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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Gates Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gates Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gates Hill, please Contact Us.
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 Gates 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 Gates 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.
Name Variations for Gates Hill ...
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.
While the name of this community is Gates Hill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Gates Hill may originally have been Gate's Hill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Gates Hill might be written as Gate Hill.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Gates Hill is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Gates Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gates Hill:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Gates Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gates Hill, with the one closest to Gates Hill listed first.
- North Windham
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- North Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windham
- Windham
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North Gorham
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Gorham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gorham
- Ireland Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ireland Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Corner
- West Gray
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gray
- Frye Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frye Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Newhall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Newhall is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- Raymond
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Windham
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
- Gray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <3>
- Sebago Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sebago Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake
- Dry Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
- South Casco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gates Hill, with the one closest to Gates Hill listed first.
- West Poland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Poland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Danville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- East Poland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Moussam
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- Durham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Littlefield Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Rumford Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- Minot
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Penley Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Mechanic Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewiston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gates Hill, with the one closest to Gates Hill listed first.
- Spurrs Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- Rankins Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- East Hiram
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Hiram
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- East Otisfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Durgintown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- East Denmark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- Oxford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Denmark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kezar Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- East Brownfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Porter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Porter is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- Brownfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gates Hill, with the one closest to Gates Hill listed first.
- Pejepscot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Topsham
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Sabino
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- Sebasco Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Bath
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Small Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bowdoinham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Phippsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gates Hill, with the one closest to Gates Hill listed first.
- Chicopee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Kimbles Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
- East Limington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- Buxton
(13 miles [20.9 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
- North Limington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- Bar Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Limington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Limington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
- Hollis Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Clarks Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Lake Arrowhead
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
- Cornish
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gates Hill, with the one closest to Gates Hill listed first.
- Effingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- South Effingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Woodman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodman is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- Freedom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gates Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Gates Hill.
Cemeteries Near Gates Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gates 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 Gates Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gates Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gates Hill, with the one closest to Gates Hill listed first.
- Arlington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Windham Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Morrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Franklin Stevens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dolley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harding Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Gorham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mayberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Godd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Knight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (439 more) ...
- Purington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sapling Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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.
While we didn't find Gates Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gates Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gates Hill, with the one closest to Gates Hill listed first.
- North Gorham
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Gorham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gorham
- North Windham
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- North Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windham
- Windham Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Windham Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham Center
- White Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- White Rock is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Newhall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Newhall is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- West Gray
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gray
- Raymond
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Windham
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
- North Falmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Falmouth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- West Cumberland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cumberland
- Sebago Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sebago Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake
- Gray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <3>
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Richville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Richville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- South Casco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gates Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gates Hill.
Newspapers Published in Gates 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 263 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gates Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gates Hill, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gates Hill.
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 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 Gates Hill:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Oxford County
- Sagadahoc County
- York County
- Carroll County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Gates Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Gates Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |