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 Naples (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 Naples. 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 Naples ...
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 Naples: S. Naples
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
South Naples 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 Naples. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Naples:
- Cumberland County (The home county of South Naples)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Naples, with the one closest to South Naples listed first.
- Naples
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sebago
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Casco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Bridgton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- Raymond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Casco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Frye Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frye Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Baldwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Sandy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Steep Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bridgton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Naples, with the one closest to South Naples listed first.
- West Poland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanic Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Poland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Moussam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- Danville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Minot
(18 miles [29 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Rumford Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- West Minot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
- Auburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Penley Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Naples, with the one closest to South Naples listed first.
- Rankins Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- 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 Denmark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- Denmark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Hiram
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Hiram
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- 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
- Durgintown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- East Brownfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Brownfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- East Fryeburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fryeburg
- Kezar Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Sagadahoc County
- Pejepscot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Naples, with the one closest to South Naples listed first.
- North Limington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- Cornish
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Limington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- Limington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- South Limington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- South Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
- Chicopee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- 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
- East Parsonsfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
- Limerick
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Arrowhead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
- North Parsonsfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
- Buxton
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Naples, with the one closest to South Naples listed first.
- Eaton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- South Chatham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- Effingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Center Conway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Freedom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- South Effingham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Madison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Madison is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
- Chatham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Conway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kearsarge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kearsarge is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- Madison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- North Conway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Naples, see our County-by-County Page for South Naples.
Cemeteries Near South Naples ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Naples.
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 Naples - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Naples covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Naples, with the one closest to South Naples listed first.
- Ward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sanborn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Morton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stimpson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peabody Pond Road Yard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody Pond Road Yard
- The Peabody Pond Road Yard has also been known as:
- Peabody Pond Road Cemetery
- Poor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kenison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Poor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fitch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (451 more) ...
- Fickett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maxfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tubbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find South Naples in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Naples.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Naples, with the one closest to South Naples listed first.
- North Sebago
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Sebago is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sebago
- Naples
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sebago
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Casco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Sebago
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Sebago is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sebago
- Edes Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Edes Falls is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edes Falls
- North Baldwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Baldwin
- South Bridgton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- Raymond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Casco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rankins Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- East Raymond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Raymond is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Raymond
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sandy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- East Hiram
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Steep Falls
(9 miles [14.5 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 South Naples. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Naples.
Newspapers Published in South Naples ...
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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Naples.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Naples, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Naples.
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 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 Naples:
- 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> | 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> | 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 Naples, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Naples) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |