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 East Raymond (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 East Raymond. 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 East Raymond ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for East Raymond: E. Raymond
You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Raymond. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Raymond.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
East Raymond 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 East Raymond. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Raymond:
- Cumberland County (The home county of East Raymond)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Raymond, with the one closest to East Raymond listed first.
- Raymond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- South Casco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dry Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
- Shaker Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Casco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Windham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windham
- Gray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- West Gray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gray
- Frye Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frye Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- East Gray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gray
- New Gloucester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Naples
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Raymond, with the one closest to East Raymond listed first.
- West Poland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Poland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Danville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- East Poland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Moussam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- Mechanic Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Littlefield Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Minot
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Rumford Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- Penley Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Auburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Durham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lewiston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Raymond, with the one closest to East Raymond listed first.
- Litchfield Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- Litchfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Monmouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- Monmouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Batchelders Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Raymond, with the one closest to East Raymond listed first.
- Spurrs Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- East Otisfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Oxford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Denmark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- Rankins Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- East Hiram
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Hebron
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Denmark
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hiram
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Norway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- South Paris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- South Waterford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Durgintown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Raymond, with the one closest to East Raymond listed first.
- Pejepscot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Topsham
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Bowdoin
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Bowdoinham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sabino
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- West Bath
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Richmond Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Raymond, with the one closest to East Raymond listed first.
- Chicopee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- East Limington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- North Limington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- Kimbles Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
- Cornish
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Limington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buxton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Buxton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
- South Limington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
- Bar Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hollis
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,807 people
- Lake Arrowhead
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
- Hollis Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- East Parsonsfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Raymond, with the one closest to East Raymond listed first.
- Effingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Freedom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- South Chatham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- South Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Raymond, see our County-by-County Page for East Raymond.
Cemeteries Near East Raymond ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Raymond.
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 East Raymond - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Raymond covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Raymond, with the one closest to East Raymond listed first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Murch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Raymond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Crescent Lake.
- The Mountain Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mountain Road Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2155334 <3>
- Manning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maxfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fickett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cook - Pinkham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Knight Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Purington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (486 more) ...
- Lakeside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tubbs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stimpson 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that East Raymond had a population of 300 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Raymond, with the one closest to East Raymond listed first.
- Raymond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Casco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Raymond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Raymond is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Raymond
- Dry Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
- North Windham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windham
- West Gray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gray
- Gray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- North Gray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gray
- Casco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poland Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Poland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Poland
- West Poland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Edes Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edes Falls is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edes Falls
- East Gray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gray
- Gray Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gray Station is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Station
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Raymond. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Raymond.
Newspapers Published in East Raymond ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Raymond.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Raymond, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Raymond.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 East Raymond:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Kennebec County
- Oxford County
- Sagadahoc County
- York County
- Carroll 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> | 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- East Raymond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 East Raymond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |