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 Mount Pisgah (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 Mount Pisgah. 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 Mount Pisgah ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Pisgah: Mt. Pisgah
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Pisgah. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Pisgah.
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 doctors 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.
Mount Pisgah is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Kennebec, Knox, Sagadahoc & Waldo.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Pisgah. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Pisgah:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Mount Pisgah)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pisgah, with the one closest to Mount Pisgah listed first.
- Boothbay Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Boothbay
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bayville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bayville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- East Boothbay
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Linekin
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Linekin is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linekin
- Mouse Island
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mouse Island is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
- West Boothbay Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Boothbay Harbor is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boothbay Harbor
- Southport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Bristol
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Trevett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pemaquid Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pemaquid Beach is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemaquid Beach
- Pemaquid Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pemaquid Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemaquid Point
- Pemaquid Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pemaquid Harbor is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemaquid Harbor
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pisgah, with the one closest to Mount Pisgah listed first.
- Lisbon Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Durham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Drinkwater Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
- Sabattus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wales
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wales is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pisgah, with the one closest to Mount Pisgah listed first.
- East Harpswell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harpswell
- Harding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Harding is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Cundys Harbor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pennellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pennellville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennellville
- Brunswick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Harpswell Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
- Harpswell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Orrs Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bunganuc Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bunganuc Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunganuc Landing
- Merepoint
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Merepoint is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merepoint
- Bailey Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Island
- West Harpswell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harpswell
- South Harpswell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- South Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Harpswell
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pisgah, with the one closest to Mount Pisgah listed first.
- East Pittston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
- South Gardiner
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
- Litchfield Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- Pittston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
- Litchfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gardiner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Randolph
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Farmingdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Batchelders Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- West Gardiner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
- Purgatory
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
- South Monmouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pisgah, with the one closest to Mount Pisgah listed first.
- Friendship
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Point is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
- Port Clyde
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- South Cushing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Cushing is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cushing
- Martinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Martinsville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Tenants Harbor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cushing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Cove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Long Cove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cove
- Saint George
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Saint George is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
- Warren Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Station is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
- Spruce Head
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thomaston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Warren
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Pisgah, with the one closest to Mount Pisgah listed first.
- MacMahan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- MacMahan is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacMahan
- Murphys Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Murphys Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arrowsic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woolwich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Phippsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Popham Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Popham Beach is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popham Beach
- Bath
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Days Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- West Bath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sabino
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- Sebasco Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Small Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Pisgah, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Pisgah.
Cemeteries Near Mount Pisgah ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Pisgah.
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 Mount Pisgah - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Pisgah covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Pisgah, with the one closest to Mount Pisgah listed first.
- Ocean View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wiley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Farnham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Main Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jewett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tarbox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Webber Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (210 more) ...
- Knight Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ocean Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Bristol Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Mount Pisgah in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Pisgah.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Pisgah, with the one closest to Mount Pisgah listed first.
- Boothbay Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mouse Island
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mouse Island is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
- Boothbay
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Linekin
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Linekin is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linekin
- East Boothbay
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Southport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ocean Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Point
- West Southport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Bristol
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Trevett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Five Islands
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Five Islands is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Islands
- Pemaquid Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pemaquid Beach is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemaquid Beach
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- New Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pemaquid
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Pisgah. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Pisgah.
Newspapers Published in Mount Pisgah ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Pisgah.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Pisgah, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Pisgah.
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 either 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 Mount Pisgah:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland County
- Kennebec County
- Knox 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> | 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 Mount Pisgah, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Pisgah) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |