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 Green Acre (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 Green Acre. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Green Acre is located in York 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 York County: Cumberland, Oxford, Carroll (NH), Rockingham (NH) & Strafford (NH).
Below are the counties that are near Green Acre. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Green Acre:
- York County (The home county of Green Acre)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Acre, with the one closest to Green Acre listed first.
- South Eliot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- South Eliot is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- Eliot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Admiralty Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Admiralty Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiralty Village
- Kittery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Ridge is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Ridge
- Kittery Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Payneton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Payneton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payneton
- Bedell Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bedell Crossing is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
- York Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- York Harbor is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Harbor
- York Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- York Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Village
- South Berwick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chases Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chases Pond is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chases Pond
- York
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belknap County (NH)
- Barnstead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merrimack County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Acre, with the one closest to Green Acre listed first.
- Epsom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Epsom is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epsom <1>
- Pittsfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gossville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gossville is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossville
- Websters Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Websters Mill is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Allenstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rockingham County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Acre, with the one closest to Green Acre listed first.
- Seacrest Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Seacrest Village is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacrest Village
- Newington Station
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Newington Station is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Station
- Newington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Portsmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Castle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rye is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,478 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <1>
- Stratham Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stratham Station is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratham Station
- West Rye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Rye is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rye
- Newmarket
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Newfields
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stratham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Strafford County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Green Acre, with the one closest to Green Acre listed first.
- Durham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Durham is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,441 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <1>
- Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dover is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,443 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
- Madbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Madbury is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
- Rollinsford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Somersworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Somersworth is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
- Former names for Somersworth:
- Great Falls
- Summersworth
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <1>
- Glenmere Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Lee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lee is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <1>
- East Barrington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Pickering
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Barrington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Rochester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Rochester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Strafford Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Green Acre, see our County-by-County Page for Green Acre.
Cemeteries Near Green Acre ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Green Acre.
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 Green Acre - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Green Acre covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Green Acre, with the one closest to Green Acre listed first.
- Fogg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hamscom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dennett Family Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fernald Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Newington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (234 more) ...
- South Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Point of Grave Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Churchyard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Green Acre in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Green Acre.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Green Acre, with the one closest to Green Acre listed first.
- South Eliot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- South Eliot is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- Newington Station
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Newington Station is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Station
- Newington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Portsmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kittery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenland Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenland Station is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Station
- New Castle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kittery Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bayside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bayside is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside
- Greenland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stratham Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stratham Station is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratham Station
- Rye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rye is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,478 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <1>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bedell Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bedell Crossing is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
- Sawyers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sawyers is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyers
- Durham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Durham is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,441 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <1>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Green Acre. See our List of 1890's Communities around Green Acre.
Newspapers Published in Green Acre ...
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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Green Acre.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Green Acre, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Green Acre.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Green Acre:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belknap County
- Merrimack County
- Rockingham County
- Strafford 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 '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- Green Acre) 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 Green Acre, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |