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 New Gloucester (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 New Gloucester. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
New Gloucester 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 New Gloucester. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Gloucester:
- Cumberland County (The home county of New Gloucester)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Gloucester, with the one closest to New Gloucester listed first.
- North Pownal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
- Dry Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
- Shaker Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- East Gray
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gray
- Gray
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <1>
- Pownal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Yarmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Yarmouth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yarmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
- West Gray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gray
- Crescent Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Raymond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Freeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ireland Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ireland Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Corner
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Gloucester, with the one closest to New Gloucester listed first.
- Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Rumford Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- East Poland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Littlefield Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Penley Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Durham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Minot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- Moussam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- Poland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Poland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lewiston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lisbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Gloucester, with the one closest to New Gloucester listed first.
- Litchfield Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- South Monmouth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- Litchfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Monmouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Batchelders Crossing
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- East Monmouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- Purgatory
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
- North Monmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Gardiner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
- Wayne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Winthrop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winthrop Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winthrop Center is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Center
- North Wayne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Wayne is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wayne
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Gloucester, with the one closest to New Gloucester listed first.
- Hatchs Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- South Dresden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- Dresden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Westport
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wiscasset
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Gloucester, with the one closest to New Gloucester listed first.
- East Otisfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Oxford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spurrs Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- Hebron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Norway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Paris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buckfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Paris
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Paris is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
- East Denmark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- South Waterford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Denmark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Hiram
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Rankins Mill
(25 miles [40.2 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 New Gloucester, with the one closest to New Gloucester listed first.
- Pejepscot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Topsham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Bowdoin
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Bowdoinham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Bath
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Richmond Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Sabino
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- Bath
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Days Ferry
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Harwards
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Woolwich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Phippsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Gloucester, with the one closest to New Gloucester listed first.
- Chicopee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Kimbles Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
- East Limington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- North Limington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- Buxton
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Limington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bar Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Limington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
- Cornish
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Hollis Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Lake Arrowhead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Gloucester, see our County-by-County Page for New Gloucester.
Cemeteries Near New Gloucester ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Gloucester.
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 New Gloucester - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Gloucester covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Gloucester, with the one closest to New Gloucester listed first.
- Lower Corner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McKenney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pineland Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Libby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McKenney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fitz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Raymond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beth Abraham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that New Gloucester had a population of 262 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, New Gloucester had a population of 5,880 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Gloucester, with the one closest to New Gloucester listed first.
- Upper Gloucester
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Upper Gloucester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Gloucester
- North Gray
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gray
- Dry Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
- West Pownal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pownal
- North Pownal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
- Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Gray
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <1>
- East Gray
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gray
- Gray Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gray Station is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Station
- Poland Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Poland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Poland
- Lewiston Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lewiston Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Junction
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- Pownal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Durham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Durham is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Durham
- North Raymond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Raymond is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Raymond
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Gloucester. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Gloucester.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of New Gloucester ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Gloucester.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of New Gloucester. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of New Gloucester and those printed in the larger area surrounding New Gloucester.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of New Gloucester.
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 New Gloucester:
- 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> | 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 New Gloucester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Gloucester) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |