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 Long Beach (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 Long Beach. 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 Long Beach ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Long Beach: Long Bch.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Long Beach. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Long Beach.
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Long Beach 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 Long Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Long Beach:
- York County (The home county of Long Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Beach, with the one closest to Long Beach listed first.
- Cape Neddick
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cape Neddick is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Neddick
- York Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- York Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Beach
- Ocean View Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ocean View Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View Village
- Chases Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chases Pond is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chases Pond
- York
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- York Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- York Harbor is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Harbor
- York Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- York Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Village
- Agamenticus Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Agamenticus Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agamenticus Village
- Beech Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beech Ridge is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Ridge
- Ogunquit
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bedell Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bedell Crossing is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
- Payneton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Payneton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payneton
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Beach, with the one closest to Long Beach listed first.
- Grand Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Beach is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
- Prouts Neck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Scarborough
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- West Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scarborough
- Rockingham County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Beach, with the one closest to Long Beach listed first.
- New Castle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Portsmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seacrest Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seacrest Village is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacrest Village
- Newington Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Newington Station is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Station
- Newington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rye
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rye is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,478 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <1>
- Greenland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Rye
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Rye is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rye
- Rye Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stratham Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stratham Station is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratham Station
- Newmarket
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- North Hampton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Strafford County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Long Beach, with the one closest to Long Beach listed first.
- Rollinsford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,443 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
- Somersworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Durham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Durham is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,441 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <1>
- Madbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Madbury is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
- Pickering
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- East Rochester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- East Barrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Glenmere Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Lee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lee is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <1>
- Rochester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barrington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Long Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Long Beach.
Cemeteries Near Long Beach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Long Beach.
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 Long Beach - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Long Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Long Beach, with the one closest to Long Beach listed first.
- First Parish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Parish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Side Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Burying Yard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fernald Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dennett Family Burial Ground
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fogg Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (192 more) ...
- Hamscom Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Long Beach had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Long Beach, with the one closest to Long Beach listed first.
- Cape Neddick
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cape Neddick is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Neddick
- York Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- York Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Beach
- York Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- York Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Corner
- York Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- York Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Village
- York Harbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- York Harbor is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Harbor
- York
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seabury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Seabury is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabury
- Agamenticus Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Agamenticus Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agamenticus Village
- Bedell Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bedell Crossing is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
- Ogunquit
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kittery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kittery Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- South Eliot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Eliot is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- New Castle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Portsmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Long Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Long Beach.
Newspapers Published in Long Beach ...
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 120 newspapers that have been published in the area around Long Beach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Long Beach, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Long Beach.
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 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 Long Beach:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Rockingham 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Long Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Long Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |