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 Mitchell Hill (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 Mitchell Hill. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Mitchell Hill is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Androscoggin, Oxford, Sagadahoc & York.
Below are the counties that are near Mitchell Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mitchell Hill:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Mitchell Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell Hill, with the one closest to Mitchell Hill listed first.
- Lower Village ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lower Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Upper Village ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Upper Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
- Yarmouth
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Yarmouth Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Yarmouth Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Junction
- South Freeport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Foreside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Foreside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Foreside
- Bustins Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bustins Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bustins Island
- Freeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
- Chebeague Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Falmouth Foreside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth Foreside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Foreside
- Cumberland Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Yarmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Yarmouth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yarmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell Hill, with the one closest to Mitchell Hill listed first.
- Durham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lisbon Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Danville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Lisbon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Penley Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Rumford Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- Littlefield Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Auburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lewiston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East Poland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Drinkwater Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
- Minot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- Moussam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell Hill, with the one closest to Mitchell Hill listed first.
- Litchfield Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- Litchfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Monmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- Batchelders Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- Monmouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Purgatory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell Hill, with the one closest to Mitchell Hill listed first.
- Trevett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Westport
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Mouse Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mouse Island is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
- Southport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Boothbay Harbor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Boothbay Harbor is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boothbay Harbor
- Hatchs Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- South Dresden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- Boothbay Harbor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Boothbay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bayville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bayville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Wiscasset
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Boothbay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Edgecomb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell Hill, with the one closest to Mitchell Hill listed first.
- Spurrs Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- East Otisfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Oxford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rankins Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell Hill, with the one closest to Mitchell Hill listed first.
- Pejepscot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Topsham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sabino
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- Sebasco Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West Bath
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Small Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Phippsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bath
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Bowdoinham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Arrowsic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Days Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mitchell Hill, with the one closest to Mitchell Hill listed first.
- Buxton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buxton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
- Chicopee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Kimbles Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
- Bar Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Old Orchard Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kinney Shores
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kinney Shores is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney Shores
- Ocean Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Limington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- Biddeford Pool
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Biddeford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,807 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mitchell Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Mitchell Hill.
Cemeteries Near Mitchell Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mitchell Hill.
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 Mitchell Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mitchell Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mitchell Hill, with the one closest to Mitchell Hill listed first.
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Webster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ledge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Freeport Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Neck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Side Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Merrill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (363 more) ...
- Foreside Community Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Flying Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blanchard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Mitchell Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mitchell Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mitchell Hill, with the one closest to Mitchell Hill listed first.
- Yarmouth
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Yarmouth Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Yarmouth Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Junction
- South Freeport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cousins Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cousins Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cousins Island
- Cumberland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
- Freeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Cumberland Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pownal
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Falmouth Foreside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth Foreside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Foreside
- Chebeague Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Yarmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Yarmouth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yarmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Falmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Pownal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pownal
- Gray Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gray Station is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Station
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mitchell Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mitchell Hill.
Newspapers Published in Mitchell Hill ...
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 294 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mitchell Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mitchell Hill, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mitchell Hill.
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 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 Mitchell Hill:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Kennebec County
- Lincoln County
- Oxford County
- Sagadahoc County
- York 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> | 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 Mitchell Hill, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mitchell Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |