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 Groveville (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 Groveville. 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 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.
Groveville 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 Groveville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Groveville:
- York County (The home county of Groveville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Groveville, with the one closest to Groveville listed first.
- Buxton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Buxton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
- Chicopee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Kimbles Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
- Bar Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hollis Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis
(6 miles [9.7 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- East Limington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- Dayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Hollis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hollis
- North Limington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- South Limington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- South Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
- East Waterboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Groveville, with the one closest to Groveville listed first.
- West Poland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Danville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Poland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Durham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Poland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Minot
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- Littlefield Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Rumford Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Groveville, with the one closest to Groveville listed first.
- Gorham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Standish
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Scarborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
- Sebago Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sebago Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake
- South Windham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
- Newhall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newhall is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- Westbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sagamore Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sagamore Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Village
- North Gorham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Gorham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gorham
- Danish Village ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Danish Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Village
- West Scarborough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scarborough
- Lone Creek Village ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lone Creek Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Creek Village
- Stroudwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stroudwater is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudwater
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Groveville, with the one closest to Groveville listed first.
- Durgintown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- Rankins Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- East Hiram
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Hiram
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kezar Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Porter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Porter is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- Denmark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Denmark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- East Brownfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Spurrs Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- Brownfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Merrill Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
- East Otisfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Groveville, with the one closest to Groveville listed first.
- South Effingham
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Woodman
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Woodman is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- East Wakefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Effingham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wakefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Freedom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brookfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brookfield is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Ossipee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Wolfeboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- North Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolfeboro
- Strafford County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Groveville, with the one closest to Groveville listed first.
- Milton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <1>
- East Rochester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Middleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- North Rochester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Groveville, see our County-by-County Page for Groveville.
Cemeteries Near Groveville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Groveville.
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 Groveville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Groveville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Groveville, with the one closest to Groveville listed first.
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- South Buston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Buston Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the South Buston Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bar Mills.
- The South Buston Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tory Hill Cemetery
- Tory Hill Meeting House Yard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980911 <2>
- Meeting House Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eastern Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ft. Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- South Gorham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shaws Mill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (327 more) ...
- West Gorham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nonesuch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Groveville had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Groveville, with the one closest to Groveville listed first.
- Buxton Center
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Buxton Center is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton Center
- West Gorham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Gorham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gorham
- Chicopee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Bar Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Buxton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Buxton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Buxton
- Gorham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Buxton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hollis Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Standish
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bonny Eagle
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bonny Eagle is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Eagle
- Hollis
(6 miles [9.7 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
- North Scarborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Sebago Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sebago Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake
- South Windham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
- White Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- White Rock is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Groveville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Groveville.
Newspapers Published in Groveville ...
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 Groveville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Groveville, 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 Groveville.
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 Groveville:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland County
- Oxford County
- Carroll 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> | 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 Groveville, 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' (or 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- Groveville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |