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 Five Islands (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 Five Islands. 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 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.
Five Islands is located in Sagadahoc 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 Sagadahoc County: Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec & Lincoln.
Below are the counties that are near Five Islands. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Five Islands:
- Sagadahoc County (The home county of Five Islands)
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Islands, with the one closest to Five Islands listed first.
- MacMahan
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- MacMahan is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacMahan
- Georgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arrowsic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Phippsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Popham Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Popham Beach is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popham Beach
- Murphys Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Murphys Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
- Woolwich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sabino
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- Bath
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Bath
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sebasco Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Small Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Days Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Islands, with the one closest to Five Islands listed first.
- Lisbon Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Durham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Drinkwater Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
- Penley Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Sabattus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wales
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wales is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
- Danville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Nason Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nason Beach is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Beach
- Wales Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wales Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales Corner
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Islands, with the one closest to Five Islands listed first.
- Cundys Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Harpswell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harpswell
- Harding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harding is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Pennellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pennellville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennellville
- Harpswell Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
- Harpswell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Orrs Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brunswick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Island
- Bunganuc Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bunganuc Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunganuc Landing
- Merepoint
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Merepoint is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merepoint
- West Harpswell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harpswell
- South Harpswell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- South Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Harpswell
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Islands, with the one closest to Five Islands listed first.
- East Pittston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
- South Gardiner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
- Litchfield Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- Litchfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pittston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
- Batchelders Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- Gardiner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Randolph
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- South Monmouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- Chelsea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Farmingdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Gardiner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
- Purgatory
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Islands, with the one closest to Five Islands listed first.
- Friendship
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Port Clyde
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Point is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
- South Cushing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Cushing is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cushing
- Martinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Martinsville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Tenants Harbor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cushing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Long Cove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cove
- Saint George
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint George is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
- Warren Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Station is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
- Warren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Five Islands, with the one closest to Five Islands listed first.
- Southport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mouse Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mouse Island is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
- West Boothbay Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Boothbay Harbor is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boothbay Harbor
- Boothbay Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trevett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bayville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bayville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Boothbay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Linekin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Linekin is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linekin
- East Boothbay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Bristol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Westport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- 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
- East Edgecomb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Edgecomb is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgecomb
- Edgecomb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Five Islands, see our County-by-County Page for Five Islands.
Cemeteries Near Five Islands ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Five Islands.
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 Five Islands - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Five Islands covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Five Islands, with the one closest to Five Islands listed first.
- Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jewett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Drummond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Webber Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wiley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tarbox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Murphys Corner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (229 more) ...
- Marine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 in 1895, Five Islands had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Five Islands, with the one closest to Five Islands listed first.
- West Southport
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Georgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Southport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mouse Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mouse Island is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
- Arrowsic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boothbay Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trevett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Point is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Point
- Ocean Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ocean Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Point
- Boothbay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Phippsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Popham Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Popham Beach is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popham Beach
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Linekin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Linekin is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linekin
- East Boothbay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winnegance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winnegance is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnegance
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Five Islands. See our List of 1890's Communities around Five Islands.
Newspapers Published in Five Islands ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Five Islands.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Five Islands, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Five Islands.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Five Islands:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Sagadahoc County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland County
- Kennebec County
- Knox County
- Lincoln 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 Five Islands, 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- Five Islands) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |