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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 Trefethen (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 Trefethen. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Trefethen 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 Trefethen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Trefethen:

  • Cumberland County     (The home county of Trefethen)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trefethen, with the one closest to Trefethen listed first.
    • Peaks Island
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Long Island
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Little Diamond Island Landing
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Ferry Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ferry Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
    • Waites Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Waites Landing is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waites Landing
    • South Portland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Portland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Falmouth Foreside
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Falmouth Foreside is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Foreside
    • Chandler Cove Landing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Chandler Cove Landing is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cove Landing
    • Cliff Island
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cliff Island is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Island
    • Falmouth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasantdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasantdale is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
  • Androscoggin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trefethen, with the one closest to Trefethen listed first.
    • Durham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Durham is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,044 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <1>
    • Lisbon Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Danville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Danville is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Lisbon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Lisbon is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,053 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <1>
    • Penley Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
    • Rumford Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
    • Littlefield Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
    • East Poland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
    • Poland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Poland is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <1>
    • West Poland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Auburn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <1>
    • Lewiston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Lewiston is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,226 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <1>
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trefethen, with the one closest to Trefethen listed first.
    • Mouse Island
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mouse Island is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
    • Southport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Trevett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • West Boothbay Harbor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • West Boothbay Harbor is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boothbay Harbor
    • Boothbay Harbor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Westport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
  • Sagadahoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trefethen, with the one closest to Trefethen listed first.
    • Sebasco Estates
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Small Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Sabino
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
    • Topsham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Popham Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Popham Beach is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popham Beach
    • Pejepscot
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
    • Phippsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • West Bath
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Arrowsic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bath
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <1>
    • Georgetown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Woolwich
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Trefethen, with the one closest to Trefethen listed first.
    • Old Orchard Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kinney Shores
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Kinney Shores is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney Shores
    • Ocean Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Buxton
      (16 miles [25.7 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
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Saco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Saco is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saco <1>
    • Bar Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Biddeford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Chicopee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Chicopee is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
    • Kimbles Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Kimbles Corner is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
    • Airport Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Airport Village is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
    • Dayton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Trefethen, see our County-by-County Page for Trefethen.

Cemeteries Near Trefethen ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Trefethen.

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 Trefethen - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Trefethen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Trefethen, with the one closest to Trefethen listed first.

  • Pond Cove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Old Settlers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Smith Street Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Eastern Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Western Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bay View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (258 more) ...

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 Trefethen in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Trefethen.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Trefethen, with the one closest to Trefethen listed first.

  • Peaks Island
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Long Island
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • South Portland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • East Deering
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • East Deering is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Deering
  • Portland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Falmouth Foreside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Falmouth Foreside is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Foreside
  • Pleasantdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasantdale is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
  • Knightville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Knightville is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
  • Falmouth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodfords
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Woodfords is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfords
  • Cash Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
  • Deering
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Deering is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Chebeague Island
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cousins Island
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Cousins Island is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cousins Island
    • Cumberland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Trefethen. See our List of 1890's Communities around Trefethen.

Newspapers Published in Trefethen ...

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 308 newspapers that have been published in the area around Trefethen.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Trefethen, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Trefethen.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Trefethen:

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 Trefethen, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Trefethen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.