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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Nequsset. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Nequsset to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Nequsset, please Contact Us.
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 Nequsset (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 Nequsset. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Nequsset is historic, it would have been located within present day Sagadahoc 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 Sagadahoc County: Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec & Lincoln.
Below are the counties that are near Nequsset. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nequsset:
- Sagadahoc County (The home county of Nequsset)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nequsset, with the one closest to Nequsset listed first.
- Woolwich
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bath
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Days Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Murphys Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Murphys Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
- Arrowsic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Bath
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sabino
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- Phippsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bowdoinham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- MacMahan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- MacMahan is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacMahan
- Harwards
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Topsham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nequsset, with the one closest to Nequsset listed first.
- Lisbon Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Durham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Drinkwater Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
- Sabattus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wales
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Penley Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Nason Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nason Beach is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Beach
- Wales Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wales Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales Corner
- Lewiston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Junction
- Danville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nequsset, with the one closest to Nequsset listed first.
- Harding
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harding is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- East Harpswell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harpswell
- Pennellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pennellville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennellville
- Brunswick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cundys Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bunganuc Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bunganuc Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunganuc Landing
- Harpswell Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
- Merepoint
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Merepoint is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merepoint
- Harpswell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Orrs Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Harpswell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harpswell
- Bustins Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bustins Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bustins Island
- Freeport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nequsset, with the one closest to Nequsset listed first.
- Litchfield Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- Litchfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Gardiner
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
- Batchelders Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- East Pittston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
- South Monmouth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- Gardiner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pittston
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Purgatory
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
- Randolph
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- West Gardiner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
- Farmingdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chelsea
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nequsset, with the one closest to Nequsset listed first.
- Friendship
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Point is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
- South Cushing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- South Cushing is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cushing
- Port Clyde
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cushing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Martinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Martinsville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Tenants Harbor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Globe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Warren Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Station is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
- Long Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Long Cove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cove
- Saint George
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Saint George is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
- Stickney Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
- Warren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nequsset, with the one closest to Nequsset listed first.
- Westport
(5 miles [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
- Trevett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Boothbay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Edgecomb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wiscasset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Southport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hatchs Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- South Dresden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- Boothbay Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mouse Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mouse Island is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
- West Boothbay Harbor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Boothbay Harbor is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boothbay Harbor
- Bayville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bayville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- East Edgecomb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- East Edgecomb is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgecomb
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nequsset, see our County-by-County Page for Nequsset.
Cemeteries Near Nequsset ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nequsset.
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 Nequsset - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nequsset covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nequsset, with the one closest to Nequsset listed first.
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Murphys Corner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Laurel Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tarbox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Webber Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Partridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Partridge Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Woolwich.
- The Partridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hodgkins Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #560758 <4>
- Continue List (311 more) ...
- Jewett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Meadows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gatchell 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.
While we didn't find Nequsset in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nequsset.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nequsset, with the one closest to Nequsset listed first.
- Bath
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woolwich
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Nequasset
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Nequasset is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nequasset
- North Bath
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bath
- Winnegance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Winnegance is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnegance
- Harding
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harding is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Arrowsic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Montsweag
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Montsweag is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsweag
- Westport
(5 miles [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
- Phippsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Trevett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cathance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cathance is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathance
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- East Harpswell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harpswell
- Five Islands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Five Islands is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Islands
- Bowdoinham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nequsset. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nequsset.
Newspapers Published in Nequsset ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nequsset.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nequsset, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nequsset.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Nequsset:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Sagadahoc County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland County
- Kennebec County
- Knox County
- Lincoln County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Nequsset, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nequsset) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |