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 Danville (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 Danville. 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.
Danville is located in Androscoggin 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 Androscoggin County: Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford & Sagadahoc.
Below are the counties that are near Danville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Danville:
- Androscoggin County (The home county of Danville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
- Rumford Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- Littlefield Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Penley Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- East Poland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Auburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lewiston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Minot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- Moussam
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- Poland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lisbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mechanic Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Durham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
- New Gloucester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shaker Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- North Pownal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
- Dry Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
- East Gray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gray
- Gray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <1>
- Pownal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- North Yarmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Yarmouth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yarmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
- West Gray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gray
- Casco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cobb Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
- Litchfield Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- South Monmouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- Litchfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Monmouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Batchelders Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- East Monmouth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- North Monmouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Purgatory
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
- West Gardiner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
- Wayne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Winthrop
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Winthrop Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Winthrop Center is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Center
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
- South Dresden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- Hatchs Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- Dresden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Westport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
- Former name for Westport:
- Westport Island
- Wiscasset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Trevett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
- Oxford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Otisfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Spurrs Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- South Paris
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Buckfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Norway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Paris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paris is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
- East Sumner
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Sumner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
- Hartford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hartford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- North Norway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Norway is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norway
- South Waterford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
- Pejepscot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Bowdoin Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Bowdoin
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdoinham
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Richmond Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Harwards
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- West Bath
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bath
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Days Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Richmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sabino
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
- Chicopee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- East Limington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- Kimbles Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
- North Limington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- Buxton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buxton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
- Limington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cornish
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Limington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Danville, see our County-by-County Page for Danville.
Cemeteries Near Danville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Danville.
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 Danville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Danville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
- Fitz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McKenney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McKenney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pine Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beth Abraham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Libby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Penley Corner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Corner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Garcelon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wag Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (501 more) ...
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Danville had a population of 41 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Danville, with the one closest to Danville listed first.
- Upper Gloucester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Gloucester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Gloucester
- Lewiston Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lewiston Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Junction
- New Gloucester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Poland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Poland Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- South Poland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- South Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Poland
- Minot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- Lewiston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Pownal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
- South Lewiston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Lewiston is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lewiston
- Poland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- North Raymond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Raymond is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Raymond
- North Gray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gray
- West Durham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Durham is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Durham
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Danville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Danville.
Newspapers Published in Danville ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Danville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Danville, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Danville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Danville:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Androscoggin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Kennebec County
- Lincoln County
- Oxford County
- Sagadahoc County
- York 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Danville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Danville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |