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 Island Park (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 Island Park. 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.
Island Park is located in Kennebec 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 Kennebec County: Androscoggin, Franklin, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Somerset & Waldo.
Below are the counties that are near Island Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Island Park:
- Kennebec County (The home county of Island Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
- East Winthrop
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Manchester
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Winthrop Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Winthrop Center is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Center
- Maranacook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maranacook is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maranacook
- Winthrop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Augusta
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hallowell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Readfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Gardiner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
- Purgatory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
- Farmingdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Monmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- North Monmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
- Curtis Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Curtis Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
- Leeds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <1>
- Leeds Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Junction
- Wales Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wales Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales Corner
- North Leeds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Wales
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wales is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
- East Livermore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
- Greene
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greene Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greene Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Corner
- Nason Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nason Beach is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Beach
- Howes Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
- South Livermore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
- Turner Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Turner Center is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Center
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
- Brunswick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harding
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harding is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- North Pownal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
- Chesterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- Chisholm
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Chisholm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Jay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <1>
- North Chesterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
- New Sharon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Farmington Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Jay
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- North Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- Dryden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dryden is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- East Wilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
- Wilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Dixfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
- Farmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Farmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Farmington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farmington
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
- Razorville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Globe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Stickney Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
- Washington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lucas Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- Burkettville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
- Dresden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Whitefield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- Whitefield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coopers Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Somerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Hatchs Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- South Dresden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- Head Tide
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Head Tide is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Tide
- Alna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- North Newcastle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newcastle
- Wiscasset
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Flanders Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
- Canton Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canton Point is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Point
- Gilbertville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Canton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Canton is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
- Hartford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hartford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Buckfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East Sumner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Sumner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
- Hebron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sumner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Peru
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
- Richmond Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Richmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bowdoin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Harwards
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Bowdoin Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Bowdoinham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Days Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Pejepscot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Topsham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bath
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Murphys Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Murphys Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
- Woolwich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Bath
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
- Smithfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fairfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Shawmut
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shawmut is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Nyes Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nyes Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyes Corner
- Norridgewock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Starks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Starks is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Hinckley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hinckley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
- Palermo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- North Palermo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Palermo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
- Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- South Montville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- South Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Island Park, see our County-by-County Page for Island Park.
Cemeteries Near Island Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Island Park.
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 Island Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Island Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
- East Winthrop Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Friends Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scribner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barber Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Metcalf Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Whittier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Augusta.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #865001 <2>
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Augusta.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90252 <2>
- Townsend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (447 more) ...
- Coombs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery
- The Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maine Mt. Vernon Road Veterans Memorial Cemetery
- Veterans Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90186 <2>
- Glenside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Winthrop.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89959 <2>
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 Island Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Island Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Island Park, with the one closest to Island Park listed first.
- East Winthrop
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Manchester
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Winthrop Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Winthrop Center is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Center
- Maranacook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maranacook is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maranacook
- Winthrop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Readfield Depot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Readfield Depot is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readfield Depot
- Hallowell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Augusta
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Gardiner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
- West Sidney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Sidney is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sidney
- Readfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Monmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- East Monmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- Farmingdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gardiner
(8 miles [12.9 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 Island Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Island Park.
Newspapers Published in Island Park ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Island Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Island Park, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Island Park.
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 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 Island Park:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Kennebec County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Knox County
- Lincoln County
- Oxford County
- Sagadahoc County
- Somerset County
- Waldo 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> | 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- Island Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Island Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |