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 West Bath (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 West Bath. 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 West Bath ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Bath: W. Bath
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Bath. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Bath.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
West Bath is located in Sagadahoc 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 Sagadahoc County: Androscoggin, Cumberland, Kennebec & Lincoln.
Below are the counties that are near West Bath. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Bath:
- Sagadahoc County (The home county of West Bath)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Bath, with the one closest to West Bath listed first.
- Sabino
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- Bath
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woolwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arrowsic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Phippsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Days Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Topsham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- MacMahan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- MacMahan is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacMahan
- Murphys Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Murphys Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
- Sebasco Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdoinham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Bath, with the one closest to West Bath listed first.
- Lisbon Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Durham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Drinkwater Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
- Penley Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Sabattus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wales
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wales is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
- Danville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Auburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lewiston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Nason Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Nason Beach is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Beach
- Rumford Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Bath, with the one closest to West Bath listed first.
- Harding
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harding is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- East Harpswell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harpswell
- Brunswick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cundys Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pennellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pennellville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennellville
- Harpswell Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harpswell Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell Center
- Harpswell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Merepoint
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Merepoint is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merepoint
- Bunganuc Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bunganuc Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunganuc Landing
- Orrs Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Harpswell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harpswell
- Bustins Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bustins Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bustins Island
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Bath, with the one closest to West Bath listed first.
- Litchfield Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- Litchfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- South Gardiner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
- Batchelders Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- South Monmouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- East Pittston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
- Purgatory
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
- Gardiner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pittston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
- West Gardiner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
- Farmingdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Randolph
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Bath, with the one closest to West Bath listed first.
- Friendship
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Point is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
- South Cushing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- South Cushing is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cushing
- Port Clyde
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Bath, with the one closest to West Bath listed first.
- Trevett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Westport
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Southport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Boothbay Harbor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Boothbay Harbor is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Boothbay Harbor
- Boothbay Harbor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Boothbay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mouse Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mouse Island is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse Island
- Bayville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bayville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Hatchs Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- South Dresden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- Edgecomb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Boothbay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Bath, see our County-by-County Page for West Bath.
Cemeteries Near West Bath ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Bath.
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 West Bath - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Bath covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Bath, with the one closest to West Bath listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cranberryhorn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberryhorn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cranberryhorn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in East Harpswell.
- The Cranberryhorn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hillside Cemetery
- Old Great Island Cemetery
- Sunset Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89782 <2>
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Meadows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gatchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Brunswick.
- The St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90507 <2>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Drummond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Topsham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsham Cemetery
- The Topsham Cemetery has also been known as:
- First Parish Cemetery
- First Parish Meeting House Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2308231 <2>
- Continue List (317 more) ...
- Varney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Varney Cemetery is located in Brunswick.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pines Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
While we didn't find West Bath in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Bath.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Bath, with the one closest to West Bath listed first.
- Harding
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harding is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Winnegance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Winnegance is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnegance
- East Harpswell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harpswell
- Bath
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Phippsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arrowsic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woolwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Bath
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bath
- Cundys Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nequasset
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nequasset is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nequasset
- Brunswick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Harpswell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Harpswell
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cathance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cathance is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathance
- Topsham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ashdale is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Bath. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Bath.
Newspapers Published in West Bath ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Bath.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Bath, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Bath.
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 West Bath:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Sagadahoc County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland County
- Kennebec County
- Knox County
- Lincoln 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 West Bath, 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- West Bath) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |