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 Seavey Island (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 Seavey Island. 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 Seavey Island ...
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 Seavey Island: Seavey Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Seavey Island 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 Seavey Island. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Seavey Island:
- York County (The home county of Seavey Island)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seavey Island, with the one closest to Seavey Island listed first.
- Admiralty Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Admiralty Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiralty Village
- Kittery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kittery Point
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- South Eliot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Eliot is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- Bedell Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bedell Crossing is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
- Beech Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beech Ridge is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Ridge
- York Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- York Harbor is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Harbor
- Eliot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Payneton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Payneton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payneton
- York Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- York Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Village
- Cape Neddick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cape Neddick is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Neddick
- Chases Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chases Pond is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chases Pond
- Rockingham County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seavey Island, with the one closest to Seavey Island listed first.
- New Castle
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Portsmouth
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Seacrest Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Seacrest Village is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacrest Village
- Newington Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newington Station is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Station
- Rye
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rye is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,478 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <1>
- Greenland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Newington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Rye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Rye is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rye
- Rye Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Hampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stratham Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stratham Station is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratham Station
- Stratham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Strafford County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Seavey Island, with the one closest to Seavey Island listed first.
- Dover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Durham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Durham is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,441 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <1>
- Rollinsford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Madbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Madbury is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
- Glenmere Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Somersworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Lee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lee is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <1>
- East Barrington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Pickering
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Barrington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Rochester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Seavey Island, see our County-by-County Page for Seavey Island.
Cemeteries Near Seavey Island ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Seavey Island.
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 Seavey Island - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Seavey Island covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Seavey Island, with the one closest to Seavey Island listed first.
- Point of Grave Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Orchard Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Burying Yard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- South Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dennett Family Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Johns Churchyard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fernald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (216 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Temple Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<4>
While we didn't find Seavey Island in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Seavey Island.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Seavey Island, with the one closest to Seavey Island listed first.
- Kittery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Portsmouth
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Castle
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kittery Point
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- South Eliot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Eliot is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- Bedell Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bedell Crossing is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
- Newington Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newington Station is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Station
- Greenland Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenland Station is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Station
- Greenland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rye
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rye is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,478 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <1>
- Seabury
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Seabury is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabury
- York Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- York Harbor is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Harbor
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- York Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- York Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Corner
- Newington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Rye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Rye is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rye
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Seavey Island. See our List of 1890's Communities around Seavey Island.
Newspapers Published in Seavey Island ...
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 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Seavey Island.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Seavey Island, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Seavey Island.
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 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 Seavey Island:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Rockingham 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Seavey Island) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Seavey Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |