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 Pleasant 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 Pleasant 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.
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 doctors and 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.
Pleasant Hill 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 Pleasant Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasant Hill:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Pleasant Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Bunganuc Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bunganuc Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunganuc Landing
- Freeport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Merepoint
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Merepoint is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merepoint
- South Freeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pennellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pennellville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennellville
- Brunswick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bustins Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bustins Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bustins Island
- Harpswell Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
- Pownal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Pownal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
- West Harpswell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harpswell
- Lower Village ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Durham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lisbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Penley Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Rumford Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- Drinkwater Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
- Littlefield Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Sabattus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lewiston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Poland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Litchfield Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- Litchfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- South Monmouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- Batchelders Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- Purgatory
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
- East Monmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- Monmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West Gardiner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
- South Gardiner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
- North Monmouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- East Pittston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
- Gardiner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- South Dresden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- Trevett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Westport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- 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
- Hatchs Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- Southport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Boothbay Harbor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Boothbay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mouse Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mouse Island is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
- West Boothbay Harbor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- West Boothbay Harbor is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boothbay Harbor
- Wiscasset
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edgecomb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bayville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bayville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- East Otisfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Oxford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spurrs Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- Hebron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Topsham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pejepscot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Sabino
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- West Bath
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Bowdoinham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sebasco Estates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Phippsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Woolwich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Days Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Buxton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buxton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
- Chicopee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Kimbles Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
- Bar Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Orchard Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kinney Shores
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kinney Shores is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney Shores
- Ocean Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Pleasant Hill.
Cemeteries Near Pleasant Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleasant 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 Pleasant Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pleasant Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Lane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Freeport Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Burr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flying Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Collins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Day Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- South Freeport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Neck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stetson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Webster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maquoit Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (358 more) ...
- First Parish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lunt Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Pleasant Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pleasant Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Hill, with the one closest to Pleasant Hill listed first.
- Freeport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
- South Freeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Durham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Durham is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Durham
- Brunswick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Topsham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harpswell Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
- North Harpswell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harpswell
- Durham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Durham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Durham is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Durham
- Pownal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Yarmouth Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yarmouth Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Junction
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Yarmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Harpswell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harpswell
- North Pownal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pleasant Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Hill.
Newspapers Published in Pleasant 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 Pleasant Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pleasant Hill, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pleasant 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 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 Pleasant Hill:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Kennebec County
- Lincoln County
- Oxford County
- Sagadahoc County
- York 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 Pleasant Hill, 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- Pleasant Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |