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 Hastings (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 Hastings. 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 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.
Hastings is located in Oxford 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 Oxford County: Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, York, Carroll (NH) & Coos (NH).
Below are the counties that are near Hastings. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hastings:
- Oxford County (The home county of Hastings)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
- Gilead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gilead is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- West Bethel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Bethel is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethel
- Stoneham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stoneham is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mayville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mayville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Slab City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Slab City is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Newry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Center Lovell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Waterford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- North Newry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Newry is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newry
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
- West Bridgton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
- Harrison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Bridgton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Otisfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- South Bridgton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
- Chatham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- South Chatham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- South Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- Jackson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Intervale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Intervale is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale
- Kearsarge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kearsarge is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- Jericho
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- North Conway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hale's Location
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hale's Location is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale's Location
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Bartlett
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Harts Location
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Notchland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Notchland is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notchland
- Center Conway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Coos County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
- Shelburne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Purchase
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beans Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
- Gorham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Upper Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Upper Village is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
- Martins Location
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Martins Location is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Location
- Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glen House
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glen House is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
- Greens Grant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Greens Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
- Pinkhams Grant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pinkhams Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkhams Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Randolph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Thompson and Meserves Purchase
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Milan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hastings, see our County-by-County Page for Hastings.
Cemeteries Near Hastings ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hastings.
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 Hastings - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hastings covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
- Abbott Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Burbank Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Bethel.
- The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- West Bethel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375782 <3>
- Eastman / Charles Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Songo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Woodland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Skillingston Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Hayes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fox Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (194 more) ...
- Lord Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Hastings in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hastings.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
- Gilead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gilead is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Shelburne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Chatham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
- West Bethel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Bethel is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethel
- North Lovell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Lovell is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lovell
- Gorham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Stoneham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glen House
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glen House is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
- Lynchville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lynchville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchville
- Chatham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Center Lovell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Waterford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hastings. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hastings.
Newspapers Published in Hastings ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hastings.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hastings, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hastings.
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 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 Hastings:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Oxford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Carroll County
- Coos 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hastings) 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 Hastings, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |