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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 Whitefield (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 Whitefield. 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 Whitefield ...

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 Whitefield: N. Whitefield

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 Whitefield is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Kennebec, Knox, Sagadahoc & Waldo.

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

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of North Whitefield)
  • Androscoggin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Whitefield, with the one closest to North Whitefield listed first.
    • Wales Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Wales
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wales have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
      • Wales is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
    • Leeds Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Curtis Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Drinkwater Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Leeds
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
      • Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <2>
    • Nason Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Sabattus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Greene
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
      • Greene is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,347 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <2>
    • Lisbon Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lisbon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,053 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <2>
    • Greene Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • North Leeds
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Cumberland County
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Whitefield, with the one closest to North Whitefield listed first.
    • South Windsor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • East Pittston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Windsor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Windsor is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,620 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <2>
    • Chelsea
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • North Windsor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Pittston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pittston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
      • Pittston is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pittston
      • From North Whitefield to Pittston
    • Randolph
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <2>
    • South Gardiner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
      • South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
    • Farmingdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
      • Farmingdale is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmingdale <2>
    • Gardiner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Augusta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hallowell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • South China
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South China have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South China
      • South China is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South China <2>
  • Knox County
  • Sagadahoc County
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Whitefield, with the one closest to North Whitefield listed first.
    • Fairfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <2>
    • Shawmut
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Nyes Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Smithfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
      • Smithfield is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <2>
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Whitefield, with the one closest to North Whitefield listed first.
    • Palermo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palermo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
      • Palermo is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palermo <2>
    • Liberty
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <2>
    • North Palermo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • South Montville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • West Searsmont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Montville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
      • Montville is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
    • Searsmont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searsmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsmont
      • Searsmont is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Searsmont <2>
    • Slab City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
      • Slab City is located in Waldo County
    • Bickfords Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincolnville Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Greers Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Belmont Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Belmont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people

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

Cemeteries Near North Whitefield ...

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

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 Whitefield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Noyes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noyes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noyes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Preble Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Preble Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Preble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Potter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gardiner - Avery Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Highland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trask Lawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trask Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trask Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whitefield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitefield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitefield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shepherd Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shepherd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shepherd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Goodspeed Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodspeed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodspeed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (370 more) ...
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hopkins Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Coburn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coburn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that North Whitefield had a population of 112 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Coopers Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coopers Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Mills
    • Coopers Mills is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coopers Mills <2>
  • South Windsor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Whitefield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefield
    • Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,281 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitefield <2>
  • South Jefferson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jefferson
    • South Jefferson is located in Lincoln County
  • East Pittston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • North Pittston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Pittston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pittston
    • North Pittston is located in Kennebec County
  • Jefferson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
    • Jefferson is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,470 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <2>
  • Windsor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Windsor is located in Kennebec County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,620 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <2>
  • Chelsea
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Head Tide
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • West Washington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Washington
    • West Washington is located in Knox County
  • Somerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
    • Somerville is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • South Gardiner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
      • South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
    • Alna
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • North Windsor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in North Whitefield ...

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 84 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Whitefield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Whitefield, 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 Whitefield.

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 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 Whitefield:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 Whitefield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Whitefield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2219, Longitude: -69.5875    
<5>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.
<6>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 Whitefield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.