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 Denmark (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 Denmark. 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 Denmark ...
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 Denmark: W. Denmark
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Denmark. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Denmark.
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 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.
West Denmark is located in Oxford 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 Oxford County: Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, York, Carroll (NH) & Coos (NH).
Below are the counties that are near West Denmark. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Denmark:
- Oxford County (The home county of West Denmark)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Denmark, with the one closest to West Denmark listed first.
- East Fryeburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fryeburg
- East Brownfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Denmark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Denmark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- Brownfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Merrill Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
- Fryeburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fryeburg Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fryeburg Center is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg Center
- East Hiram
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Hiram
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lovell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rankins Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Denmark, with the one closest to West Denmark listed first.
- West Poland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Poland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mechanic Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Moussam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- East Poland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- West Minot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
- Minot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- Danville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Littlefield Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Denmark, with the one closest to West Denmark listed first.
- West Bridgton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
- Sandy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- South Bridgton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- Bridgton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Bridgton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Baldwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
- Harrison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sebago
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Naples
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Baldwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Casco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Otisfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Denmark, with the one closest to West Denmark listed first.
- Cornish
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Parsonsfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
- East Parsonsfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- East Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
- Parsonsfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Limington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Limington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- South Effingham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- South Effingham is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Effingham
- East Limington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- Limerick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- South Limington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
- Lake Arrowhead
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
- Newfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Denmark, with the one closest to West Denmark listed first.
- South Chatham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- Center Conway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eaton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Conway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chatham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kearsarge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kearsarge is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- North Conway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Intervale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Intervale is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale
- East Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Madison is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
- Freedom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Madison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hale's Location
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hale's Location is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale's Location
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Coos County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Denmark, with the one closest to West Denmark listed first.
- Beans Purchase
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
- Hadleys Purchase
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hadleys Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadleys Purchase
- Sargents Purchase
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sargents Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents Purchase
- Glen House
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glen House is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
- Pinkhams Grant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pinkhams Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkhams Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Cutts Grant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cutts Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutts Grant
- Greens Grant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greens Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
- Martins Location
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Martins Location is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Location
- Shelburne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beans Grant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Grant
- Chandlers Purchase
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chandlers Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlers Purchase
- Thompson and Meserves Purchase
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton County (NH)
- Waterville Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Denmark, see our County-by-County Page for West Denmark.
Cemeteries Near West Denmark ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Denmark.
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 Denmark - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Denmark covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Denmark, with the one closest to West Denmark listed first.
- Holt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gilman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harnden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hapworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Burnt Meadow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Berry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Schoolhouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sanborn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Marston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (336 more) ...
- Pingree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pingree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Head Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 in 1895, West Denmark had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Denmark, with the one closest to West Denmark listed first.
- East Brownfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Denmark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Fryeburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fryeburg
- Brownfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Denmark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- West Bridgton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
- Fryeburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fryeburg Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fryeburg Center is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg Center
- West Brownfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Brownfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownfield
- West Fryeburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fryeburg
- Hiram
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Hiram
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- South Bridgton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- Sandy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Bridgton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Denmark. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Denmark.
Newspapers Published in West Denmark ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Denmark.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Denmark, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Denmark.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Denmark:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Oxford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland County
- York County
- Carroll County
- Coos County
- Grafton 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 Denmark, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- West Denmark) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |