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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Rigby. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Rigby to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rigby, please Contact Us.

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 Rigby (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 Rigby. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Rigby is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Rigby. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rigby:

  • Cumberland County     (The home county of Rigby)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rigby, with the one closest to Rigby listed first.
    • Cash Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
    • Pleasantdale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasantdale is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
    • South Portland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lone Creek Village ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lone Creek Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Creek Village
    • Scarborough
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Stroudwater
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Stroudwater is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudwater
    • Ferry Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ferry Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
    • Danish Village ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Danish Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Village
    • Portland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cape Elizabeth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Diamond Island Landing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • North Scarborough
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
    • Grand Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Grand Beach is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
  • Androscoggin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rigby, with the one closest to Rigby listed first.
    • Durham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Durham is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,044 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <2>
    • Danville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Danville is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Lisbon Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • West Poland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Oxford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rigby, with the one closest to Rigby listed first.
    • Durgintown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Durgintown is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
    • Rankins Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
  • Sagadahoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rigby, with the one closest to Rigby listed first.
    • Sebasco Estates
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Small Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Popham Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Popham Beach is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popham Beach
    • Sabino
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
    • Topsham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pejepscot
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
    • Phippsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • West Bath
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Arrowsic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Georgetown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rigby, with the one closest to Rigby listed first.
    • Old Orchard Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kinney Shores
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Kinney Shores is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney Shores
    • Ocean Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Saco
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Saco is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saco <2>
    • Biddeford Pool
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Biddeford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Buxton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Buxton is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
    • Bar Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Airport Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Airport Village is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
    • Chicopee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Chicopee is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
    • Dayton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Kimbles Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Kimbles Corner is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
    • Adams Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Adams Corner is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner

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

Cemeteries Near Rigby ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rigby.

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 Rigby - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Highland Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Black Point Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bay View Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Stroudwater Burying Ground
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Brooklawn Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brooklawn Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Portland.
    • The Brooklawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Brooklawn Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #852912 <3>
  • Temple Beth El Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Beth El Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Temple Beth El Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Portland.
    • The Temple Beth El Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Beth El Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2342716 <3>
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Western Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Smith Street Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (243 more) ...
    • Old Settlers Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Eastern Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • West Scarboro Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.

While we didn't find Rigby in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rigby.

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

  • Cash Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
  • Knightville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Knightville is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
  • South Portland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasantdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasantdale is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
  • Stroudwater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Stroudwater is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudwater
  • Pine Point Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Point Beach is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point Beach
  • Cape Elizabeth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Portland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodfords
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Woodfords is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfords
  • West Scarborough
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • West Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scarborough
  • Pine Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Point is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
  • Prouts Neck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Cumberland Mills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cumberland Mills is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Mills
    • East Deering
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • East Deering is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deering
    • Deering
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Deering is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering

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

Newspapers Published in Rigby ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rigby.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rigby, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rigby.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Rigby:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rigby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rigby) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.