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 Vassalboro (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 Vassalboro. 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 Vassalboro ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Vassalborough.
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 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.
Vassalboro is located in Kennebec 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 Kennebec County: Androscoggin, Franklin, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Somerset & Waldo.
Below are the counties that are near Vassalboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vassalboro:
- Kennebec County (The home county of Vassalboro)
- The following are listed by their distance from Vassalboro, with the one closest to Vassalboro listed first.
- East Vassalboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
- North Vassalboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
- Sidney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sidney is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,543 people
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Waterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Winslow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South China
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Belgrade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Belgrade is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belgrade
- Belgrade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- China
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Windsor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
- Benton Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vassalboro, with the one closest to Vassalboro listed first.
- East Livermore
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
- North Leeds
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Curtis Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Curtis Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
- Leeds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <1>
- Shy Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
- Livermore Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Leeds Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Junction
- Wales Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wales Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales Corner
- North Livermore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
- South Livermore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
- Wales
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wales is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
- Howes Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vassalboro, with the one closest to Vassalboro listed first.
- New Sharon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- Farmington Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Chesterville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
- Chisholm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Chisholm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Jay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <1>
- East Wilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
- Farmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Industry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Industry is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
- West Farmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Farmington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farmington
- Dryden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dryden is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- North Jay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vassalboro, with the one closest to Vassalboro listed first.
- Razorville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Washington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burkettville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Lucas Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- Stickney Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
- West Appleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Globe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Appleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Union
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vassalboro, with the one closest to Vassalboro listed first.
- Somerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Coopers Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Whitefield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- Whitefield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flanders Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
- Head Tide
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Head Tide is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Tide
- Alna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dresden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Newcastle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newcastle
- Davis Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
- Nobleboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oxford County
- Canton Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Canton Point is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Point
- Penobscot County
- Dixmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vassalboro, with the one closest to Vassalboro listed first.
- Richmond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Richmond Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Harwards
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vassalboro, with the one closest to Vassalboro listed first.
- Fairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shawmut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shawmut is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Nyes Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nyes Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyes Corner
- Smithfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hinckley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hinckley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Norridgewock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mercer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Canaan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Skowhegan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Starks
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Starks is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Anson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Madison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Vassalboro, with the one closest to Vassalboro listed first.
- Palermo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Palermo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North Palermo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
- Freedom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Montville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Unity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Winnecook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Winnecook is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
- Burnham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burnham is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
- South Montville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- South Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
- West Searsmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
- Thorndike
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Knox Ledge Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Knox Ledge Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Ledge Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Vassalboro, see our County-by-County Page for Vassalboro.
Cemeteries Near Vassalboro ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vassalboro.
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 Vassalboro - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Vassalboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Vassalboro, with the one closest to Vassalboro listed first.
- Springer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Nichols Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Reynold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Field Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Priest Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Getchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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- Drummond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tiffany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sawtelle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Vassalboro had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Vassalboro had a population of 4,420 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Vassalboro, with the one closest to Vassalboro listed first.
- North Sidney
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Sidney is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sidney
- East Vassalboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
- North Vassalboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
- Sidney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sidney is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,543 people
- Riverside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- South Vassalboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vassalboro
- Oakland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South China
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lambs Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lambs Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Corner
- Winslow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Sidney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Sidney is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sidney
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- North Belgrade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Belgrade is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belgrade
- Belgrade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Windsor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Vassalboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vassalboro.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Vassalboro ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vassalboro.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Vassalboro. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Vassalboro and those printed in the larger area surrounding Vassalboro.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> of Vassalboro.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Vassalboro:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Kennebec County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Franklin County
- Knox County
- Lincoln County
- Oxford County
- Penobscot County
- Sagadahoc County
- Somerset County
- Waldo 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 Vassalboro, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vassalboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |