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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 South Bridgton (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 South Bridgton. 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 South Bridgton ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for South Bridgton: S. Bridgton

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 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.

South Bridgton 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 South Bridgton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Bridgton:

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

Cemeteries Near South Bridgton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Bridgton.

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 South Bridgton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Chaplin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chaplin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chaplin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Palmer - Ingalls Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmer - Ingalls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmer - Ingalls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Goodwin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodwin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Walker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pingree Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pingree Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pingree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boulter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boulter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boulter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lowell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hilton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blaisdell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blaisdell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blaisdell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fessenden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fessenden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fessenden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Head Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Head Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Head Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Schoolhouse Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schoolhouse Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schoolhouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Merrifield Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merrifield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merrifield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Peabody Pond Road Yard
      (4 miles [6.4 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 South Bridgton had a population of 300 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Sandy Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • East Denmark
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Denmark
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bridgton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgton
    • Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,509 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgton <3>
  • Naples
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sebago
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebago have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago
    • Sebago is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,844 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebago <3>
  • Edes Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edes Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edes Falls
    • Edes Falls is located in Cumberland County
  • North Sebago
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Sebago have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sebago
    • North Sebago is located in Cumberland County
  • North Bridgton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • East Hiram
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rankins Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rankins Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
    • Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
  • Harrison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Harrison is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <3>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • West Bridgton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • West Denmark
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Denmark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denmark
      • West Denmark is located in Oxford County
    • East Brownfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in South Bridgton ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Bridgton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Bridgton, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Bridgton.

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 South Bridgton:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Bridgton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 South Bridgton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- South Bridgton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Bridgton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9896, Longitude: -70.7081       In this case, the coordinates for South Bridgton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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