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 Poland Spring (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 Poland Spring. 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 Poland Spring ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Poland Spring: Poland Spg. (or less commonly used: Poland Spng. or Poland Sprng.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Poland Spring is located in Androscoggin 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 Androscoggin County: Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford & Sagadahoc.
Below are the counties that are near Poland Spring. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Poland Spring:
- Androscoggin County (The home county of Poland Spring)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poland Spring, with the one closest to Poland Spring listed first.
- Poland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moussam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- East Poland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- West Poland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Minot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- Rumford Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- Mechanic Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Littlefield Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Penley Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Auburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lewiston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poland Spring, with the one closest to Poland Spring listed first.
- Shaker Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- New Gloucester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Dry Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
- Cobb Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
- Casco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <1>
- Otisfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- East Gray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gray
- North Pownal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
- Raymond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Casco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poland Spring, with the one closest to Poland Spring listed first.
- Litchfield Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- Monmouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Monmouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- Litchfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Batchelders Crossing
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- North Monmouth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- East Monmouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- Purgatory
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
- Wayne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Gardiner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
- Winthrop
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Wayne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Wayne is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wayne
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poland Spring, with the one closest to Poland Spring listed first.
- Hatchs Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- South Dresden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poland Spring, with the one closest to Poland Spring listed first.
- East Otisfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Oxford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spurrs Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- Hebron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Norway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Paris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paris is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
- Buckfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- North Norway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Norway is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norway
- South Waterford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- East Denmark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poland Spring, with the one closest to Poland Spring listed first.
- Pejepscot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Bowdoin Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Bowdoin
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Topsham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bowdoinham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Richmond Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Harwards
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Days Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Richmond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Bath
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sabino
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- Bath
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poland Spring, with the one closest to Poland Spring listed first.
- Chicopee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- East Limington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- Kimbles Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
- North Limington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- Cornish
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Limington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Limington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
- Buxton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Buxton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
- Bar Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hollis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,807 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Poland Spring, see our County-by-County Page for Poland Spring.
Cemeteries Near Poland Spring ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Poland Spring.
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 Poland Spring - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Poland Spring covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Poland Spring, with the one closest to Poland Spring listed first.
- Locust Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Crescent Lake.
- The Mountain Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mountain Road Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2155334 <2>
- North Raymond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fitz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lower Corner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McKenney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (498 more) ...
- Pine Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beth Abraham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Poland Spring had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Poland Spring, with the one closest to Poland Spring listed first.
- South Poland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- South Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Poland
- Poland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Raymond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Raymond is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Raymond
- Lewiston Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewiston Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Junction
- East Poland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- West Poland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Upper Gloucester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Gloucester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Gloucester
- Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Minot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- Mechanic Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Gloucester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Raymond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Raymond is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Raymond
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Dry Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
- North Gray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gray
- Casco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Poland Spring. See our List of 1890's Communities around Poland Spring.
Newspapers Published in Poland Spring ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Poland Spring.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Poland Spring, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Poland Spring.
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 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 Poland Spring:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Androscoggin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Poland Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Poland Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |