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 Somerville (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 Somerville. 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 southwest 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 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.
Somerville is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Kennebec, Knox, Sagadahoc & Waldo.
Below are the counties that are near Somerville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Somerville:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Somerville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Somerville, with the one closest to Somerville listed first.
- Coopers Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Whitefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- Flanders Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
- Whitefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
- Head Tide
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Head Tide is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Tide
- Alna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Nobleboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North Newcastle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newcastle
- Waldoboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Harrington Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Somerville, with the one closest to Somerville listed first.
- Curtis Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Curtis Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
- Wales Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wales Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales Corner
- Wales
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wales is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
- Leeds Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Leeds Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Junction
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Somerville, with the one closest to Somerville listed first.
- Windsor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Windsor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
- South Windsor
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
- Branch Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
- South China
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- China
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- East Vassalboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
- Chelsea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- East Pittston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
- North Vassalboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
- Sidney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sidney is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,543 people
- Vassalboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Somerville, with the one closest to Somerville listed first.
- Razorville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stickney Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
- Lucas Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- Globe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Burkettville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Appleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Appleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- South Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- Warren Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Warren Station is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
- Penobscot County
- Dixmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Somerville, with the one closest to Somerville listed first.
- Richmond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Harwards
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Bowdoinham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bowdoin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Days Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Murphys Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Murphys Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
- Bowdoin Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Somerville, with the one closest to Somerville listed first.
- Fairfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Shawmut
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Shawmut is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Nyes Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Nyes Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyes Corner
- Hinckley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hinckley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Smithfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Somerville, with the one closest to Somerville listed first.
- Palermo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Palermo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Palermo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
- South Montville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
- Montville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- West Searsmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
- Searsmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Slab City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Slab City is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Bickfords Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bickfords Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
- Freedom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Belmont Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Corner
- Belmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Somerville, see our County-by-County Page for Somerville.
Cemeteries Near Somerville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Somerville.
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 Somerville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Somerville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Somerville, with the one closest to Somerville listed first.
- Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eastman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor Neck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Resthaven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Deer Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lenfest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hannan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dyer Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dudley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dirigo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (348 more) ...
- Gardiner - Avery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Potter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shepherd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Somerville had a population of 124 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Somerville had a population of 569 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Somerville, with the one closest to Somerville listed first.
- Coopers Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Washington is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Washington
- Weeks Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weeks Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeks Mills
- Windsor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- South Windsor
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
- Razorville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- North Windsor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
- Stickney Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
- Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Liberty is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Liberty
- East Palermo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Palermo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palermo
- Palermo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- West Windsor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Windsor
- North Whitefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Somerville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Somerville.
Newspapers Published in Somerville ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Somerville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Somerville, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Somerville.
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 Somerville:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Kennebec County
- Knox County
- Penobscot County
- Sagadahoc County
- Somerset County
- Waldo 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Somerville) 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 Somerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |