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 (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. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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 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. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Poland:
- Androscoggin County (The home county of Poland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Poland, with the one closest to Poland listed first.
- Moussam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- West Poland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Poland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Mechanic Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- 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
- Danville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Littlefield Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Rumford Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- West Minot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
- Auburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Auburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
- Lewiston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Penley Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poland, with the one closest to Poland listed first.
- Shaker Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Cobb Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
- 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
- Casco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Otisfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- New Gloucester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
- Raymond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- South Casco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gray
(12 miles [19.3 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>
- East Gray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gray
- Naples
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Pownal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
- Franklin County
- Chisholm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chisholm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poland, with the one closest to Poland listed first.
- Litchfield Corners
(21 miles [33.8 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Monmouth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Batchelders Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
- Wayne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Winthrop
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Gardiner
(27 miles [43.5 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
- 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
- Winthrop Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winthrop Center is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Center
- Lincoln County
- South Dresden
(30 miles [48.3 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, with the one closest to Poland listed first.
- Oxford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Otisfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Spurrs Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- Hebron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Norway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Paris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paris
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Buckfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- South Waterford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Norway
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- North Norway is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norway
- Waterford
(18 miles [29 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- East Sumner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- East Sumner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Poland, with the one closest to Poland listed first.
- Bowdoin Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Pejepscot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Bowdoin
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdoinham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Richmond Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Harwards
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Richmond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sabino
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- West Bath
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bath
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Days Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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 Poland, with the one closest to Poland listed first.
- 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
- Chicopee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Cornish
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Limington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- Kimbles Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
- Limington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Limington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
- Buxton
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Carroll County (NH)
- South Chatham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- South Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Poland, see our County-by-County Page for Poland.
Cemeteries Near Poland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Poland.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Poland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Poland, with the one closest to Poland listed first.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Locust Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Summit Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mountain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Mt. View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Woodman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Washburn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Deane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Otisfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (512 more) ...
- North Raymond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Center Hill 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 Poland had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Poland had a population of 5,683 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Poland, with the one closest to Poland listed first.
- West Poland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Poland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Poland
- Poland Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Poland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Mechanic Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lewiston Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lewiston Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Junction
- 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
- North Raymond
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Raymond is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Raymond
- Upper Gloucester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Gloucester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Gloucester
- Danville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Welchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Welchville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welchville
- Oxford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Casco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Minot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
- East Otisfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Poland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Poland.
Newspapers Published in Poland ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Poland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Poland, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Poland.
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:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Androscoggin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Kennebec County
- Lincoln County
- Oxford County
- Sagadahoc County
- York County
- Carroll 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Poland) 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |