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 Fort Edgecomb (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 Fort Edgecomb. 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 Fort Edgecomb ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Fort Edgecomb: Ft. Edgecomb
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.
Fort Edgecomb is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Kennebec, Knox, Sagadahoc & Waldo.
Below are the counties that are near Fort Edgecomb. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fort Edgecomb:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Fort Edgecomb)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Edgecomb, with the one closest to Fort Edgecomb listed first.
- Wiscasset
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Edgecomb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Edgecomb is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgecomb
- Walpole
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Damariscotta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newcastle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hatchs Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- South Dresden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- Bristol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Newcastle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newcastle
- Trevett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Alna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Edgecomb, with the one closest to Fort Edgecomb listed first.
- Lisbon Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wales
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Drinkwater Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
- Lisbon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Durham
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sabattus
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wales Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wales Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales Corner
- Leeds Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Junction
- Nason Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nason Beach is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Beach
- Greene
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Penley Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Curtis Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Curtis Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
- Foggs Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Foggs Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foggs Corner
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Edgecomb, with the one closest to Fort Edgecomb listed first.
- Harding
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harding is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- East Harpswell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harpswell
- Brunswick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pennellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pennellville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennellville
- Cundys Harbor
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bunganuc Landing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bunganuc Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunganuc Landing
- Harpswell Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
- Harpswell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Merepoint
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Merepoint is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merepoint
- Orrs Island
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Harpswell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harpswell
- Bailey Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Island
- Bustins Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bustins Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bustins Island
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Edgecomb, with the one closest to Fort Edgecomb listed first.
- East Pittston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
- South Gardiner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
- Pittston
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Chelsea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gardiner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Randolph
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Litchfield Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- Farmingdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Litchfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- South Windsor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
- Batchelders Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- West Gardiner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
- Purgatory
(20 miles [32.2 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 Fort Edgecomb, with the one closest to Fort Edgecomb listed first.
- Friendship
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Point is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
- South Cushing
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- South Cushing is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cushing
- Cushing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Port Clyde
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Globe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Warren Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Station is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
- Martinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Martinsville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Long Cove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Long Cove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cove
- Saint George
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Saint George is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
- Tenants Harbor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Stickney Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
- Warren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Edgecomb, with the one closest to Fort Edgecomb listed first.
- Murphys Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Murphys Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
- Days Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Woolwich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harwards
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Richmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- MacMahan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- MacMahan is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacMahan
- Arrowsic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Bath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bowdoinham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Richmond Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Phippsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waldo County
- Palermo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fort Edgecomb, see our County-by-County Page for Fort Edgecomb.
Cemeteries Near Fort Edgecomb ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fort Edgecomb.
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 Fort Edgecomb - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fort Edgecomb covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fort Edgecomb, with the one closest to Fort Edgecomb listed first.
- Ancient Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Edgecomb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Huntoon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rhumrill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Knight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Quinnam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sheepscott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (314 more) ...
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glidden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Fort Edgecomb in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fort Edgecomb.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fort Edgecomb, with the one closest to Fort Edgecomb listed first.
- North Edgecomb
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wiscasset
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Edgecomb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Newcastle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- South Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newcastle
- Montsweag
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Montsweag is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsweag
- Westport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Edgecomb is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgecomb
- Walpole
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Bristol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Bristol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bristol
- Damariscotta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newcastle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Dresden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Nequasset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nequasset is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nequasset
- Trevett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bristol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fort Edgecomb. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fort Edgecomb.
Newspapers Published in Fort Edgecomb ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Edgecomb.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fort Edgecomb, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fort Edgecomb.
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 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 Fort Edgecomb:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland County
- Kennebec County
- Knox County
- Sagadahoc County
- Waldo 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> | 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 Fort Edgecomb, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Fort Edgecomb) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |