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 North Cushing (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 Cushing. 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 Cushing ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Cushing: N. Cushing
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 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.
North Cushing is located in Knox 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 Knox County: Lincoln & Waldo.
Below are the counties that are near North Cushing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Cushing:
- Knox County (The home county of North Cushing)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Cushing, with the one closest to North Cushing listed first.
- Saint George
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Saint George is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
- Cushing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thomaston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Long Cove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cove
- South Thomaston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Spruce Head
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Cushing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Cushing is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cushing
- Warren
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Warren Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Warren Station is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
- Tenants Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Point is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
- Martinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Martinsville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Cushing, with the one closest to North Cushing listed first.
- Sunset
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stonington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cape Rosier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
- Deer Isle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harborside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oceanville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oceanville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
- Little Deer Isle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Cushing, with the one closest to North Cushing listed first.
- East Pittston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
- South Windsor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
- Windsor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Branch Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
- North Windsor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
- South Gardiner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
- Chelsea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pittston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
- Gardiner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- South China
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Cushing, with the one closest to North Cushing listed first.
- South Waldoboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldoboro
- Waldoboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eugley Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
- Medomak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Medomak is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medomak
- Davis Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
- Bremen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Loudville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Loudville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudville
- Round Pond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nobleboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Flanders Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
- Harrington Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
- Bristol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Cushing, with the one closest to North Cushing listed first.
- Murphys Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Murphys Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
- MacMahan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- MacMahan is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacMahan
- Richmond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Days Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Harwards
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Woolwich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Cushing, with the one closest to North Cushing listed first.
- Lincolnville Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lincolnville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bickfords Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bickfords Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
- Searsmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Slab City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Slab City is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Belmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
- Center Belmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
- Greers Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Greers Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Corner
- South Montville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- South Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
- Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Islesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Islesboro is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islesboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
- Northport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Cushing, see our County-by-County Page for North Cushing.
Cemeteries Near North Cushing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Cushing.
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 North Cushing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Cushing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Cushing, with the one closest to North Cushing listed first.
- North Parish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Counce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Warren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thomaston Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Seaside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Riverview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (216 more) ...
- Head of Bay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Farnsworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, North Cushing had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Cushing, with the one closest to North Cushing listed first.
- Saint George
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Saint George is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
- Cushing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Warren
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Warren is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warren
- Thomaston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Friendship
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Friendship is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Friendship
- South Cushing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Cushing is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cushing
- Spruce Head
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Thomaston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Point is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
- Tenants Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Warren
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Warren Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Warren Station is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- South Waldoboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldoboro
- Martinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Martinsville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Ash Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ash Point is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Point
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Cushing. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Cushing.
Newspapers Published in North Cushing ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Cushing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Cushing, 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 North Cushing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Cushing:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Knox County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Kennebec County
- Lincoln County
- Sagadahoc County
- Waldo 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 North Cushing, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Cushing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |