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 Union 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 Union 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Union Falls is located in York 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 York County: Cumberland, Oxford, Carroll (NH), Rockingham (NH) & Strafford (NH).
Below are the counties that are near Union Falls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Union Falls:
- York County (The home county of Union Falls)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Falls, with the one closest to Union Falls listed first.
- Dayton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hollis Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clarks Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clarks Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Bar Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- South Hollis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hollis
- Buxton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Buxton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
- Hollis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,807 people
- East Waterboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lyman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lyman is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,536 people
- Kimbles Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
- Airport Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Airport Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Biddeford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Falls, with the one closest to Union Falls listed first.
- West Scarborough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scarborough
- Gorham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Scarborough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
- Danish Village ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Danish Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Village
- Grand Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grand Beach is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
- Scarborough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Standish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lone Creek Village ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lone Creek Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Creek Village
- Prouts Neck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cash Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
- Sebago Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sebago Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake
- Sagamore Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sagamore Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Village
- South Windham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Falls, with the one closest to Union Falls listed first.
- Durgintown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- Kezar Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Rankins Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- East Hiram
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Hiram
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Porter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Porter is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- East Denmark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- Brownfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Denmark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Brownfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Falls, with the one closest to Union Falls listed first.
- Woodman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Woodman is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- South Effingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Wakefield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wakefield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Effingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brookfield is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Ossipee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Freedom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Wolfeboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolfeboro
- Fernald
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fernald is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- South Wolfeboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- South Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wolfeboro
- Wolfeboro Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wolfeboro Center is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfeboro Center
- Strafford County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Union Falls, with the one closest to Union Falls listed first.
- Milton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <1>
- East Rochester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- North Rochester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- Rollinsford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Somersworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Somersworth is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
- Former names for Somersworth:
- Great Falls
- Summersworth
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <1>
- Middleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Middleton is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- Place
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Place is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- Rochester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pickering
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Dover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,443 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Union Falls, see our County-by-County Page for Union Falls.
Cemeteries Near Union Falls ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Union 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 Union Falls - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Union Falls covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Union Falls, with the one closest to Union Falls listed first.
- South Buston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Buston Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the South Buston Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bar Mills.
- The South Buston Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tory Hill Cemetery
- Tory Hill Meeting House Yard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980911 <2>
- Bear Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meeting House Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Flanders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chadbourne Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Josephs Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Biddeford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90506 <2>
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (288 more) ...
- West Scarboro Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Gorham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
While we didn't find Union Falls in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Union Falls.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Union Falls, with the one closest to Union Falls listed first.
- Hollis Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clarks Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clarks Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Bar Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- South Hollis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hollis
- Goodwins Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goodwins Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Mills
- South Buxton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Buxton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Buxton
- Buxton Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Buxton Center is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton Center
- Hollis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,807 people
- East Waterboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Buxton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Groveville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Groveville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- West Hollis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hollis
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Biddeford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waterboro Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waterboro Center is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterboro Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Union Falls. See our List of 1890's Communities around Union Falls.
Newspapers Published in Union 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 136 newspapers that have been published in the area around Union Falls.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Union Falls, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Union Falls.
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 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 Union Falls:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Oxford 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> | 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 Union Falls, 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- Union Falls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |