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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 Lower Beddington (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 Lower Beddington. 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 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.

Lower Beddington is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Aroostook, Hancock & Penobscot.

Below are the counties that are near Lower Beddington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lower Beddington:

  • Washington County     (The home county of Lower Beddington)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lower Beddington, with the one closest to Lower Beddington listed first.
    • Beddington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Deblois
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Deblois is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deblois
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Cherryfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Columbia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Columbia is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
    • Epping
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Epping is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epping
    • Harrington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Columbia Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Centerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Centerville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Addison
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Milbridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Steuben
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • East Steuben
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • East Steuben is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Steuben
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lower Beddington, with the one closest to Lower Beddington listed first.
    • Osborn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Osborn is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Eastbrook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Aurora
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Great Pond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Great Pond is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Pond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Waltham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Waltham is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
    • Amherst
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Amherst is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
    • Goodwin Siding
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Goodwin Siding is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin Siding
      • Goodwin Siding has also been known as:
      • Goodwins
    • Franklin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mariaville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Mariaville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
    • Sullivan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • West Sullivan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • West Sullivan is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
    • Otis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Otis is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
  • Penobscot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lower Beddington, with the one closest to Lower Beddington listed first.
    • Clifton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Clifton is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 901 people
    • East Eddington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • East Eddington is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Eddington
    • Greenfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenfield is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Bradley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Milford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Old Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Webster
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Webster is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people

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

Cemeteries Near Lower Beddington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lower Beddington.

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 Lower Beddington - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Beddington Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Crimmins Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Morse Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Aurora Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Columbia Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Great Pond Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Abbott Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bayview Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (78 more) ...
    • Rock Maple Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Hills Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Amherst Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 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.<3>

While we didn't find Lower Beddington in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lower Beddington.

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

  • Beddington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Deblois
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Deblois is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deblois
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Eastbrook
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherryfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Aurora
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Waltham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Waltham is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
  • Great Pond
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Great Pond is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Pond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Amherst
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Amherst is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Columbia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Columbia is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
  • Epping
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Epping is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epping
  • Franklin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • West Harrington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • West Harrington is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harrington
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Harrington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • West Franklin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • West Franklin is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Franklin
    • Columbia Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Lower Beddington ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lower Beddington.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lower Beddington, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lower Beddington.

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 Lower Beddington:

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>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 Lower Beddington, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lower Beddington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.