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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 Sebasco (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 Sebasco. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Sebasco is located in Sagadahoc 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 Sagadahoc County: Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec & Lincoln.

Below are the counties that are near Sebasco. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sebasco:

  • Sagadahoc County     (The home county of Sebasco)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sebasco, with the one closest to Sebasco listed first.
    • Sebasco Estates
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Phippsburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Small Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Popham Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Popham Beach is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popham Beach
    • Sabino
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
    • Georgetown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • West Bath
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Arrowsic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • MacMahan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • MacMahan is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacMahan
    • Bath
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <1>
    • Woolwich
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Days Ferry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
    • Topsham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Androscoggin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sebasco, with the one closest to Sebasco listed first.
    • Durham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <1>
    • Lisbon Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lisbon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lisbon is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,053 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <1>
    • Penley Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
    • Danville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Danville is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Drinkwater Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
    • Rumford Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
    • Sabattus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wales
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Wales is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
    • Lewiston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lewiston is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,226 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <1>
    • Auburn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <1>
    • Littlefield Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
    • Nason Beach
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Nason Beach is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Beach
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sebasco, with the one closest to Sebasco listed first.
    • Cundys Harbor
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • East Harpswell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harpswell
    • Harpswell Center
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
    • Harpswell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Orrs Island
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Pennellville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pennellville is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennellville
    • Bailey Island
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bailey Island is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Island
    • South Harpswell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • South Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Harpswell
    • West Harpswell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • West Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harpswell
    • Merepoint
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Merepoint is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merepoint
    • Harding
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Harding is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
    • Bunganuc Landing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bunganuc Landing is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunganuc Landing
    • Brunswick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sebasco, with the one closest to Sebasco listed first.
    • Litchfield Corners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
    • Litchfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Batchelders Crossing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
    • South Gardiner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
    • South Monmouth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
    • East Pittston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
    • Pittston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Pittston is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
    • Purgatory
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
    • West Gardiner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
  • Knox County
    • Friendship
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sebasco, with the one closest to Sebasco listed first.
    • Mouse Island
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Mouse Island is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
    • Southport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Boothbay Harbor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Trevett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • West Boothbay Harbor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • West Boothbay Harbor is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boothbay Harbor
    • Boothbay
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Westport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Westport is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
      • Former name for Westport:
      • Westport Island
    • Linekin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Linekin is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linekin
    • Bayville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bayville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
    • East Boothbay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • South Bristol
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Edgecomb
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • East Edgecomb
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • East Edgecomb is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgecomb

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

Cemeteries Near Sebasco ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sebasco.

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

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

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

  • Harris Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Barlett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • West Point Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Gilman & Bliston Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Marine Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Drummond Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cranberryhorn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberryhorn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cranberryhorn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in East Harpswell.
    • The Cranberryhorn Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hillside Cemetery
    • Old Great Island Cemetery
    • Sunset Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89782 <2>
  • Oak Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • New Meadows Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Gatchell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (263 more) ...
    • St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Brunswick.
      • The St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. John Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90507 <2>
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Varney Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Varney Cemetery is located in Brunswick.

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 Sebasco in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sebasco.

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

  • Ashdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Ashdale is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdale
  • Cundys Harbor
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Small Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • East Harpswell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harpswell
  • Phippsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Popham Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Popham Beach is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popham Beach
  • Bay Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bay Point is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Point
  • Orrs Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • North Harpswell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • North Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harpswell
  • Harpswell Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
  • Georgetown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Arrowsic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Winnegance
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Winnegance is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnegance
    • South Harpswell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • South Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Harpswell
    • Bailey Island
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bailey Island is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Island

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

Newspapers Published in Sebasco ...

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 Sebasco.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sebasco, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sebasco.

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 Sebasco:

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 Sebasco, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sebasco) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.