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 Newcastle (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 Newcastle. 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 Newcastle ...
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 Newcastle: S. Newcastle
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 and doctors 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 Newcastle 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 South Newcastle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Newcastle:
- Lincoln County (The home county of South Newcastle)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Newcastle, with the one closest to South Newcastle listed first.
- Wiscasset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Edgecomb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Damariscotta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newcastle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Edgecomb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Edgecomb is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgecomb
- Walpole
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Newcastle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newcastle
- Bristol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Alna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Head Tide
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Head Tide is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Tide
- Harrington Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
- Boothbay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Newcastle, with the one closest to South Newcastle listed first.
- Lisbon Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wales
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wales is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
- Drinkwater Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
- Lisbon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wales Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wales Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales Corner
- Durham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sabattus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Leeds Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Junction
- Nason Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Nason Beach is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Beach
- Curtis Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Curtis Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
- Greene
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Penley Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Foggs Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Foggs Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foggs Corner
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Newcastle, with the one closest to South Newcastle listed first.
- Harding
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harding is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- East Harpswell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harpswell
- Brunswick
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cundys Harbor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pennellville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pennellville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennellville
- Bunganuc Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bunganuc Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunganuc Landing
- Harpswell Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
- Harpswell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Merepoint
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Merepoint is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merepoint
- Orrs Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Harpswell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harpswell
- Bailey Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Island
- Bustins Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bustins Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bustins Island
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Newcastle, with the one closest to South Newcastle listed first.
- East Pittston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
- South Gardiner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
- Pittston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
- Chelsea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gardiner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Farmingdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- South Windsor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
- Litchfield Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- Litchfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Batchelders Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- West Gardiner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
- Hallowell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Newcastle, with the one closest to South Newcastle listed first.
- Friendship
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Point is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
- South Cushing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- South Cushing is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cushing
- Cushing
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Port Clyde
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Warren Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Station is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
- Martinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Martinsville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Globe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Warren
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Long Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Long Cove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cove
- Saint George
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Saint George is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
- Tenants Harbor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Stickney Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Newcastle, with the one closest to South Newcastle listed first.
- Murphys Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Murphys Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
- Days Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Harwards
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Richmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woolwich
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- MacMahan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- MacMahan is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacMahan
- Arrowsic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bowdoinham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Richmond Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Bath
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Phippsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Newcastle, with the one closest to South Newcastle listed first.
- Palermo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Montville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Newcastle, see our County-by-County Page for South Newcastle.
Cemeteries Near South Newcastle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Newcastle.
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 Newcastle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Newcastle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Newcastle, with the one closest to South Newcastle listed first.
- North Edgecomb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sheepscott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ancient Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glidden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Huntoon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rhumrill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Bristol Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Knoll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Quinnam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (308 more) ...
- Knight Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- The Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hillside - Norris Cemetery
- Norris Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #982092 <2>
- Lincoln Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, South Newcastle had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Newcastle, with the one closest to South Newcastle listed first.
- North Edgecomb
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wiscasset
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Edgecomb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Edgecomb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Edgecomb is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgecomb
- Walpole
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Damariscotta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newcastle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Bristol
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Bristol is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bristol
- Damariscotta Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Damariscotta Mills is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damariscotta Mills
- Montsweag
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montsweag is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montsweag
- Westport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Bristol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- North Newcastle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newcastle
- Alna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Head Tide
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Head Tide is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Tide
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Newcastle. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Newcastle.
Newspapers Published in South Newcastle ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Newcastle.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Newcastle, 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 Newcastle.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Newcastle:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland County
- Kennebec County
- Knox County
- Sagadahoc 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> | 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 Newcastle, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Newcastle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |