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 South Casco (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 Casco. 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 Casco ...
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 South Casco: S. Casco
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.
South Casco is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Androscoggin, Oxford, Sagadahoc & York.
Below are the counties that are near South Casco. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Casco:
- Cumberland County (The home county of South Casco)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Casco, with the one closest to South Casco listed first.
- Raymond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Frye Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Frye Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Crescent Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Naples
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Casco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Windham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windham
- Sebago
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dry Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
- Shaker Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- North Gorham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Gorham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gorham
- West Gray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gray
- Gray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <1>
- Windham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Casco, with the one closest to South Casco listed first.
- West Poland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Poland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- East Poland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Mechanic Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moussam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- Minot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- Littlefield Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Rumford Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- Penley Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- West Minot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
- Auburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lewiston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Casco, with the one closest to South Casco listed first.
- Spurrs Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- East Otisfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Rankins Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- East Denmark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- East Hiram
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Denmark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hiram
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oxford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Durgintown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- East Brownfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- East Fryeburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fryeburg
- Brownfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kezar Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Casco, with the one closest to South Casco listed first.
- Pejepscot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Topsham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Bowdoin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Casco, with the one closest to South Casco listed first.
- Chicopee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- East Limington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- North Limington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- Limington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kimbles Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
- Cornish
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Limington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
- Buxton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Buxton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
- Bar Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hollis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,807 people
- East Parsonsfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
- Lake Arrowhead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
- Limerick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Casco, with the one closest to South Casco listed first.
- Effingham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Freedom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South Chatham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- South Effingham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Center Conway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Madison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East Madison is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
- Chatham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodman is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- Conway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Casco, see our County-by-County Page for South Casco.
Cemeteries Near South Casco ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Casco.
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 South Casco - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Casco covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Casco, with the one closest to South Casco listed first.
- Manning Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Murch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fickett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maxfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tubbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stimpson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cook - Pinkham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (469 more) ...
- Lakeside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mountain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Crescent Lake.
- The Mountain Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mountain Road Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2155334 <3>
- Ward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 in 1895, South Casco had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Casco, with the one closest to South Casco listed first.
- Raymond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Raymond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Raymond is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Raymond
- North Sebago
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Sebago is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sebago
- Naples
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Windham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windham
- Edes Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edes Falls is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edes Falls
- Casco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sebago
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Sebago
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Sebago is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sebago
- North Raymond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Raymond is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Raymond
- North Gorham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Gorham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gorham
- West Gray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gray
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dry Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
- North Baldwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Baldwin
- Richville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Richville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Casco. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Casco.
Newspapers Published in South Casco ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Casco.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Casco, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Casco.
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 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 Casco:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Oxford County
- Sagadahoc County
- York County
- Carroll 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 '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 Casco) 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 South Casco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |