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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 Days Ferry (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 Days Ferry. 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 Days Ferry ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Days Ferry: Days Fry. (or less commonly used: Days Frry.)
  • While the name of this community is Days Ferry, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Days Ferry may originally have been Day's Ferry.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Days Ferry might be written as Day Ferry.

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 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.

Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc 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 Sagadahoc County: Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec & Lincoln.

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

  • Sagadahoc County     (The home county of Days Ferry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Days Ferry, with the one closest to Days Ferry listed first.
    • Bath
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Woolwich
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woolwich have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Murphys Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • West Bath
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Harwards
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • 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.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
      • Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harwards
      • From Days Ferry to Harwards
    • Bowdoinham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sabino
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Arrowsic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrowsic have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Phippsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phippsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phippsburg
      • Phippsburg is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phippsburg <2>
    • MacMahan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Topsham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Topsham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Richmond
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Androscoggin County
  • Cumberland County
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Days Ferry, with the one closest to Days Ferry listed first.
    • Litchfield Corners
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Litchfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • South Gardiner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
      • South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
    • Batchelders Crossing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • East Pittston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • South Monmouth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Gardiner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Pittston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • 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.<4>
      • 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 Days Ferry to Pittston
    • Randolph
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • West Gardiner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
      • West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
    • Farmingdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Chelsea
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Days Ferry, with the one closest to Days Ferry listed first.
    • Friendship
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Pleasant Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • South Cushing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Port Clyde
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Cushing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Martinsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Globe
      (28 miles [45.1 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.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
      • Globe is located in Knox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Globe
      • From Days Ferry to Globe
    • Warren Station
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tenants Harbor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Stickney Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Long Cove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Saint George
      (30 miles [48.3 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.<4>
      • 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 Days Ferry to Saint George
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Days Ferry, with the one closest to Days Ferry listed first.
    • Westport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hatchs Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • South Dresden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Wiscasset
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgecomb
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgecomb have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecomb
      • Edgecomb is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgecomb <2>
    • Trevett
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trevett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevett
      • Trevett is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trevett <2>
    • East Edgecomb
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Boothbay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Southport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
      • Southport is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southport <2>
    • West Boothbay Harbor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Boothbay Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boothbay Harbor
      • West Boothbay Harbor is located in Lincoln County
    • Bayville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
      • Bayville is located in Lincoln County
    • Boothbay Harbor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Days Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Days Ferry.

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

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

  • Riverside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Laurel Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Partridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bailey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brown Point Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Murphys Corner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphys Corner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murphys Corner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Randall Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Randall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Randall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bay View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bay View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bay View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (320 more) ...
    • Tarbox Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tarbox Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tarbox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Webber Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webber Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Greenleaf Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenleaf Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenleaf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<7>

While we didn't find Days Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Days Ferry.

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

  • North Bath
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bath
    • North Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Nequasset
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nequasset have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nequasset
    • Nequasset is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Bath
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Woolwich
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woolwich have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
  • Harding
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Montsweag
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montsweag have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsweag
    • Montsweag is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Winnegance
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnegance have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnegance
    • Winnegance is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Westport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Bowdoinham
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cathance
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cathance have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathance
    • Cathance is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Harwards
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • 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.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
    • Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Harwards
    • From Days Ferry to Harwards
  • Arrowsic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrowsic have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Days Ferry ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Days Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Days Ferry, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Days Ferry.

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 Days Ferry:

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

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

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 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.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Days Ferry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Days Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9491, Longitude: -69.8083    
<6>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.
<7>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 Days Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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