newcastle
    • South Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
  • North Newcastle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Walpole
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bristol
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Bristol is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <1>
  • Bremen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Broad Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broad Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Cove
    • Broad Cove is located in Lincoln County
  • North Edgecomb
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Edgecomb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Edgecomb
    • North Edgecomb is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Edgecomb <1>
  • Round Pond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Pond
    • Round Pond is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Pond <1>
  • Medomak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Damariscotta ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Damariscotta.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Damariscotta. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Damariscotta and those printed in the larger area surrounding Damariscotta.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<6> of Damariscotta.

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 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 Damariscotta:

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

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.me.us/

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

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 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.
<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>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.
<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 Damariscotta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Damariscotta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Damariscotta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0330, Longitude: -69.5270    









 

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