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 Poland (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 Poland. 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 Poland ...
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 Poland: S. Poland
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 hospitals 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 Poland 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 Poland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Poland:
- Androscoggin County (The home county of South Poland)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Poland, with the one closest to South Poland listed first.
- Poland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Poland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- West Poland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Moussam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- Minot
(4 miles [6.4 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Rumford Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- Mechanic Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Penley Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Auburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lewiston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Poland, with the one closest to South Poland listed first.
- Shaker Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- New Gloucester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Cobb Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
- Dry Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
- Casco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Gray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gray
- Gray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Otisfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- North Pownal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
- Raymond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Casco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Gray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gray
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Poland, with the one closest to South Poland listed first.
- Litchfield Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- South Monmouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- Litchfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Monmouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Batchelders Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- East Monmouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- North Monmouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Purgatory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
- Wayne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Gardiner
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Wayne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Wayne is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wayne
- Winthrop Center
(29 miles [46.7 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 Poland, with the one closest to South Poland listed first.
- South Dresden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- Hatchs Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Poland, with the one closest to South Poland listed first.
- East Otisfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Oxford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spurrs Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- Hebron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Norway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Paris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paris
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Buckfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- South Waterford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Norway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Norway is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norway
- Waterford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Waterford has also been known as:
- Sweats Island
- Sweet Island
- Swetts Island
- Waterford Flat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <1>
- East Denmark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- Denmark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Poland, with the one closest to South Poland listed first.
- Pejepscot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Bowdoin Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Bowdoin
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Topsham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bowdoinham
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Richmond Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Harwards
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- West Bath
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sabino
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- Bath
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Days Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Richmond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Woolwich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Poland, with the one closest to South Poland listed first.
- Chicopee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- East Limington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- North Limington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- Kimbles Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
- Cornish
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Limington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buxton
(27 miles [43.5 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
- South Limington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
- Bar Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hollis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,807 people
- Lake Arrowhead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Poland, see our County-by-County Page for South Poland.
Cemeteries Near South Poland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Poland.
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 Poland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Poland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Poland, with the one closest to South Poland listed first.
- Summit Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Raymond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lower Corner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McKenney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fitz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (498 more) ...
- Beth Abraham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Poland had a population of 101 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Poland, with the one closest to South Poland listed first.
- Poland Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Poland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Raymond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Raymond is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Raymond
- Lewiston Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewiston Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Junction
- East Poland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- West Poland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Upper Gloucester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Gloucester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Gloucester
- Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Minot
(4 miles [6.4 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
- New Gloucester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanic Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Raymond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Raymond is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Raymond
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Dry Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
- North Gray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gray
- Casco
(7 miles [11.3 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 Poland. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Poland.
Newspapers Published in South Poland ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Poland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Poland, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Poland.
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 Poland:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Androscoggin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Kennebec County
- Lincoln County
- Oxford County
- Sagadahoc County
- York 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 'straight-line' (or 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 Poland) 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 Poland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |