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 Monmouth (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 Monmouth. 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 Monmouth ...
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 Monmouth: N. Monmouth
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 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.
North Monmouth is located in Kennebec 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 Kennebec County: Androscoggin, Franklin, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Somerset & Waldo.
Below are the counties that are near North Monmouth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Monmouth:
- Kennebec County (The home county of North Monmouth)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Monmouth, with the one closest to North Monmouth listed first.
- Monmouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Winthrop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Monmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- Winthrop Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Winthrop Center is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Center
- Wayne
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maranacook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maranacook is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maranacook
- North Wayne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Wayne is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wayne
- South Monmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- Purgatory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
- East Winthrop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Batchelders Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- West Gardiner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Monmouth, with the one closest to North Monmouth listed first.
- Curtis Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Curtis Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
- Leeds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <1>
- Leeds Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Junction
- North Leeds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Wales Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wales Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales Corner
- Wales
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wales is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
- Greene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greene Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greene Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Corner
- Nason Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nason Beach is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Beach
- Howes Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
- Turner Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Turner Center is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Center
- East Livermore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Monmouth, with the one closest to North Monmouth listed first.
- North Pownal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
- Brunswick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New Gloucester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harding
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Harding is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Shaker Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Pownal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cobb Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
- Bunganuc Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bunganuc Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunganuc Landing
- Otisfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Crescent Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Dry Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
- East Gray
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gray
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Monmouth, with the one closest to North Monmouth listed first.
- Chisholm
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chisholm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Jay
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <1>
- Chesterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- North Jay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- North Chesterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
- Farmington Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dryden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dryden is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Wilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- East Wilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
- New Sharon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East Dixfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
- Farmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Monmouth, with the one closest to North Monmouth listed first.
- Dresden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hatchs Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- South Dresden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- Whitefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- North Whitefield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- Coopers Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Head Tide
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Head Tide is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Tide
- Alna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- North Newcastle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newcastle
- Wiscasset
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edgecomb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Monmouth, with the one closest to North Monmouth listed first.
- Buckfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hartford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hartford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Canton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canton is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
- East Sumner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- East Sumner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
- Canton Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Canton Point is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Point
- Gilbertville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Hebron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sumner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Paris
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
- Peru
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Paris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Norway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Monmouth, with the one closest to North Monmouth listed first.
- Richmond Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Bowdoin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Bowdoin Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Richmond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdoinham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Harwards
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Pejepscot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Topsham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Days Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Bath
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woolwich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Murphys Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Murphys Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Monmouth, with the one closest to North Monmouth listed first.
- Smithfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mercer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waldo County
- Palermo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Monmouth, see our County-by-County Page for North Monmouth.
Cemeteries Near North Monmouth ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Monmouth.
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 Monmouth - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Monmouth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Monmouth, with the one closest to North Monmouth listed first.
- Glenside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Winthrop.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89959 <3>
- Leeds Plain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kimball Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Monmouth Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Leeds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leeds Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Keenes Corner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Metcalf Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wing Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Friends Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (437 more) ...
- Howard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Whittier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Leeds Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Monmouth had a population of 260 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Monmouth, with the one closest to North Monmouth listed first.
- Monmouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Curtis Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Curtis Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
- East Monmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- Winthrop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leeds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <1>
- South Leeds
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Leeds
- Leeds Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Junction
- Wayne
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Winthrop Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Winthrop Center is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Center
- Maranacook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maranacook is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maranacook
- South Monmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- North Wayne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Wayne is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wayne
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- North Leeds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- West Leeds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leeds
- West Gardiner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Monmouth. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Monmouth.
Newspapers Published in North Monmouth ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Monmouth.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Monmouth, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Monmouth.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 North Monmouth:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Kennebec County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Lincoln County
- Oxford County
- Sagadahoc County
- Somerset 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Monmouth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Monmouth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |