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 Lake Arrowhead Estates (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 Lake Arrowhead Estates. 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 Lake Arrowhead Estates ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lake Arrowhead Estates: Lk. Arrowhead Ests.
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 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.
Lake Arrowhead Estates is located in York 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 York County: Cumberland, Oxford, Carroll (NH), Rockingham (NH) & Strafford (NH).
Below are the counties that are near Lake Arrowhead Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Arrowhead Estates:
- York County (The home county of Lake Arrowhead Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Arrowhead Estates, with the one closest to Lake Arrowhead Estates listed first.
- Lake Arrowhead
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
- North Waterboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Limington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- South Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
- Hollis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,807 people
- Limerick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Limington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Waterboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Limington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- East Limington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- Ross Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ross Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Corner
- Newfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sprague City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sprague City is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague City
- Androscoggin County
- West Poland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Arrowhead Estates, with the one closest to Lake Arrowhead Estates listed first.
- Steep Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Standish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Baldwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
- Sebago Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sebago Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake
- Gorham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Baldwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- South Windham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- South Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
- Newhall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newhall is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- North Scarborough
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
- Sebago
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Frye Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frye Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- North Gorham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Gorham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gorham
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Arrowhead Estates, with the one closest to Lake Arrowhead Estates listed first.
- Durgintown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- Kezar Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Porter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Porter is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- Rankins Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- East Hiram
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Hiram
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brownfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Brownfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Denmark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Merrill Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
- East Denmark
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- East Fryeburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- East Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fryeburg
- Belknap County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Arrowhead Estates, with the one closest to Lake Arrowhead Estates listed first.
- Alton Bay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alton is located in Belknap County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <1>
- Spring Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Haven is located in Belknap County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
- West Alton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West Alton is located in Belknap County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Arrowhead Estates, with the one closest to Lake Arrowhead Estates listed first.
- South Effingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Woodman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Woodman is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- East Wakefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wakefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Effingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Brookfield is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Freedom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ossipee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- North Wolfeboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- North Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolfeboro
- Chickville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chickville is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickville
- Fernald
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fernald is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- Wolfeboro Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wolfeboro Center is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfeboro Center
- Strafford County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Arrowhead Estates, with the one closest to Lake Arrowhead Estates listed first.
- Middleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- Milton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <1>
- North Rochester
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- North Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- East Rochester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Farmington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Place
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Place is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- Davis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Davis is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- New Durham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Somersworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Somersworth is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
- Former names for Somersworth:
- Great Falls
- Summersworth
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <1>
- Rochester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rollinsford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dexter Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lake Arrowhead Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Lake Arrowhead Estates.
Cemeteries Near Lake Arrowhead Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Arrowhead Estates.
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 Lake Arrowhead Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake Arrowhead Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Arrowhead Estates, with the one closest to Lake Arrowhead Estates listed first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meeting House Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bear Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Flanders Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gordon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Gorham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marrs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Day Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (342 more) ...
- Pendexter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Guptill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
While we didn't find Lake Arrowhead Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lake Arrowhead Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Arrowhead Estates, with the one closest to Lake Arrowhead Estates listed first.
- North Waterboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Hollis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hollis
- West Hollis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hollis
- South Limington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- South Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
- Waterboro Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Waterboro Center is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterboro Center
- Hollis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,807 people
- Limerick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Waterboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Buxton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bonny Eagle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bonny Eagle is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Eagle
- Limington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ross Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ross Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Corner
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- East Limington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- North Limington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- Newfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lake Arrowhead Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Arrowhead Estates.
Newspapers Published in Lake Arrowhead Estates ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Arrowhead Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Arrowhead Estates, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Arrowhead Estates.
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 Lake Arrowhead Estates:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland County
- Oxford County
- Belknap County
- Carroll County
- Strafford 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Arrowhead Estates) 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 Lake Arrowhead Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |