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 Sebago (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 Sebago. 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 Sebago ...
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 Sebago: W. Sebago
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Sebago 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 Sebago. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Sebago:
- Cumberland County (The home county of West Sebago)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Sebago, with the one closest to West Sebago listed first.
- South Bridgton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- Sebago
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Naples
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bridgton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Baldwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- West Baldwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
- West Bridgton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
- North Bridgton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Casco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Casco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harrison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Steep Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Sebago, with the one closest to West Sebago listed first.
- West Poland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Poland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanic Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Poland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Moussam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- Minot
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- West Minot
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
- Littlefield Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Rumford Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- West Auburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
- Auburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lewiston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Sebago, with the one closest to West Sebago listed first.
- Denmark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Denmark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- Rankins Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- East Hiram
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Hiram
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Brownfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Brownfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Fryeburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fryeburg
- Durgintown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- Merrill Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
- Spurrs Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- Kezar Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Fryeburg Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fryeburg Center is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg Center
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Sebago, with the one closest to West Sebago listed first.
- Cornish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North Limington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- East Limington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- East Parsonsfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- East Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
- Limington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- South Limington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- South Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
- North Parsonsfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
- Limerick
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Parsonsfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Arrowhead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
- Chicopee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Kimbles Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
- South Effingham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Effingham is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Effingham
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Sebago, with the one closest to West Sebago listed first.
- Eaton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Center Conway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- South Chatham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- Freedom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Effingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Madison
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- East Madison is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
- Conway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chatham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kearsarge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kearsarge is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- Madison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- North Conway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Intervale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Intervale is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale
- South Effingham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Sebago, see our County-by-County Page for West Sebago.
Cemeteries Near West Sebago ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Sebago.
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 Sebago - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Sebago covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Sebago, with the one closest to West Sebago listed first.
- Boulter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Babb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fitch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peabody Pond Road Yard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody Pond Road Yard
- The Peabody Pond Road Yard has also been known as:
- Peabody Pond Road Cemetery
- Poor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fessenden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pingree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pingree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Merrifield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Trumbull Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (400 more) ...
- Jewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kenison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find West Sebago in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Sebago.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Sebago, with the one closest to West Sebago listed first.
- South Bridgton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- East Denmark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- Denmark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sebago
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hiram
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Hiram
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Rankins Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- Sandy Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- North Sebago
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Sebago is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sebago
- Naples
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Baldwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Baldwin
- East Sebago
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Sebago is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sebago
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bridgton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Denmark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denmark
- East Brownfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Sebago. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Sebago.
Newspapers Published in West Sebago ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Sebago.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Sebago, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Sebago.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Sebago:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Oxford 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> | 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 Sebago, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Sebago) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |