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 Otisfield Gore (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 Otisfield Gore. 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.
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.
Otisfield Gore is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Androscoggin, Oxford, Sagadahoc & York.
Below are the counties that are near Otisfield Gore. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Otisfield Gore:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Otisfield Gore)
- The following are listed by their distance from Otisfield Gore, with the one closest to Otisfield Gore listed first.
- Otisfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Cobb Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
- Harrison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Bridgton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Casco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bridgton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Crescent Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Naples
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- South Bridgton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- Shaker Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- West Bridgton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otisfield Gore, with the one closest to Otisfield Gore listed first.
- Mechanic Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Minot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
- West Poland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Poland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Minot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- East Poland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Moussam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- North Auburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- North Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- West Auburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
- Littlefield Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Chase Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
- Auburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otisfield Gore, with the one closest to Otisfield Gore listed first.
- Chisholm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chisholm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Jay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otisfield Gore, with the one closest to Otisfield Gore listed first.
- Monmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North Monmouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- South Monmouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- Wayne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Monmouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- Litchfield Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- Litchfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Winthrop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- North Wayne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Wayne is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wayne
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otisfield Gore, with the one closest to Otisfield Gore listed first.
- Oxford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Norway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Otisfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- South Paris
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spurrs Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- South Waterford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waterford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waterford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Waterford has also been known as:
- Sweats Island
- Sweet Island
- Swetts Island
- Waterford Flat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <1>
- Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Paris is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
- Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Norway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Norway is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norway
- North Waterford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otisfield Gore, with the one closest to Otisfield Gore listed first.
- Bowdoin Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Bowdoin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Pejepscot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Otisfield Gore, with the one closest to Otisfield Gore listed first.
- Cornish
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Limington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- East Limington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- Limington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Chicopee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Otisfield Gore, with the one closest to Otisfield Gore listed first.
- Chatham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- South Chatham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- South Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- Center Conway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kearsarge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kearsarge is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- North Conway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Conway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Intervale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Intervale is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale
- Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Coos County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Otisfield Gore, with the one closest to Otisfield Gore listed first.
- Shelburne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Purchase
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Beans Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Otisfield Gore, see our County-by-County Page for Otisfield Gore.
Cemeteries Near Otisfield Gore ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Otisfield Gore.
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 Otisfield Gore - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Otisfield Gore covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Otisfield Gore, with the one closest to Otisfield Gore listed first.
- Ryefield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Richville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Webber Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oxford Congregational Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2300351 <2>
- Pikes Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodsum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maple Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (470 more) ...
- Noyes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Finnish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Willard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Otisfield Gore in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Otisfield Gore.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Otisfield Gore, with the one closest to Otisfield Gore listed first.
- Bolsters Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bolsters Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolsters Mills
- Oxford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Otisfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- East Otisfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Norway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Norway Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Norway Lake is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Lake
- Welchville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Welchville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welchville
- South Paris
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Bridgton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Waterford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Waterford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waterford
- Waterford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waterford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Waterford has also been known as:
- Sweats Island
- Sweet Island
- Swetts Island
- Waterford Flat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <1>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- South Waterford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mechanic Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Norway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Norway is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norway
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Otisfield Gore. See our List of 1890's Communities around Otisfield Gore.
Newspapers Published in Otisfield Gore ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Otisfield Gore.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Otisfield Gore, 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 Otisfield Gore.
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 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 Otisfield Gore:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Franklin County
- Kennebec County
- Oxford County
- Sagadahoc County
- York County
- Carroll County
- Coos 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 Otisfield Gore, 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- Otisfield Gore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |