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 Waterboro Center (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 Waterboro Center. 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 Waterboro Center ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Waterboro Center: Waterboro Ctr. (or less commonly used: Waterboro Cen., Waterboro Cent. or Waterboro Cntr.)
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 northeast 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 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.
Waterboro Center 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 Waterboro Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waterboro Center:
- York County (The home county of Waterboro Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterboro Center, with the one closest to Waterboro Center listed first.
- East Waterboro
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North Waterboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waterboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Hollis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hollis
- Hollis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,807 people
- Ross Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ross Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Corner
- Clarks Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clarks Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Hollis Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lake Arrowhead
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
- Sprague City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sprague City is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague City
- Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alfred
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterboro Center, with the one closest to Waterboro Center listed first.
- Standish
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Steep Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gorham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sebago Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sebago Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake
- North Scarborough
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
- West Scarborough
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scarborough
- Danish Village ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Danish Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Village
- Baldwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- West Baldwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
- Newhall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newhall is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- South Windham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
- Grand Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Grand Beach is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterboro Center, with the one closest to Waterboro Center listed first.
- Durgintown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- Kezar Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Porter
(18 miles [29 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 Hiram
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Hiram
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rankins Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- Denmark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- East Brownfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Brownfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Merrill Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
- East Denmark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- Belknap County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterboro Center, with the one closest to Waterboro Center listed first.
- Alton Bay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Alton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Alton is located in Belknap County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <1>
- Spring Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Haven is located in Belknap County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
- West Alton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West Alton is located in Belknap County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterboro Center, with the one closest to Waterboro Center listed first.
- Woodman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Woodman is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- East Wakefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wakefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- South Effingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Effingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- North Wolfeboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolfeboro
- Ossipee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Freedom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fernald
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fernald is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- South Wolfeboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- South Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wolfeboro
- Wolfeboro Center
(23 miles [37 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 Waterboro Center, with the one closest to Waterboro Center listed first.
- Milton
(18 miles [29 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>
- Middleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- North Rochester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- East Rochester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Farmington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Place
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Place is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- Somersworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Rochester
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Davis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Davis is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Rollinsford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New Durham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pickering
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waterboro Center, see our County-by-County Page for Waterboro Center.
Cemeteries Near Waterboro Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waterboro Center.
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 Waterboro Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Waterboro Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waterboro Center, with the one closest to Waterboro Center listed first.
- Chadbourne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bear Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Meeting House Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Alfred.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89862 <2>
- South Buston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Flanders Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (321 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Springvale Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Springvale Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Springvale.
- The Springvale Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Riverside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90456 <2>
- Notre Dame Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notre Dame Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Notre Dame Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Springvale.
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Waterboro Center had a population of 260 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Waterboro Center, with the one closest to Waterboro Center listed first.
- East Waterboro
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North Waterboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Waterboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Hollis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hollis
- South Hollis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hollis
- Hollis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,807 people
- Ross Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ross Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Corner
- Clarks Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clarks Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Hollis Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Hollis
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hollis
- Shapleigh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alfred
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- West Buxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goodwins Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwins Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Mills
- Bar Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waterboro Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waterboro Center.
Newspapers Published in Waterboro Center ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waterboro Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waterboro Center, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Waterboro Center.
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 Waterboro Center:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Oxford County
- Belknap 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> | 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- Waterboro Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Waterboro Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |