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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 North Berwick (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 North Berwick. 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 North Berwick ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for North Berwick: N. Berwick

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

North Berwick is located in York County.

To see how the shape of Maine's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of York County: Cumberland, Oxford, Carroll (NH), Rockingham (NH) & Strafford (NH).

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

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

Cemeteries Near North Berwick ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Berwick.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Littlefield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Littlefield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Littlefield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Portland Station Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Portland Station Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Portland Station Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clay Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oldfields Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oldfields Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oldfields Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Town Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Town Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • New Town Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Town Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that North Berwick had a population of 675 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, North Berwick had a population of 4,745 people.

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

  • South Berwick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Berwick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Somersworth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Agamenticus Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agamenticus Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agamenticus Village
    • Agamenticus Village is located in York County
  • Wells
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • South Sanford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Sanford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sanford
    • South Sanford is located in York County
  • York
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • York is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,329 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <1>
  • Ogunquit
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Wells Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Beach
    • Wells Beach is located in York County
  • Elms
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elms. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elms
    • Elms is located in York County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Elms
    • From North Berwick to Elms
  • Wells Branch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lebanon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Lebanon is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,435 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <1>
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Sanford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Cape Neddick
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Neddick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Neddick
      • Cape Neddick is located in York County
    • East Lebanon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lebanon
      • East Lebanon is located in York County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of North Berwick ...

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 North Berwick.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of North Berwick. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of North Berwick and those printed in the larger area surrounding North Berwick.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5> of North Berwick.

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 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 North Berwick:

The official website for North Berwick: www.townofnorthberwick.org/

The official website for York County: www.co.york.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 North Berwick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- North Berwick) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Berwick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3056, Longitude: -70.7357    









 

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