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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 Popham Beach (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 Popham Beach. 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 Popham Beach ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Popham Beach: Popham Bch.

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.

Popham Beach is located in Sagadahoc County.

To see how the shape of Maine's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sagadahoc County: Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec & Lincoln.

Below are the counties that are near Popham Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Popham Beach:

  • Sagadahoc County     (The home county of Popham Beach)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Popham Beach, with the one closest to Popham Beach listed first.
    • Small Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Small Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Point
      • Small Point is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Small Point <2>
    • Sebasco Estates
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebasco Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebasco Estates
      • Sebasco Estates is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebasco Estates <2>
    • Phippsburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phippsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phippsburg
      • Phippsburg is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phippsburg <2>
    • Georgetown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Georgetown is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <2>
    • Arrowsic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrowsic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowsic
      • Arrowsic is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arrowsic <2>
    • MacMahan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sabino
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • West Bath
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bath
      • West Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,932 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Bath <2>
    • Bath
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Woolwich
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woolwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolwich
      • Woolwich is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,218 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woolwich <2>
    • Murphys Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Days Ferry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Topsham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Topsham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsham
      • Topsham is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,942 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topsham <2>
  • Androscoggin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Popham Beach, with the one closest to Popham Beach listed first.
    • Durham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Durham is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,044 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <2>
    • Lisbon Falls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lisbon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,053 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <2>
    • Drinkwater Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Penley Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Danville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Danville is located in Androscoggin County
    • Sabattus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cumberland County
  • Kennebec County
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Popham Beach, with the one closest to Popham Beach listed first.
    • Friendship
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Friendship is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendship <2>
    • Pleasant Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Clyde
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Clyde
      • Port Clyde is located in Knox County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Clyde <2>
    • Martinsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • South Cushing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Popham Beach, with the one closest to Popham Beach listed first.
    • Mouse Island
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Southport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
      • Southport is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southport <2>
    • West Boothbay Harbor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Boothbay Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boothbay Harbor
      • West Boothbay Harbor is located in Lincoln County
    • Boothbay Harbor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Trevett
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trevett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevett
      • Trevett is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trevett <2>
    • Bayville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
      • Bayville is located in Lincoln County
    • Boothbay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Linekin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • East Boothbay
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Boothbay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boothbay
      • East Boothbay is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Boothbay <2>
    • Westport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • South Bristol
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bristol
      • South Bristol is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Bristol <2>
    • Pemaquid Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pemaquid Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Popham Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Popham Beach.

Cemeteries Near Popham Beach ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Popham Beach.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Popham Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Popham Beach, with the one closest to Popham Beach listed first.

  • Hillside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gilman & Bliston Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilman & Bliston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilman & Bliston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Marine Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Point Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Drummond Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drummond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drummond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harris Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barlett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barlett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barlett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cranberryhorn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cranberryhorn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cranberryhorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (218 more) ...
    • Jewett Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Oaklawn Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaklawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oaklawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ocean View Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ocean View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ocean View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Popham Beach had a population of 42 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Popham Beach, with the one closest to Popham Beach listed first.

  • Bay Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Point
    • Bay Point is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Small Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Small Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Point
    • Small Point is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Small Point <2>
  • Ashdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdale
    • Ashdale is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Phippsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phippsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phippsburg
    • Phippsburg is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phippsburg <2>
  • Georgetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <2>
  • Five Islands
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Islands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Islands
    • Five Islands is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Arrowsic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrowsic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowsic
    • Arrowsic is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arrowsic <2>
  • Cundys Harbor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • West Southport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Southport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Southport
    • West Southport is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Southport <2>
  • East Harpswell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Winnegance
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnegance have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnegance
    • Winnegance is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Mouse Island
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Southport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
      • Southport is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southport <2>
    • Orrs Island
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Ocean Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Point
      • Ocean Point is located in Lincoln County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Popham Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Popham Beach.

Newspapers Published in Popham Beach ...

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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Popham Beach.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Popham Beach, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Popham Beach.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Popham Beach:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Popham Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Popham Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Popham Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Popham Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7523, Longitude: -69.7848       In this case, the coordinates for Popham Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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