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 Ingalls (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 Ingalls. 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 hospitals and 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.
Ingalls 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 Ingalls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ingalls:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Ingalls)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ingalls, with the one closest to Ingalls listed first.
- South Bridgton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- Sandy Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Bridgton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Naples
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sebago
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Bridgton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Bridgton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
- Harrison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Baldwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Casco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Baldwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
- Otisfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- South Casco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ingalls, with the one closest to Ingalls listed first.
- West Poland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Poland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mechanic Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- East Poland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Moussam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- Minot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- West Minot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
- Danville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Littlefield Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Rumford Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- Auburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Auburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
- Lewiston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ingalls, with the one closest to Ingalls listed first.
- East Denmark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- Denmark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rankins Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- East Hiram
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- East Fryeburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fryeburg
- Hiram
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Brownfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Spurrs Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- Brownfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sweden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sweden is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Durgintown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- Merrill Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
- East Otisfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ingalls, with the one closest to Ingalls listed first.
- Cornish
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Limington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- East Limington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- Limington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- East Parsonsfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- East Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
- North Parsonsfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- North Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
- South Limington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- South Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
- Limerick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Parsonsfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chicopee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Kimbles Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
- Lake Arrowhead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
- South Effingham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- South Effingham is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Effingham
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ingalls, with the one closest to Ingalls listed first.
- South Chatham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- Center Conway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Eaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chatham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Conway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Madison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Madison is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
- Effingham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kearsarge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kearsarge is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- North Conway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Intervale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Intervale is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale
- Madison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hale's Location
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- 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
- Coos County (NH)
- Beans Purchase
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ingalls, see our County-by-County Page for Ingalls.
Cemeteries Near Ingalls ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ingalls.
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 Ingalls - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ingalls covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ingalls, with the one closest to Ingalls listed first.
- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pingree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boulter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chaplin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Palmer - Ingalls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Goodwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hilton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blaisdell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fessenden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Head Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Schoolhouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (419 more) ...
- Merrifield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deering Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lowell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Ingalls in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ingalls.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ingalls, with the one closest to Ingalls listed first.
- South Bridgton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- Sandy Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- East Denmark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- Denmark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bridgton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sebago
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Naples
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Hiram
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Rankins Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- Edes Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Edes Falls is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edes Falls
- North Bridgton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Bridgton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- West Denmark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denmark
- East Brownfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Hiram
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ingalls. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ingalls.
Newspapers Published in Ingalls ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ingalls.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ingalls, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ingalls.
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 websites either 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 Ingalls:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Oxford County
- York 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> | 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 Ingalls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Ingalls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |