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 Sandy Brook (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 Sandy Brook. 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 Sandy Brook ...
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 Sandy Brook: Sandy Brk.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Sandy Brook is located in York 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 York County: Cumberland, Oxford, Carroll (NH), Rockingham (NH) & Strafford (NH).
Below are the counties that are near Sandy Brook. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sandy Brook:
- York County (The home county of Sandy Brook)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Brook, with the one closest to Sandy Brook listed first.
- Saco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Biddeford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Orchard Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bar Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Airport Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Airport Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Buxton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Buxton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
- Hollis Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kinney Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kinney Shores is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney Shores
- Ocean Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarks Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clarks Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- South Hollis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hollis
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Brook, with the one closest to Sandy Brook listed first.
- West Scarborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scarborough
- Grand Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Grand Beach is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
- Danish Village ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Danish Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Village
- North Scarborough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
- Prouts Neck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Scarborough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gorham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lone Creek Village ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Creek Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Creek Village
- Cash Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
- Stroudwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stroudwater is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudwater
- Pleasantdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasantdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Sagamore Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sagamore Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Village
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Brook, with the one closest to Sandy Brook listed first.
- Durgintown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- Kezar Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Rankins Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- East Hiram
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Hiram
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Porter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Porter is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Brook, with the one closest to Sandy Brook listed first.
- Woodman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Woodman is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- South Effingham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Wakefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wakefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brookfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brookfield is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Effingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Strafford County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy Brook, with the one closest to Sandy Brook listed first.
- East Rochester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Milton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Milton is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <1>
- North Rochester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- Rollinsford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Somersworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Somersworth is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
- Former names for Somersworth:
- Great Falls
- Summersworth
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <1>
- Rochester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Middleton is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- Dover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,443 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
- Pickering
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Place
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Place is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- Farmington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sandy Brook, see our County-by-County Page for Sandy Brook.
Cemeteries Near Sandy Brook ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sandy Brook.
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 Sandy Brook - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sandy Brook covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sandy Brook, with the one closest to Sandy Brook listed first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Scarboro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Buston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Buston Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the South Buston Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bar Mills.
- The South Buston Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tory Hill Cemetery
- Tory Hill Meeting House Yard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980911 <2>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Josephs Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Biddeford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90506 <2>
- Nonesuch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Gorham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Russell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (266 more) ...
- Flanders Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Black Point Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Meeting House Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Sandy Brook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sandy Brook.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sandy Brook, with the one closest to Sandy Brook listed first.
- Saco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Biddeford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwins Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Goodwins Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Mills
- Old Orchard Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Scarborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scarborough
- Bar Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Buxton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Buxton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Buxton
- Bay View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bay View is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Hollis Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarks Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clarks Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Buxton Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Buxton Center is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton Center
- Camp Ellis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Ellis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ellis
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ferry Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ferry Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Beach
- Pine Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Point is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
- Pine Point Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Point Beach is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point Beach
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sandy Brook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sandy Brook.
Newspapers Published in Sandy Brook ...
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 263 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sandy Brook.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sandy Brook, 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 Sandy Brook.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sandy Brook:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Oxford County
- Carroll County
- Strafford 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> | 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 Sandy Brook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sandy Brook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |