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 Gorges (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 Gorges. 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 Gorges ...
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 Fort Gorges: Ft. Gorges
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.
Fort Gorges 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 Fort Gorges. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fort Gorges:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Fort Gorges)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Gorges, with the one closest to Fort Gorges listed first.
- Little Diamond Island Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Peaks Island
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ferry Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ferry Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
- Portland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Long Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Portland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waites Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Waites Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waites Landing
- Pleasantdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasantdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Falmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cash Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
- Stroudwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stroudwater is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudwater
- Falmouth Foreside
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Falmouth Foreside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Foreside
- Lone Creek Village ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Creek Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Creek Village
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Gorges, with the one closest to Fort Gorges listed first.
- Durham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Danville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Lisbon Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lisbon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Penley Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Littlefield Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Rumford Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- West Poland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Poland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Poland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Minot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- Moussam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- Auburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lincoln County
- Southport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Gorges, with the one closest to Fort Gorges listed first.
- Sebasco Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Small Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Topsham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Popham Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Popham Beach is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popham Beach
- Pejepscot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Sabino
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- Phippsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Bath
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Arrowsic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bath
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woolwich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdoin Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Gorges, with the one closest to Fort Gorges listed first.
- Old Orchard Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ocean Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kinney Shores
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kinney Shores is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney Shores
- Buxton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Buxton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
- Saco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Biddeford Pool
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Biddeford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bar Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chicopee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Kimbles Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
- Airport Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Airport Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Dayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Clarks Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fort Gorges, see our County-by-County Page for Fort Gorges.
Cemeteries Near Fort Gorges ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fort Gorges.
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 Gorges - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fort Gorges covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fort Gorges, with the one closest to Fort Gorges listed first.
- Smith Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Settlers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pond Cove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Eastern Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Western Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bay View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forest City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (265 more) ...
- McGregor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
While we didn't find Fort Gorges in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fort Gorges.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fort Gorges, with the one closest to Fort Gorges listed first.
- Peaks Island
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Portland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Knightville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Knightville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
- South Portland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Long Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Deering
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Deering is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deering
- Pleasantdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasantdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Deering
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Deering is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
- Woodfords
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodfords is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfords
- Cash Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
- Falmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stroudwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stroudwater is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudwater
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Falmouth Foreside
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Falmouth Foreside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Foreside
- Cape Elizabeth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fort Gorges. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fort Gorges.
Newspapers Published in Fort Gorges ...
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 308 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Gorges.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fort Gorges, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fort Gorges.
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 helpful 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 Gorges:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Lincoln County
- Sagadahoc County
- York 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 Fort Gorges, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fort Gorges) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |