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 Scarborough (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 Scarborough. 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 Scarborough ...
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.
Another variation: Scarboro.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Scarborough. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Scarborough.
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 hospitals 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.
Scarborough is located in 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 Scarborough. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scarborough:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Scarborough)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scarborough, with the one closest to Scarborough listed first.
- Danish Village ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Danish Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Village
- Cash Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
- Lone Creek Village ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lone Creek Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Creek Village
- Prouts Neck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grand Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Beach is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
- West Scarborough
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scarborough
- Pleasantdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasantdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Cape Elizabeth
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stroudwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stroudwater is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudwater
- South Portland
(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
- Ferry Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ferry Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
- Portland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scarborough, with the one closest to Scarborough listed first.
- Durham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Danville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scarborough, with the one closest to Scarborough 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 Scarborough, with the one closest to Scarborough listed first.
- Sebasco Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Small Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Popham Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Popham Beach is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popham Beach
- Sabino
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- Topsham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pejepscot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Phippsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Bath
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scarborough, with the one closest to Scarborough listed first.
- Old Orchard Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kinney Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kinney Shores is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney Shores
- Ocean Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Biddeford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Biddeford Pool
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Buxton
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Airport Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Airport Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Bar Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Adams Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adams Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- Dayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hollis Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chicopee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scarborough, see our County-by-County Page for Scarborough.
Cemeteries Near Scarborough ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scarborough.
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 Scarborough - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scarborough covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scarborough, with the one closest to Scarborough listed first.
- Black Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- West Scarboro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Highland Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Temple Beth El Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- 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 <2>
- Bay View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forest City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brooklawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- 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 <2>
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Western Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stroudwater Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (231 more) ...
- Nonesuch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Hyacinthe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Scarborough in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Scarborough.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scarborough, with the one closest to Scarborough listed first.
- Pine Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Point is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
- Pine Point Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Point Beach is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point Beach
- Prouts Neck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cash Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
- West Scarborough
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scarborough
- Knightville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Knightville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
- Pleasantdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasantdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Old Orchard Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cape Elizabeth
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Portland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stroudwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stroudwater is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudwater
- North Scarborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Portland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodfords
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Woodfords is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfords
- Deering
(6 miles [9.7 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 Scarborough. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scarborough.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Scarborough ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scarborough.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Scarborough. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Scarborough and those printed in the larger area surrounding Scarborough.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> of Scarborough.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Scarborough:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Oxford County
- Sagadahoc County
- York 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 Scarborough, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Scarborough) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |