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 Shapleigh (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 Shapleigh. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Shapleigh 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 Shapleigh. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shapleigh:
- York County (The home county of Shapleigh)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shapleigh, with the one closest to Shapleigh listed first.
- Ross Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ross Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Corner
- Acton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Shapleigh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Shapleigh is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shapleigh
- Sprague City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sprague City is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague City
- Springvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Waterboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Newfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Waterboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alfred
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sanford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Waterboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mee Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mee Corners is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mee Corners
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shapleigh, with the one closest to Shapleigh listed first.
- West Baldwin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
- Standish
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Steep Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Gorham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sebago Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sebago Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake
- North Scarborough
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
- West Scarborough
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scarborough
- Danish Village ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Danish Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Village
- Grand Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Grand Beach is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
- Newhall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newhall is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- South Windham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shapleigh, with the one closest to Shapleigh listed first.
- Kezar Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Porter
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Porter is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- Durgintown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- East Hiram
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Hiram
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rankins Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- Brownfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- East Brownfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Merrill Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
- Denmark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Belknap County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shapleigh, with the one closest to Shapleigh listed first.
- Alton Bay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Alton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Alton is located in Belknap County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <1>
- Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Spring Haven
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Spring Haven is located in Belknap County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
- West Alton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- West Alton is located in Belknap County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
- Samoset
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Samoset is located in Belknap County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
- Barnstead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Gilmanton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Gilmanton is located in Belknap County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gilmanton
- Gilford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Glendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Glendale is located in Belknap County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Gilmanton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Interlaken Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Interlaken Park is located in Belknap County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken Park
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shapleigh, with the one closest to Shapleigh listed first.
- East Wakefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wakefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodman is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- Brookfield
(10 miles [16.1 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
- South Effingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Effingham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Wolfeboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolfeboro
- Ossipee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fernald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fernald is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- South Wolfeboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- South Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wolfeboro
- Wolfeboro Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wolfeboro Center is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfeboro Center
- Stockbridge Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stockbridge Corner is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge Corner
- Merrimack County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shapleigh, with the one closest to Shapleigh listed first.
- Pittsfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Websters Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Websters Mill is located in Merrimack County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Rockingham County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shapleigh, with the one closest to Shapleigh listed first.
- Northwood Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Northwood Ridge is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Ridge
- Northwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newington Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Newington Station is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Station
- Newington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Strafford County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shapleigh, with the one closest to Shapleigh listed first.
- Milton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Middleton
(11 miles [17.7 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
- North Rochester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- East Rochester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Farmington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Place
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Place is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- Rochester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Davis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Davis is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- New Durham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Somersworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Dexter Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
- Pickering
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shapleigh, see our County-by-County Page for Shapleigh.
Cemeteries Near Shapleigh ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shapleigh.
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 Shapleigh - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shapleigh covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shapleigh, with the one closest to Shapleigh listed first.
- Highland Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Springvale Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Springvale Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Springvale.
- The Springvale Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Riverside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90456 <3>
- Notre Dame Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notre Dame Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Notre Dame Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Springvale.
- Milton Mills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Reed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Alfred.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89862 <3>
- Continue List (344 more) ...
- Chadbourne Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lovell Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Woods Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woods Cemetery is located in the vicinity of East Wakefield (NH)
- The Woods Cemetery has also been known as:
- Perkins Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2572960 <3>
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Shapleigh had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Shapleigh had a population of 2,769 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shapleigh, with the one closest to Shapleigh listed first.
- South Acton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Acton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Acton
- Ross Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ross Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Corner
- Acton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Shapleigh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Shapleigh is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shapleigh
- Springvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Milton Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milton Mills is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Mills
- Waterboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Lebanon is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lebanon
- Sanford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alfred
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waterboro Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waterboro Center is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterboro Center
- North Waterboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Newfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Lebanon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Lebanon is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lebanon
- West Newfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shapleigh. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shapleigh.
Newspapers Published in Shapleigh ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shapleigh.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shapleigh, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shapleigh.
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 Shapleigh:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Oxford County
- Belknap County
- Carroll County
- Merrimack County
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shapleigh) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Shapleigh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |