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 Steep Falls (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 Steep Falls. 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.
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 and 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.
Steep Falls 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 Steep Falls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Steep Falls:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Steep Falls)
- The following are listed by their distance from Steep Falls, with the one closest to Steep Falls listed first.
- Baldwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Sebago Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sebago Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake
- Sebago
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Baldwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
- Standish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frye Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frye Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- North Gorham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Gorham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gorham
- South Casco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newhall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Newhall is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- North Windham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windham
- Raymond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Windham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- South Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
- Naples
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steep Falls, with the one closest to Steep Falls listed first.
- West Poland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Poland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Danville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- East Poland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Mechanic Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moussam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- Littlefield Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Minot
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Rumford Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- Durham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Penley Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Auburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Minot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steep Falls, with the one closest to Steep Falls listed first.
- Rankins Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- Durgintown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- East Hiram
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Hiram
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kezar Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Porter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Porter is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- Denmark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Denmark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- East Brownfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Brownfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merrill Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
- Spurrs Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- East Fryeburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fryeburg
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steep Falls, with the one closest to Steep Falls listed first.
- North Limington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- East Limington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- Limington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Limington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
- Cornish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chicopee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Kimbles Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
- Lake Arrowhead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
- East Parsonsfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
- Limerick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis
(11 miles [17.7 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
- North Waterboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Buxton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Steep Falls, with the one closest to Steep Falls listed first.
- Effingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- South Effingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Woodman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodman is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- Freedom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Wakefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wakefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- East Madison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Madison is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
- Center Conway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ossipee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chickville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Chickville is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickville
- Madison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- North Wolfeboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- North Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolfeboro
- Strafford County (NH)
- Middleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Steep Falls, see our County-by-County Page for Steep Falls.
Cemeteries Near Steep Falls ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Steep Falls.
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 Steep Falls - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Steep Falls covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Steep Falls, with the one closest to Steep Falls listed first.
- Lord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sawyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Marrs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Goodwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rounds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sanborn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wentworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Larrabee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ridlon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Emerson - Thorne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (401 more) ...
- York Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wiggins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 Steep Falls had a population of 275 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Steep Falls, with the one closest to Steep Falls listed first.
- North Limington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- East Limington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- Richville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Richville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- North Baldwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Baldwin
- East Sebago
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Sebago is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sebago
- Limington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Limington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
- Standish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sebago Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sebago Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake
- North Sebago
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Sebago is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sebago
- West Baldwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
- Sebago
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bonny Eagle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bonny Eagle is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Eagle
- Cornish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chicopee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Steep Falls. See our List of 1890's Communities around Steep Falls.
Newspapers Published in Steep Falls ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Steep Falls.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Steep Falls, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Steep Falls.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Steep Falls:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Oxford County
- York County
- Carroll County
- Strafford 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 Steep Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Steep Falls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |