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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 Yarmouth (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 Yarmouth. 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 Yarmouth ...

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 Yarmouth: N. Yarmouth

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 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 Yarmouth is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Androscoggin, Oxford, Sagadahoc & York.

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

  • Cumberland County     (The home county of North Yarmouth)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Yarmouth, with the one closest to North Yarmouth listed first.
    • Cumberland Center
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Center
      • Cumberland Center is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland Center <2>
    • East Gray
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Upper Village ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
      • Upper Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Yarmouth Junction
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Yarmouth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pownal
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Gray
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Gray is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <2>
    • Cumberland Foreside
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland Foreside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Foreside
      • Cumberland Foreside is located in Cumberland County
    • Lower Village ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
      • Lower Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Cumberland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
      • Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
    • Ireland Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • West Gray
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Dry Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Androscoggin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Yarmouth, with the one closest to North Yarmouth listed first.
    • Durham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Durham is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,044 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <2>
    • Danville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Danville is located in Androscoggin County
    • Penley Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Rumford Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Lisbon Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Littlefield Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Lisbon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • East Poland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
      • East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
    • Poland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
      • Poland is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <2>
    • West Poland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Poland
      • West Poland is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Poland <2>
    • Auburn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Minot
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Moussam
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Kennebec County
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Yarmouth, with the one closest to North Yarmouth listed first.
    • Westport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Hatchs Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • South Dresden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Southport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
      • Southport is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southport <2>
    • Trevett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trevett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevett
      • Trevett is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trevett <2>
    • Mouse Island
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • West Boothbay Harbor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Boothbay Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boothbay Harbor
      • West Boothbay Harbor is located in Lincoln County
  • Oxford County
  • Sagadahoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Yarmouth, with the one closest to North Yarmouth listed first.
    • Pejepscot
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Topsham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Topsham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsham
      • Topsham is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,942 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topsham <2>
    • Sabino
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • West Bath
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bath
      • West Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,932 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Bath <2>
    • Sebasco Estates
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebasco Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebasco Estates
      • Sebasco Estates is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebasco Estates <2>
    • Small Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Small Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Point
      • Small Point is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Small Point <2>
    • Bowdoin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowdoin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
      • Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
    • Bowdoinham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bath
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Phippsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phippsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phippsburg
      • Phippsburg is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phippsburg <2>
    • Arrowsic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrowsic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowsic
      • Arrowsic is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arrowsic <2>
    • Days Ferry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Woolwich
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woolwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolwich
      • Woolwich is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,218 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woolwich <2>
  • York County

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

Cemeteries Near North Yarmouth ...

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

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

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

  • Farris Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moss Side Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moss Side Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moss Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Cumberland Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cumberland Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cumberland Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Blanchard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pineland Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pineland Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pineland Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Leighton Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leighton Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leighton Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morrison Hill Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrison Hill Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrison Hill Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Merrill Graveyard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merrill Graveyard
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merrill Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ledge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ledge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ledge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (417 more) ...
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Webster Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webster 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that North Yarmouth had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, North Yarmouth had a population of 3,997 people.

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

  • Walnut Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Walnut Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Cumberland Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Center
    • Cumberland Center is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland Center <2>
  • West Cumberland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cumberland
    • West Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
  • Gray Station
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Station
    • Gray Station is located in Cumberland County
  • Yarmouth Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • East Gray
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Yarmouth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • West Pownal
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pownal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pownal
    • West Pownal is located in Cumberland County
  • North Falmouth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
    • North Falmouth is located in Cumberland County
  • Pownal
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gray
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Gray is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <2>
  • Cumberland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • North Gray
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gray
      • North Gray is located in Cumberland County
    • West Gray
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • West Falmouth ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
      • West Falmouth is located in Cumberland County

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

Newspapers Published in North Yarmouth ...

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 263 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Yarmouth.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Yarmouth, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Yarmouth.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Yarmouth:

The official website for North Yarmouth: www.northyarmouth.org/

The official website for Cumberland County: www.cumberlandcounty.org/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

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>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.
<5>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 Yarmouth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- North Yarmouth) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Yarmouth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8378, Longitude: -70.2559       In this case, the coordinates for North Yarmouth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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