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 Poland (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 Poland. 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 Poland ...
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 Poland: W. Poland
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 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 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 Poland is located in Androscoggin 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 Androscoggin County: Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford & Sagadahoc.
Below are the counties that are near West Poland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Poland:
- Androscoggin County (The home county of West Poland)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Poland, with the one closest to West Poland listed first.
- Poland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Poland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Mechanic Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Moussam
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- Minot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Littlefield Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Rumford Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- West Minot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
- Penley Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
- Lewiston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Poland, with the one closest to West Poland listed first.
- Cobb Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
- Crescent Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Shaker Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Casco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Otisfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Raymond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dry Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
- New Gloucester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Naples
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Casco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gray
- East Gray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gray
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Poland, with the one closest to West Poland listed first.
- Litchfield Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- Monmouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Monmouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- Litchfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Batchelders Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- East Monmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- North Monmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Purgatory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
- Wayne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winthrop
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Wayne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Wayne is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wayne
- West Gardiner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Poland, with the one closest to West Poland listed first.
- Spurrs Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- East Otisfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Oxford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- South Paris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Norway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Paris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Paris is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
- South Waterford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Denmark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- Buckfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Waterford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waterford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Waterford has also been known as:
- Sweats Island
- Sweet Island
- Swetts Island
- Waterford Flat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <1>
- North Norway
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- North Norway is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norway
- Denmark
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Poland, with the one closest to West Poland listed first.
- Pejepscot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Bowdoin Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Bowdoin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Topsham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bowdoinham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Richmond Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Harwards
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- West Bath
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Poland, with the one closest to West Poland listed first.
- Chicopee
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- East Limington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- North Limington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- Cornish
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Limington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kimbles Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
- South Limington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
- Buxton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Buxton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
- Bar Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hollis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,807 people
- East Parsonsfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
- Lake Arrowhead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
- Limerick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Poland, with the one closest to West Poland listed first.
- South Chatham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- South Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- Chatham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Poland, see our County-by-County Page for West Poland.
Cemeteries Near West Poland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Poland.
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 Poland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Poland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Poland, with the one closest to West Poland listed first.
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Summit Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Locust Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Crescent Lake.
- The Mountain Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mountain Road Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2155334 <3>
- South Otisfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Raymond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cook - Pinkham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Crest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (509 more) ...
- Tubbs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maxfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Poland had a population of 112 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Poland, with the one closest to West Poland listed first.
- Poland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Poland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Poland
- Poland Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Casco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Raymond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Raymond is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Raymond
- East Poland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Mechanic Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Welchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Welchville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welchville
- Edes Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Edes Falls is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edes Falls
- Minot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- East Otisfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Otisfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- East Raymond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Raymond is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Raymond
- Oxford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Gloucester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Gloucester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Gloucester
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Poland. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Poland.
Newspapers Published in West Poland ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Poland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Poland, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Poland.
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 West Poland:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Androscoggin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Kennebec County
- Oxford County
- Sagadahoc County
- York County
- Carroll 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Poland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Poland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |