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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 Limerick (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 Limerick. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Limerick is located in York County.

To see how the shape of Maine's counties 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 Limerick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Limerick:

  • York County     (The home county of Limerick)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Limerick, with the one closest to Limerick listed first.
    • East Parsonsfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Arrowhead
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Arrowhead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
      • Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
    • Newfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sprague City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprague City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague City
      • Sprague City is located in York County
    • South Limington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Limington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • North Waterboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • East Limington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • North Limington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ross Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • West Newfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Newfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newfield
      • West Newfield is located in York County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Newfield <2>
    • Parsonsfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsonsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsfield
      • Parsonsfield is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,971 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsonsfield <2>
    • Cornish
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Androscoggin County
    • West Poland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Poland
      • West Poland is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Poland <2>
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Limerick, with the one closest to Limerick listed first.
    • West Baldwin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
      • West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
    • Steep Falls
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steep Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Falls
      • Steep Falls is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steep Falls <2>
    • Baldwin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
      • Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
    • Standish
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standish have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
      • Standish is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Standish <2>
    • Sebago Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sebago Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake
      • Sebago Lake is located in Cumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sebago Lake
      • From Limerick to Sebago Lake
    • Sebago
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebago have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago
      • Sebago is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,844 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebago <2>
    • Gorham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
      • Gorham is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,962 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <2>
    • Frye Island
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frye Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Island
      • Frye Island is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
    • Newhall
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newhall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
      • Newhall is located in Cumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Newhall
      • From Limerick to Newhall
    • South Windham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
      • South Windham is located in Cumberland County
    • North Gorham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • North Scarborough
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • North Windham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Oxford County
  • Belknap County (NH)
  • Carroll County (NH)
  • Strafford County (NH)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Limerick, see our County-by-County Page for Limerick.

Cemeteries Near Limerick ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Limerick.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Limerick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Limerick, with the one closest to Limerick listed first.

  • Highland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Day Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Day Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Day Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pendexter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pendexter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pendexter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Guptill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guptill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guptill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pendexter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pendexter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pendexter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Day Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Day Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Day Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Eastman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Merrill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merrill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merrill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gordon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gordon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gordon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Cole Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cole Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89758 <4>
    • Gould Bradeen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gould Bradeen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gould Bradeen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Elliot Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elliot Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elliot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Limerick had a population of 520 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Limerick had a population of 3,061 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Limerick, with the one closest to Limerick listed first.

  • Newfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • East Parsonsfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • North Waterboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • South Limington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Limington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • South Parsonsfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Parsonsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Parsonsfield
    • South Parsonsfield is located in York County
  • Maplewood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Maplewood is located in York County
  • North Hollis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hollis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hollis
    • North Hollis is located in York County
  • West Newfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Newfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newfield
    • West Newfield is located in York County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Newfield <2>
  • North Shapleigh
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Shapleigh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shapleigh
    • North Shapleigh is located in York County
  • Ross Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • East Limington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • North Limington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Parsonsfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsonsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsfield
      • Parsonsfield is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,971 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsonsfield <2>
    • Waterboro Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterboro Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterboro Center
      • Waterboro Center is located in York County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Limerick. See our List of 1890's Communities around Limerick.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Limerick ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Limerick.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Limerick. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Limerick and those printed in the larger area surrounding Limerick.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<6> of Limerick.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Limerick:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Limerick. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for York County: www.co.york.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Limerick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Limerick) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Limerick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6884, Longitude: -70.7948    









 

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