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 Lisbon (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 Lisbon. 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 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.
Lisbon is located in Androscoggin 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 Androscoggin County: Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford & Sagadahoc.
Below are the counties that are near Lisbon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lisbon:
- Androscoggin County (The home county of Lisbon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lisbon, with the one closest to Lisbon listed first.
- Lisbon Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Durham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Penley Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Drinkwater Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
- Sabattus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lewiston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rumford Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- Nason Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nason Beach is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Beach
- Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Littlefield Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Wales
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wales is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
- Foggs Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Foggs Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foggs Corner
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lisbon, with the one closest to Lisbon listed first.
- North Pownal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
- Pownal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brunswick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Gloucester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bunganuc Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bunganuc Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunganuc Landing
- Freeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Harding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harding is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Pennellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pennellville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennellville
- East Gray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gray
- Shaker Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Merepoint
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Merepoint is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merepoint
- South Freeport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dry Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lisbon, with the one closest to Lisbon listed first.
- Litchfield Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- Litchfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Monmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- Batchelders Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- Monmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- East Monmouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- Purgatory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
- West Gardiner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
- North Monmouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Winthrop
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- South Gardiner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
- Winthrop Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Winthrop Center is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Center
- Gardiner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lisbon, with the one closest to Lisbon listed first.
- South Dresden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- Hatchs Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- Dresden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Westport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
- Former name for Westport:
- Westport Island
- Wiscasset
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Trevett
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Edgecomb
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Head Tide
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Head Tide is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Tide
- Alna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Edgecomb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Edgecomb is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgecomb
- Whitefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boothbay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Southport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lisbon, with the one closest to Lisbon listed first.
- Hebron
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Otisfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Buckfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spurrs Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- South Paris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Norway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paris is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
- East Sumner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Sumner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
- Hartford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Sumner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Canton is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
- North Norway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Norway is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norway
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lisbon, with the one closest to Lisbon listed first.
- Bowdoin Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Pejepscot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Bowdoin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Topsham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdoinham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Richmond Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Harwards
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Days Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Richmond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bath
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sabino
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- West Bath
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woolwich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lisbon, see our County-by-County Page for Lisbon.
Cemeteries Near Lisbon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lisbon.
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 Lisbon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lisbon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lisbon, with the one closest to Lisbon listed first.
- Lisbon Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Anne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cotton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Blake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Davis - Bryant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vining Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Littlefield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Cyril Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Potter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (464 more) ...
- Hewey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clough Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garcelon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lisbon had a population of 1,585 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lisbon had a population of 9,053 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lisbon, with the one closest to Lisbon listed first.
- Lisbon Center
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lisbon Center is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon Center
- Lisbon Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Lewiston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Lewiston is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lewiston
- Durham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Bowdoin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bowdoin
- West Durham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Durham is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Durham
- South Durham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Durham is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Durham
- Sabattus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bowdoin Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- North Pownal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
- Lewiston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Upper Gloucester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Upper Gloucester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Gloucester
- Hillside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lisbon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lisbon.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lisbon ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lisbon.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lisbon. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lisbon and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lisbon.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of Lisbon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Lisbon:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Androscoggin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Kennebec County
- Lincoln County
- Oxford County
- Sagadahoc 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 Lisbon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Lisbon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |