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 Lewiston (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 Lewiston. 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 Lewiston ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Lewiston: S. Lewiston
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
South Lewiston is located in Androscoggin 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 Androscoggin County: Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford & Sagadahoc.
Below are the counties that are near South Lewiston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Lewiston:
- Androscoggin County (The home county of South Lewiston)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Lewiston, with the one closest to South Lewiston listed first.
- Lisbon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Penley Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Drinkwater Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
- Sabattus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lewiston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rumford Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- Foggs Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Foggs Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foggs Corner
- Nason Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nason Beach is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Beach
- Danville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Littlefield Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Lewiston, with the one closest to South Lewiston listed first.
- North Pownal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
- New Gloucester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pownal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shaker Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Brunswick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Freeport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dry Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
- East Gray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gray
- Bunganuc Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bunganuc Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunganuc Landing
- Gray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- North Yarmouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Yarmouth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yarmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
- Harding
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harding is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Lewiston, with the one closest to South Lewiston listed first.
- Chisholm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chisholm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Jay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <1>
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Lewiston, with the one closest to South Lewiston listed first.
- Litchfield Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- South Monmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- Litchfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Batchelders Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- Monmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Monmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- Purgatory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
- North Monmouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Gardiner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
- Winthrop
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Winthrop Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Winthrop Center is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Center
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Lewiston, with the one closest to South Lewiston listed first.
- Hatchs Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- South Dresden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- Dresden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Westport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- 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
- Wiscasset
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Alna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Edgecomb
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Head Tide
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Head Tide is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Tide
- Whitefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Trevett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Edgecomb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Edgecomb is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgecomb
- Boothbay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Lewiston, with the one closest to South Lewiston listed first.
- Hebron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Buckfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Otisfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Spurrs Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- South Paris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Norway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paris is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
- East Sumner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- East Sumner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
- Hartford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Sumner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Canton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Canton is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Lewiston, with the one closest to South Lewiston listed first.
- Bowdoin Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Bowdoin
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Pejepscot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Bowdoinham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Richmond Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Topsham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harwards
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Richmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Days Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Bath
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Bath
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woolwich
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Lewiston, see our County-by-County Page for South Lewiston.
Cemeteries Near South Lewiston ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Lewiston.
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 Lewiston - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Lewiston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Lewiston, with the one closest to South Lewiston listed first.
- Clough Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Davis - Bryant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wag Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garcelon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Anne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Penley Corner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hewey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sanborn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (478 more) ...
- Broadview Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, South Lewiston had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Lewiston, with the one closest to South Lewiston listed first.
- Lisbon Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon Center is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon Center
- Lisbon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sabattus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lewiston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Bowdoin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bowdoin
- Danville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- East Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Auburn
- Durham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lewiston Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lewiston Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Junction
- Greene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- West Durham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Durham is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Durham
- Bowdoin Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Auburn Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn Plains is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Plains
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Lewiston. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Lewiston.
Newspapers Published in South Lewiston ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Lewiston.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Lewiston, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Lewiston.
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 helpful 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 South Lewiston:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Androscoggin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Kennebec County
- Lincoln County
- Oxford County
- Sagadahoc 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> | 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 Lewiston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Lewiston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |