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 Cumberland (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 Cumberland. 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 Cumberland ...
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 Cumberland: W. Cumberland
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 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.
West Cumberland is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Androscoggin, Oxford, Sagadahoc & York.
Below are the counties that are near West Cumberland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Cumberland:
- Cumberland County (The home county of West Cumberland)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Cumberland, with the one closest to West Cumberland listed first.
- North Yarmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Yarmouth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yarmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
- Cumberland Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ireland Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ireland Corner is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Corner
- Gray
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <1>
- West Gray
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gray
- Windham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Yarmouth Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Yarmouth Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Junction
- East Gray
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gray
- Upper Village ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Upper Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
- Yarmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Foreside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Foreside is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Foreside
- North Windham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windham
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Cumberland, with the one closest to West Cumberland listed first.
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Durham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- West Poland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Poland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Littlefield Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Penley Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Poland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lisbon Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Minot
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- Moussam
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- Lisbon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Cumberland, with the one closest to West Cumberland listed first.
- Litchfield Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- Litchfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Monmouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Cumberland, with the one closest to West Cumberland listed first.
- Spurrs Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- East Otisfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Oxford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rankins Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- East Hiram
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Hiram
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Denmark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- Durgintown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- Hebron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Denmark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kezar Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- East Brownfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Cumberland, with the one closest to West Cumberland listed first.
- Pejepscot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Topsham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sabino
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- Sebasco Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- West Bath
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Phippsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Small Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Bowdoinham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bath
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Arrowsic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Cumberland, with the one closest to West Cumberland listed first.
- Chicopee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Buxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buxton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
- Kimbles Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
- Bar Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Limington
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- North Limington
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- Old Orchard Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hollis Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,807 people
- Limington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- South Limington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- South Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
- Clarks Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Cumberland, see our County-by-County Page for West Cumberland.
Cemeteries Near West Cumberland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Cumberland.
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 Cumberland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Cumberland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Cumberland, with the one closest to West Cumberland listed first.
- West Cumberland Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Farris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Leighton Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Morrison Hill Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blanchard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moss Side Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Morrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Godd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Huston Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Purington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (417 more) ...
- Knight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Stevens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dolley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 West Cumberland had a population of 67 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Cumberland, with the one closest to West Cumberland listed first.
- North Falmouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Falmouth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- Cumberland Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Walnut Hill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- North Yarmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Yarmouth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yarmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
- Gray
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <1>
- West Gray
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gray
- Windham Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Windham Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham Center
- West Falmouth ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Falmouth is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
- Yarmouth Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Yarmouth Junction is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth Junction
- Gray Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gray Station is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Station
- East Gray
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gray
- Yarmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- North Windham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windham
- Newhall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newhall is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- South Windham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Cumberland. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Cumberland.
Newspapers Published in West Cumberland ...
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 264 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Cumberland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Cumberland, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Cumberland.
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 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 Cumberland:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Kennebec County
- Oxford County
- Sagadahoc County
- York 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' (or 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- West Cumberland) 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 West Cumberland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |