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 Kents 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 Kents 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.
Name Variations for Kents Hill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
While the name of this community is Kents Hill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Kents Hill may originally have been Kent's Hill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Kents Hill might be written as Kent Hill.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Kents Hill 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 Kents Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kents Hill:
- Kennebec County (The home county of Kents Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kents Hill, with the one closest to Kents Hill listed first.
- Fayette
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Readfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Wayne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Wayne is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wayne
- Locks Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Locks Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Corner
- North Fayette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Fayette is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayette
- Maranacook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maranacook is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maranacook
- Wayne
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Winthrop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Winthrop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winthrop Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winthrop Center is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Center
- Manchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kents Hill, with the one closest to Kents Hill listed first.
- North Leeds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- East Livermore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
- Shy Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
- Leeds
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <2>
- Livermore Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Curtis Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Curtis Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
- South Livermore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
- Howes Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
- North Livermore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
- Livermore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Turner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
- Leeds Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leeds Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Junction
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kents Hill, with the one closest to Kents Hill listed first.
- Chesterville
(10 miles [16.1 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chisholm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Jay
(12 miles [19.3 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 <2>
- North Chesterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
- Farmington Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- North Jay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- New Sharon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dryden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dryden is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- East Wilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
- Wilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Dixfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
- Farmington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kents Hill, with the one closest to Kents Hill listed first.
- Coopers Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dresden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Whitefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- Whitefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- Head Tide
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Head Tide is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Tide
- South Dresden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- Alna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Newcastle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newcastle
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kents Hill, with the one closest to Kents Hill listed first.
- Canton Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Canton Point is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Point
- Canton
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Gilbertville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Hartford
(17 miles [27.4 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
- East Sumner
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- East Sumner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
- Buckfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Peru
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sumner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hebron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dickvale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dickvale is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
- Dixfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Peru
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Peru is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peru
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kents Hill, with the one closest to Kents Hill listed first.
- Richmond Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Bowdoin
(23 miles [37 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
- Richmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdoin Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Harwards
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Bowdoinham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pejepscot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kents Hill, with the one closest to Kents Hill listed first.
- Smithfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Starks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Starks is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Fairfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Norridgewock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nyes Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nyes Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyes Corner
- Shawmut
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shawmut is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Hinckley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hinckley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Anson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Madison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Skowhegan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barron Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Barron Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Corner
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kents Hill, with the one closest to Kents Hill listed first.
- Palermo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Palermo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- North Palermo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kents Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Kents Hill.
Cemeteries Near Kents Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kents 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 Kents Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kents Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kents Hill, with the one closest to Kents Hill listed first.
- Readfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Marston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stevens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whittier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dudley Plain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Potash Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dunns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Philbrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (407 more) ...
- Metcalf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barber Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Kents Hill had a population of 37 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kents Hill, with the one closest to Kents Hill listed first.
- Fayette
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Wayne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Wayne is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wayne
- Readfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Mount Vernon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Mount Vernon is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mount Vernon
- Readfield Depot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Readfield Depot is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readfield Depot
- Fayette Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fayette Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Corner
- Maranacook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maranacook is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maranacook
- North Fayette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Fayette is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayette
- Wayne
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Winthrop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Leeds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Winthrop Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winthrop Center is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Center
- East Winthrop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Livermore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kents Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kents Hill.
Newspapers Published in Kents 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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kents Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kents Hill, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kents 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 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 Kents Hill:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Kennebec County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Franklin County
- Lincoln County
- Oxford County
- Sagadahoc County
- Somerset County
- Waldo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Kents Hill, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kents Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |