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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 Walpole (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 Walpole. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Walpole is located in Lincoln County.

To see how the shape of Maine's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lincoln County: Kennebec, Knox, Sagadahoc & Waldo.

Below are the counties that are near Walpole. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Walpole:

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of Walpole)
  • Androscoggin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walpole, with the one closest to Walpole listed first.
    • Lisbon Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Lisbon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,053 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <2>
    • Wales
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wales have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
      • Wales is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
    • Drinkwater Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Durham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Durham is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,044 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <2>
    • Wales Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sabattus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Nason Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cumberland County
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walpole, with the one closest to Walpole listed first.
    • East Pittston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • South Gardiner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
      • South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
    • Chelsea
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Gardiner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pittston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pittston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
      • Pittston is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pittston
      • From Walpole to Pittston
    • Randolph
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <2>
    • South Windsor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Farmingdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
      • Farmingdale is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmingdale <2>
    • Litchfield Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Litchfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Windsor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Windsor is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,620 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <2>
    • Batchelders Crossing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • West Gardiner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
      • West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walpole, with the one closest to Walpole listed first.
    • Friendship
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Friendship is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendship <2>
    • Pleasant Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • South Cushing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Port Clyde
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Clyde
      • Port Clyde is located in Knox County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Clyde <2>
    • Cushing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Martinsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Long Cove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Tenants Harbor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Warren Station
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint George
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint George. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
      • Saint George is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saint George
      • From Walpole to Saint George
    • Warren
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Globe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Globe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
      • Globe is located in Knox County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Globe
      • From Walpole to Globe
    • Thomaston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sagadahoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walpole, with the one closest to Walpole listed first.
    • Murphys Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • MacMahan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Days Ferry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Woolwich
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woolwich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolwich
      • Woolwich is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,218 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woolwich <2>
    • Arrowsic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrowsic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowsic
      • Arrowsic is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arrowsic <2>
    • Bath
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Georgetown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Georgetown is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <2>
    • Harwards
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harwards. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
      • Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harwards
      • From Walpole to Harwards
    • Richmond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Phippsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phippsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phippsburg
      • Phippsburg is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phippsburg <2>
    • Sabino
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • West Bath
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bath
      • West Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,932 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Bath <2>
    • Bowdoinham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Walpole ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walpole.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • West Bristol Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Bristol Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Bristol Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Poole - Greenlaw Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Chamberlain Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Glidden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glidden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glidden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Edgecomb Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Edgecomb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Edgecomb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Main Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Main Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Main Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ocean Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ocean Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ocean Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pine Knoll Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Knoll Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Knoll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ocean View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ocean View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ocean View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wiley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (256 more) ...
    • Oaklawn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaklawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oaklawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Farnham Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farnham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farnham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sheepscott Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheepscott Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheepscott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Walpole had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • West Bristol
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bristol
    • West Bristol is located in Lincoln County
  • East Edgecomb
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Bristol
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Bristol is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <2>
  • Pemaquid
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgecomb
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgecomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecomb
    • Edgecomb is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgecomb <2>
  • Round Pond
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Pond
    • Round Pond is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Pond <2>
  • South Newcastle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Newcastle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newcastle
    • South Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
  • North Edgecomb
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Edgecomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Edgecomb
    • North Edgecomb is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Edgecomb <2>
  • Pemaquid Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Damariscotta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Newcastle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Westport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Boothbay
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • East Boothbay
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Boothbay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boothbay
      • East Boothbay is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Boothbay <2>
    • South Bristol
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bristol
      • South Bristol is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Bristol <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Walpole ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walpole.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walpole, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walpole.

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 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 Walpole:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Walpole. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Walpole, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walpole) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walpole. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9547, Longitude: -69.5566    









 

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