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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 Newburgh (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 Newburgh. 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 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.

Newburgh is located in Penobscot 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 Penobscot County: Aroostook, Hancock, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo & Washington.

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

  • Penobscot County     (The home county of Newburgh)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newburgh, with the one closest to Newburgh listed first.
    • South Newburgh
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
    • Newburgh Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
    • North Newburgh
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • North Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newburgh
    • East Dixmont
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
    • Carmel
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Carmel is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,857 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel <1>
    • Hampden Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
    • Dixmont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
    • Hermon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Hermon is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,104 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <1>
    • Hampden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Orrington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Etna
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Etna is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
    • North Orrington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
    • Plymouth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newburgh, with the one closest to Newburgh listed first.
    • Bucksport Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
    • Bucksport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Verona Island
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Verona Island is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
      • Former name for Verona Island:
      • Verona
    • Orland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dedham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • East Orland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • West Penobscot
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
    • North Penobscot
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • North Penobscot is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Penobscot
    • North Ellsworth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • North Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ellsworth
    • Castine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Penobscot
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • West Brooksville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
    • Harborside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newburgh, with the one closest to Newburgh listed first.
    • Albion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Clinton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Benton Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
    • Benton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Benton is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
    • Morrison Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Morrison Corner is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Corner
    • China
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • China is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <1>
    • Benton Station
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Benton Station is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
    • Branch Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
  • Knox County
    • West Appleton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • West Appleton is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
  • Piscataquis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newburgh, with the one closest to Newburgh listed first.
    • Dover South Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
    • South Dover
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newburgh, with the one closest to Newburgh listed first.
    • Detroit
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Houston Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
    • Dogtown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Dogtown is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
    • Pittsfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Palmyra
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • West Palmyra
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
    • Saint Albans
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Hartland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Ripley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ripley is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
    • Canaan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Shawmut
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Shawmut is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
    • Fairfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Nyes Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Nyes Corner is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyes Corner
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newburgh, with the one closest to Newburgh listed first.
    • Monroe
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Monroe is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
    • Monroe Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
    • North Winterport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • North Winterport is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
    • Jackson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jackson is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
    • Frankfort
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Winterport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • North Searsport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • North Searsport is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsport
    • Brooks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Troy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Troy is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
    • Swanville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Prospect
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Prospect Ferry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
    • Knox Ledge Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Knox Ledge Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Ledge Corner

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

Cemeteries Near Newburgh ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Newburgh.

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 Newburgh - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lufkin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Chapman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Leavitt Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Knowlton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Bickford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Stephen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bean Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Graveyard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Monk Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Porter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (279 more) ...
    • Neallys Corner Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Rug le Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Toothaker Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Newburgh had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Newburgh had a population of 1,530 people.

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

  • South Newburgh
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
  • Newburgh Center
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Newburgh Center is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Center
  • Newburgh Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
  • East Dixmont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
  • North Newburgh
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • North Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newburgh
  • Dixmont Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Dixmont Center is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont Center
  • Ellingwood Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellingwood Corner is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellingwood Corner
  • West Hampden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • West Hampden is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hampden
  • North Monroe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • North Monroe is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Monroe
  • Carmel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Carmel is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,857 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel <1>
  • Monroe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Monroe is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
  • West Winterport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • West Winterport is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Winterport
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Hermon Pond
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hermon Pond is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon Pond
    • Dixmont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
    • Monroe Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center

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

Newspapers Published in Newburgh ...

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 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newburgh.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Newburgh, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Newburgh.

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 Newburgh:

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 Newburgh, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Newburgh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.