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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 Douglas Hill (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 Douglas Hill. 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 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.

Douglas Hill is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Androscoggin, Oxford, Sagadahoc & York.

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

  • Cumberland County     (The home county of Douglas Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Douglas Hill, with the one closest to Douglas Hill listed first.
    • Sebago
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Sebago is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,844 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebago <1>
    • Baldwin
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
    • West Baldwin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
    • Steep Falls
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • South Bridgton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
    • Naples
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Naples is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <1>
    • Frye Island
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Frye Island is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
    • South Casco
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
    • Raymond
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Sebago Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sebago Lake is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake
    • Bridgton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Androscoggin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Douglas Hill, with the one closest to Douglas Hill listed first.
    • West Poland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Poland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Poland is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <1>
    • East Poland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
    • Mechanic Falls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Moussam
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
    • Danville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Danville is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Minot
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Minot is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
    • Littlefield Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
    • Rumford Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
    • West Minot
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
    • Auburn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <1>
    • Penley Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
  • Oxford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Douglas Hill, with the one closest to Douglas Hill listed first.
    • Rankins Mill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
    • East Hiram
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • East Hiram is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
    • Hiram
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Durgintown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Durgintown is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
    • Denmark
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • East Denmark
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • East Denmark is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
    • East Brownfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
    • Kezar Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
    • Brownfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Porter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Porter is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
    • Merrill Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
    • East Fryeburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • East Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fryeburg
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Douglas Hill, with the one closest to Douglas Hill listed first.
    • Cornish
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • North Limington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • North Limington is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
    • East Limington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • East Limington is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
    • Limington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • South Limington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • South Limington is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
    • East Parsonsfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • East Parsonsfield is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
    • North Parsonsfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • North Parsonsfield is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
    • Limerick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Chicopee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Chicopee is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
    • Lake Arrowhead
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
    • Kimbles Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Kimbles Corner is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
    • Parsonsfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Carroll County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Douglas Hill, with the one closest to Douglas Hill listed first.
    • Effingham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Eaton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Eaton is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton <1>
    • Freedom
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Freedom is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,593 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <1>
    • South Effingham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Center Conway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • East Madison
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • East Madison is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
    • South Chatham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • South Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
    • Conway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Conway is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <1>
    • Woodman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodman is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
    • Madison
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Madison is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,632 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <1>
    • East Wakefield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Douglas Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Douglas Hill.

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 Douglas Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Douglas Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Poor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Fitch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Pike Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ridlon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Martin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Wentworth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sanborn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Wiggins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • York Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sanborn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Blake Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Babb Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (416 more) ...
    • Kenison Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jewell Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fitch Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)

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>

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

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

  • Sebago
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Sebago is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,844 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebago <1>
  • North Baldwin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • North Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Baldwin
  • East Sebago
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • East Sebago is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sebago
  • North Sebago
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • North Sebago is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sebago
  • Rankins Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
  • East Hiram
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • East Hiram is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
  • West Baldwin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
  • Hiram
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Steep Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cornish
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Naples
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Naples is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <1>
  • South Bridgton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • East Denmark
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • East Denmark is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
    • Denmark
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • North Limington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • North Limington is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington

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

Newspapers Published in Douglas Hill ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Douglas Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Douglas Hill, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Douglas Hill.

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 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 Douglas Hill:

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 Douglas Hill, 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' (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- Douglas Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.