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 Promised Land (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 Promised Land. 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 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 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.
Promised Land 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 Promised Land. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Promised Land:
- Androscoggin County (The home county of Promised Land)
- The following are listed by their distance from Promised Land, with the one closest to Promised Land listed first.
- Poland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Poland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mechanic Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moussam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- East Poland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Minot
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Littlefield Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- West Minot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
- Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Rumford Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- West Auburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
- Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lewiston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Promised Land, with the one closest to Promised Land listed first.
- Cobb Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
- Crescent Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Casco
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Otisfield
(5 miles [8 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
- Shaker Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- New Gloucester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Naples
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
- South Casco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Raymond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Harrison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Bridgton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- 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 Promised Land, with the one closest to Promised Land listed first.
- Litchfield Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- South Monmouth
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- Monmouth
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- North Monmouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Litchfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Monmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- Batchelders Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- Wayne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Purgatory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
- Winthrop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Gardiner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Wayne is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wayne
- Fayette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Promised Land, with the one closest to Promised Land listed first.
- East Otisfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spurrs Corner
(5 miles [8 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)
- South Paris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Norway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paris
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Buckfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- South Waterford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford
(15 miles [24.1 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>
- North Norway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Norway is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norway
- East Denmark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- Sweden
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sweden is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Promised Land, with the one closest to Promised Land listed first.
- Pejepscot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Bowdoin Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Bowdoin
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bowdoinham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Richmond Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Harwards
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Promised Land, with the one closest to Promised Land listed first.
- Cornish
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- 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
- Limington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- 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
(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
- East Parsonsfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Promised Land, with the one closest to Promised Land listed first.
- South Chatham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- South Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- Chatham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Promised Land, see our County-by-County Page for Promised Land.
Cemeteries Near Promised Land ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Promised Land.
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 Promised Land - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Promised Land covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Promised Land, with the one closest to Promised Land listed first.
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Summit Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- South Otisfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Washburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Crest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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]<2> 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 <3>
- Lane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <3>
- Continue List (515 more) ...
- Wight Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<4>
While we didn't find Promised Land in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Promised Land.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Promised Land, with the one closest to Promised Land listed first.
- West Poland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Poland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mechanic Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Welchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Welchville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welchville
- South Poland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Poland
- Poland Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Otisfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Casco
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Poland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Otisfield
(5 miles [8 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
- North Raymond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Raymond is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Raymond
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Minot
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Lewiston Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lewiston Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Junction
- Edes Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edes Falls is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edes Falls
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Promised Land. See our List of 1890's Communities around Promised Land.
Newspapers Published in Promised Land ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Promised Land.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Promised Land, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Promised Land.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Promised Land:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Androscoggin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Kennebec 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Promised Land) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Promised Land, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |