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 Sunset Park (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 Sunset Park. 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 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.
Sunset Park 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 Sunset Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sunset Park:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Sunset Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Park, with the one closest to Sunset Park listed first.
- Cash Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
- Lone Creek Village ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lone Creek Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Creek Village
- Stroudwater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stroudwater is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudwater
- Pleasantdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasantdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Scarborough
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Portland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Danish Village ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Danish Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Village
- Sagamore Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sagamore Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Village
- Ferry Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ferry Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
- Portland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Scarborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scarborough
- North Scarborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Park, with the one closest to Sunset Park listed first.
- Durham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Danville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- West Poland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lisbon Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Penley Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Poland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rumford Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Park, with the one closest to Sunset Park listed first.
- Durgintown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- Rankins Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- East Hiram
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Hiram
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Park, with the one closest to Sunset Park listed first.
- Sebasco Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Small Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Popham Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Popham Beach is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popham Beach
- Pejepscot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Sabino
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- Topsham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Phippsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Bath
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Park, with the one closest to Sunset Park listed first.
- Old Orchard Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ocean Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kinney Shores
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kinney Shores is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney Shores
- Saco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buxton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Buxton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
- Biddeford Pool
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Biddeford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bar Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chicopee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Airport Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Airport Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Dayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kimbles Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sunset Park, see our County-by-County Page for Sunset Park.
Cemeteries Near Sunset Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sunset Park.
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 Sunset Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sunset Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sunset Park, with the one closest to Sunset Park listed first.
- Highland Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Temple Beth El Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Beth El Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Temple Beth El Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Portland.
- The Temple Beth El Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Beth El Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2342716 <2>
- Stroudwater Burying Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Forest City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Western Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklawn Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brooklawn Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Portland.
- The Brooklawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Brooklawn Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #852912 <2>
- Black Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bay View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (259 more) ...
- St. Hyacinthe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Settlers 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 Sunset Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sunset Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sunset Park, with the one closest to Sunset Park listed first.
- Cash Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
- Stroudwater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stroudwater is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudwater
- Knightville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Knightville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
- Pleasantdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasantdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- South Portland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Scarborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scarborough
- Cumberland Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cumberland Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Mills
- Portland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodfords
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodfords is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfords
- Deering
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Deering is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
- North Scarborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
- Pine Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine Point is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pine Point Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine Point Beach is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point Beach
- Prouts Neck
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Westbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sunset Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sunset Park.
Newspapers Published in Sunset Park ...
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 Sunset Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sunset Park, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sunset Park.
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 Sunset Park:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin 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> | 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 Sunset Park, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunset Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |