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 Hillside (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 Hillside. 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 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.
Hillside is located in 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 Hillside. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hillside:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Hillside)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillside, with the one closest to Hillside listed first.
- Brunswick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bunganuc Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bunganuc Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunganuc Landing
- Pennellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pennellville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennellville
- Merepoint
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Merepoint is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merepoint
- Freeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harding is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Bustins Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bustins Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bustins Island
- Harpswell Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
- South Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pownal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Harpswell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harpswell
- North Pownal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillside, with the one closest to Hillside listed first.
- Durham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lisbon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Penley Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Drinkwater Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Rumford Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- Sabattus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lewiston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Littlefield Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Nason Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Nason Beach is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Beach
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillside, with the one closest to Hillside listed first.
- Litchfield Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- Litchfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- South Monmouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- Batchelders Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- Purgatory
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
- Monmouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- West Gardiner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
- East Monmouth
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- South Gardiner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
- North Monmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East Pittston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
- Gardiner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillside, with the one closest to Hillside listed first.
- Westport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
- Former name for Westport:
- Westport Island
- Hatchs Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- South Dresden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- Trevett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Boothbay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Southport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Boothbay Harbor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Boothbay Harbor is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boothbay Harbor
- Wiscasset
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Boothbay Harbor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Edgecomb
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mouse Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mouse Island is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
- Dresden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillside, with the one closest to Hillside listed first.
- East Otisfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Hebron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spurrs Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillside, with the one closest to Hillside listed first.
- Topsham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pejepscot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- West Bath
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Bowdoinham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sabino
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- Bath
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Days Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Woolwich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Phippsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arrowsic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillside, with the one closest to Hillside listed first.
- Chicopee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Buxton
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Kimbles Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hillside, see our County-by-County Page for Hillside.
Cemeteries Near Hillside ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hillside.
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 Hillside - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hillside covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hillside, with the one closest to Hillside listed first.
- Maquoit Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lunt Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Day Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Freeport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- First Parish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Varney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Varney Cemetery is located in Brunswick.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pines Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (370 more) ...
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Burr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hillside had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hillside, with the one closest to Hillside listed first.
- Topsham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brunswick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Durham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Durham is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Durham
- Freeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Durham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Harpswell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harpswell
- Cathance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cathance is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathance
- West Durham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Durham is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Durham
- South Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harpswell Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
- Harding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harding is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Pownal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lisbon Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon Center is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon Center
- East Harpswell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harpswell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hillside. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hillside.
Newspapers Published in Hillside ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hillside.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hillside, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hillside.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hillside:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Kennebec County
- Lincoln County
- Oxford County
- Sagadahoc County
- York 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 Hillside, 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 from Point A (ie- Hillside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |