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 Harpswell (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 Harpswell. 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 Harpswell ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Harpswell: N. Harpswell
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 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 Harpswell 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 North Harpswell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Harpswell:
- Cumberland County (The home county of North Harpswell)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Harpswell, with the one closest to North Harpswell listed first.
- Harpswell Center
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
- Pennellville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pennellville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennellville
- Merepoint
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Merepoint is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merepoint
- East Harpswell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harpswell
- Harpswell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cundys Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bunganuc Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bunganuc Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunganuc Landing
- Orrs Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Harpswell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harpswell
- Bustins Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bustins Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bustins Island
- Brunswick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bailey Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bailey Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Island
- South Harpswell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Harpswell
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Harpswell, with the one closest to North Harpswell listed first.
- Durham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lisbon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Penley Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Drinkwater Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
- Danville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Sabattus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rumford Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- Lewiston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Littlefield Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Wales
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wales is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
- Auburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- East Poland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Harpswell, with the one closest to North Harpswell listed first.
- Litchfield Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- Litchfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- South Monmouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- Batchelders Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- South Gardiner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
- Purgatory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
- West Gardiner
(28 miles [45.1 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
- East Pittston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
- East Monmouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- Gardiner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Monmouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pittston
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Farmingdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Harpswell, with the one closest to North Harpswell listed first.
- Southport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Trevett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Westport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Boothbay Harbor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Boothbay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mouse Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mouse Island is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
- West Boothbay Harbor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Boothbay Harbor is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boothbay Harbor
- Bayville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bayville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Linekin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Linekin is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linekin
- Hatchs Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- South Dresden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- East Boothbay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Edgecomb
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Harpswell, with the one closest to North Harpswell listed first.
- Sabino
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- West Bath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sebasco Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Phippsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Topsham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Small Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arrowsic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pejepscot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Bath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woolwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Popham Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Popham Beach is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popham Beach
- Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Days Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Harpswell, with the one closest to North Harpswell listed first.
- Old Orchard Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buxton
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Kinney Shores
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kinney Shores is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney Shores
- Ocean Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chicopee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Harpswell, see our County-by-County Page for North Harpswell.
Cemeteries Near North Harpswell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Harpswell.
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 Harpswell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Harpswell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Harpswell, with the one closest to North Harpswell listed first.
- Cranberryhorn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberryhorn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cranberryhorn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in East Harpswell.
- The Cranberryhorn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hillside Cemetery
- Old Great Island Cemetery
- Sunset Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89782 <2>
- Gatchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flying Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maquoit Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Barlett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Meadows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- First Parish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wolf Neck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Brunswick.
- The St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90507 <2>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Varney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Varney Cemetery is located in Brunswick.
- Continue List (307 more) ...
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pines Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 North Harpswell had a population of 48 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Harpswell, with the one closest to North Harpswell listed first.
- Harpswell Center
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
- Cundys Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Harpswell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harpswell
- West Harpswell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harpswell
- Orrs Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Harpswell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Harpswell
- Bailey Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bailey Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Island
- Hillside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hillside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- Brunswick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ashdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ashdale is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdale
- Phippsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harding is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Topsham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Harpswell. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Harpswell.
Newspapers Published in North Harpswell ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Harpswell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Harpswell, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Harpswell.
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 North Harpswell:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Kennebec County
- Lincoln 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> | 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 Harpswell, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- North Harpswell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |