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 Oak Hill (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 Oak Hill. 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 Oak Hill ...
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.
Another variation: Oakhill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Oak Hill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Hill.
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 doctors 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.
Oak Hill is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Kennebec, Knox, Sagadahoc & Waldo.
Below are the counties that are near Oak Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oak Hill:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Oak Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Trevett
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Westport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Southport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Boothbay Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Boothbay Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Boothbay Harbor is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boothbay Harbor
- Bayville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bayville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Mouse Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mouse Island is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
- East Edgecomb
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Edgecomb is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgecomb
- Edgecomb
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Boothbay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Linekin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Linekin is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linekin
- South Bristol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Lisbon Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Durham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lisbon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Drinkwater Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
- Wales
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wales is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
- Sabattus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wales Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wales Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales Corner
- Nason Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nason Beach is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Beach
- Penley Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Leeds Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Junction
- Lewiston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Danville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Harding
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harding is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- East Harpswell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harpswell
- Cundys Harbor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brunswick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pennellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pennellville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennellville
- Harpswell Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
- Harpswell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orrs Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bunganuc Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bunganuc Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunganuc Landing
- Merepoint
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Merepoint is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merepoint
- West Harpswell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- West Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harpswell
- Bailey Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Island
- South Harpswell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- South Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Harpswell
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- East Pittston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
- South Gardiner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
- Litchfield Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- Pittston
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Litchfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gardiner
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Randolph
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chelsea
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Farmingdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Batchelders Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- West Gardiner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
- Purgatory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
- South Monmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Friendship
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Point is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
- Port Clyde
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- South Cushing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- South Cushing is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cushing
- Martinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Martinsville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Tenants Harbor
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cushing
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Long Cove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Long Cove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cove
- Warren Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Station is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
- Saint George
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Saint George is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
- Warren
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Globe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Thomaston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Murphys Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Murphys Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
- MacMahan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- MacMahan is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacMahan
- Arrowsic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woolwich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Days Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Phippsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sabino
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- West Bath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Popham Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Popham Beach is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popham Beach
- Harwards
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Sebasco Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Oak Hill.
Cemeteries Near Oak Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak Hill.
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 Oak Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oak Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Webber Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tarbox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jewett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wiley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ocean View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Murphys Corner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Farnham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (253 more) ...
- Grover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Main Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Edgecomb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Oak Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oak Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Hill, with the one closest to Oak Hill listed first.
- Trevett
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Westport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Southport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Boothbay Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Southport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mouse Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mouse Island is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
- Arrowsic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Five Islands
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Five Islands is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Islands
- Linekin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Linekin is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linekin
- East Boothbay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Montsweag
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Montsweag is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsweag
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- East Edgecomb
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Edgecomb is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgecomb
- Edgecomb
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nequasset
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nequasset is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nequasset
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oak Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak Hill.
Newspapers Published in Oak Hill ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak Hill, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oak Hill.
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 Oak Hill:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland County
- Kennebec County
- Knox County
- Sagadahoc 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 Oak Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |