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 New Portland (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 New Portland. 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 New Portland ...
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 New Portland: N. New Portland
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 New Portland is located in Somerset 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 Somerset County: Franklin, Kennebec, Penobscot, Piscataquis & Waldo.
Below are the counties that are near North New Portland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North New Portland:
- Somerset County (The home county of North New Portland)
- The following are listed by their distance from North New Portland, with the one closest to North New Portland listed first.
- East New Portland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East New Portland is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Portland
- New Portland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Embden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Embden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- North Anson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Solon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Anson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barron Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barron Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Corner
- Madison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Plantation
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Highland Plantation is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Pleasant Ridge Plantation
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge Plantation is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- East Madison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- East Madison is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from North New Portland, with the one closest to North New Portland listed first.
- Kingfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Vineyard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Vineyard is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vineyard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
- Industry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Industry is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
- Strong
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- South Strong
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Strong is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Strong
- Carrabassett Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairbanks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairbanks is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Bigelow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bigelow is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Phillips
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Madrid
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- East Madrid is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madrid
- Farmington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Sharon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from North New Portland, with the one closest to North New Portland listed first.
- Rome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Vienna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Belgrade Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Morrison Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Corner
- Mount Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- North Belgrade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Belgrade is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belgrade
- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Piscataquis County
- The following are listed by their distance from North New Portland, with the one closest to North New Portland listed first.
- Wellington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Kingsbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Kingsbury Plantation
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsbury Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North New Portland, see our County-by-County Page for North New Portland.
Cemeteries Near North New Portland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North New Portland.
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 New Portland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North New Portland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North New Portland, with the one closest to North New Portland listed first.
- Emery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pierce Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreens Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Boardman - True Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Athearn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Point Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jewett Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bingham Village Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (115 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Strong Town Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Center Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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 New Portland had a population of 310 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North New Portland, with the one closest to North New Portland listed first.
- East New Portland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East New Portland is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Portland
- New Portland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lexington is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Kingfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Anson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Embden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Embden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- Solon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Vineyard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Vineyard is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vineyard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
- Anson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Madison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Solon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Solon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Bingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Strong
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Starks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Starks is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North New Portland. See our List of 1890's Communities around North New Portland.
Newspapers Published in North New Portland ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around North New Portland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North New Portland, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North New Portland.
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 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 New Portland:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Somerset County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Kennebec County
- Piscataquis 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 New Portland, 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- North New Portland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |