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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Grubb Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Grubb Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Grubb 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 Grubb 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 Grubb 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.

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 northeast 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 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 east 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 Grubb 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 Grubb Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grubb Hill:

  • Cumberland County     (The home county of Grubb Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grubb Hill, with the one closest to Grubb Hill listed first.
    • Sagamore Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sagamore Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Village
    • Falmouth
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Waites Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Waites Landing is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waites Landing
    • Stroudwater
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Stroudwater is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudwater
    • Portland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Westbrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Falmouth Foreside
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Falmouth Foreside is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Foreside
    • Cash Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
    • Lone Creek Village ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Lone Creek Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Creek Village
    • Pleasantdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Pleasantdale is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
    • Ferry Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ferry Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
    • Little Diamond Island Landing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • South Portland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Androscoggin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grubb Hill, with the one closest to Grubb Hill listed first.
    • Durham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Durham is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,044 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <2>
    • Danville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Danville is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Rumford Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
    • West Poland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Lisbon Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • East Poland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
    • Littlefield Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
    • Penley Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
    • Poland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Poland is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <2>
    • Lisbon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lisbon is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,053 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <2>
    • Minot
      (25 miles [40.2 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
    • Auburn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <2>
  • Oxford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grubb Hill, with the one closest to Grubb Hill listed first.
    • Rankins Mill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
    • East Hiram
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • East Hiram is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
    • Hiram
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Spurrs Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
    • Durgintown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Durgintown is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
    • East Otisfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
    • Oxford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Denmark
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • East Denmark
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • East Denmark is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
    • Kezar Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
  • Sagadahoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grubb Hill, with the one closest to Grubb Hill listed first.
    • Sebasco Estates
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Small Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Pejepscot
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
    • Topsham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sabino
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
    • West Bath
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Phippsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Popham Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Popham Beach is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popham Beach
    • Arrowsic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Bath
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <2>
    • 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
    • Georgetown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Bowdoinham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grubb Hill, with the one closest to Grubb Hill listed first.
    • Buxton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Buxton is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
    • Chicopee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Chicopee is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
    • Old Orchard Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Bar Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Kimbles Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Kimbles Corner is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
    • Kinney Shores
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Kinney Shores is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney Shores
    • Ocean Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Biddeford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hollis Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Saco
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Saco is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saco <2>
    • Clarks Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Clarks Mills is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
    • Dayton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hollis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Hollis is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,807 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grubb Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Grubb Hill.

Cemeteries Near Grubb Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grubb 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 Grubb Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grubb Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grubb Hill, with the one closest to Grubb Hill listed first.

  • Friends Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bailey Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Marston Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Leighton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • McGregor Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Gowen Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (341 more) ...
    • Hale Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Hyacinthe Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)

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 Grubb Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grubb Hill.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Grubb Hill, with the one closest to Grubb Hill listed first.

  • Prides Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Prides Corner is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Corner
  • Cumberland Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cumberland Mills is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Mills
  • Deering
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Deering is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
  • Woodfords
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Woodfords is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfords
  • East Deering
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • East Deering is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deering
  • West Falmouth ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • West Falmouth is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
  • Westbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Stroudwater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Stroudwater is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudwater
  • Portland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Falmouth
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Falmouth Foreside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Falmouth Foreside is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Foreside
  • Cash Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Pleasantdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Pleasantdale is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
    • Knightville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Knightville is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
    • South Portland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grubb Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grubb Hill.

Newspapers Published in Grubb 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 300 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grubb Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grubb Hill, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grubb 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 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 Grubb Hill:

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 Grubb Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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- Grubb Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.