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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 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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: Scarboro.

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 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.

Scarborough is located in Cumberland 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 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danish Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Village
      • Danish Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Lone Creek Village ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Creek Village
      • Lone Creek Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Prouts Neck
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Grand Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
      • Grand Beach is located in Cumberland County
    • West Scarborough
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Scarborough. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scarborough
      • West Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
    • Pleasantdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasantdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
      • Pleasantdale is located in Cumberland County
    • Cape Elizabeth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Stroudwater
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudwater
      • Stroudwater is located in Cumberland County
    • South Portland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • North Scarborough
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
      • North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
    • Sagamore Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sagamore Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Village
      • Sagamore Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Ferry Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
      • Ferry Village is located in Cumberland County
    • 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)
      • 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>
    • Danville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • 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
  • Oxford County
    • Durgintown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
      • Durgintown is located in Oxford County
  • 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)
      • 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>
    • Small Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Popham Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Popham Beach. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popham Beach
      • Popham Beach is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Sabino
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
      • Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Topsham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Pejepscot
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
      • Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Phippsburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • West Bath
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney Shores
      • Kinney Shores is located in York County
    • Ocean Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Park
      • Ocean Park is located in York County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Park <2>
    • Biddeford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Saco
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
      • Saco is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saco <2>
    • Biddeford Pool
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Buxton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buxton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
      • Buxton is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
    • Airport Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
      • Airport Village is located in York County
    • Bar Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Adams Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
      • Adams Corner is located in York County
    • Dayton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,107 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <2>
    • Hollis Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hollis Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Center
      • Hollis Center is located in York County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollis Center <2>
    • Chicopee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
      • Chicopee is located in York County

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.

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 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Scarboro Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Scarboro Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Scarboro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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 the 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 <4>
  • 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 the 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 <4>
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Western Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Western Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Western Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stroudwater Burying Ground
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stroudwater Burying Ground
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stroudwater Burying Ground have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (231 more) ...
    • Nonesuch Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nonesuch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nonesuch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Hyacinthe Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Hyacinthe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Hyacinthe 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>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
    • Pine Point is located in Cumberland County
  • Pine Point Beach
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Point Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point Beach
    • Pine Point Beach is located in Cumberland County
  • Prouts Neck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cash Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cash Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
    • Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
  • West Scarborough
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Scarborough. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scarborough
    • West Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
  • Knightville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
    • Knightville is located in Cumberland County
  • Pleasantdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasantdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
    • Pleasantdale is located in Cumberland County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudwater
    • Stroudwater is located in Cumberland County
  • North Scarborough
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
    • North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Portland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodfords
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfords have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfords
      • Woodfords is located in Cumberland County
    • Deering
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deering have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
      • Deering is located in Cumberland County

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]<6> of Scarborough.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Scarborough:

The official website for Scarborough: www.scarborough.me.us/

The official website for Cumberland County: www.cumberlandcounty.org/

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 Scarborough, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Scarborough) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Scarborough. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5781, Longitude: -70.3217       In this case, the coordinates for Scarborough have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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