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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 Waldoboro (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 Waldoboro. 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 Waldoboro ...

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 Waldoboro: W. Waldoboro

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 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 Waldoboro is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Kennebec, Knox, Sagadahoc & Waldo.

Below are the counties that are near West Waldoboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Waldoboro:

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of West Waldoboro)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Waldoboro, with the one closest to West Waldoboro listed first.
    • Eugley Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
    • Waldoboro
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Davis Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
    • South Waldoboro
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldoboro
    • Harrington Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
    • Nobleboro
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bremen
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Medomak
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Medomak is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medomak
    • Flanders Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
    • Damariscotta
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Newcastle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • North Newcastle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • North Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newcastle
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Waldoboro, with the one closest to West Waldoboro listed first.
    • Harding
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Harding is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
    • East Harpswell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harpswell
    • Brunswick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Waldoboro, with the one closest to West Waldoboro listed first.
    • East Pittston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
    • South Windsor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
    • Windsor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Chelsea
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • South Gardiner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
    • North Windsor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
    • Pittston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pittston is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
    • Farmingdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gardiner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Randolph
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Branch Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
    • South China
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Waldoboro, with the one closest to West Waldoboro listed first.
    • Warren Station
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Warren Station is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
    • Warren
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Friendship
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cushing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • South Cushing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • South Cushing is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cushing
    • Pleasant Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Point is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
    • Thomaston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Globe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Globe is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
    • Saint George
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint George is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
    • Stickney Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
    • Union
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Long Cove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Long Cove is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cove
  • Sagadahoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Waldoboro, with the one closest to West Waldoboro listed first.
    • Murphys Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Murphys Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
    • Richmond
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Harwards
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
    • Days Ferry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
    • MacMahan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • MacMahan is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacMahan
    • Woolwich
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bath
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <1>
    • Arrowsic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Richmond Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
    • Georgetown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bowdoinham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • West Bath
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Waldoboro, with the one closest to West Waldoboro listed first.
    • Lincolnville Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • South Montville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • South Montville is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
    • Searsmont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Slab City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Slab City is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
    • Palermo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • West Searsmont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
    • Bickfords Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Bickfords Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
    • Lincolnville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Belmont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Belmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
    • Center Belmont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
    • Greers Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Greers Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Corner

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Waldoboro, see our County-by-County Page for West Waldoboro.

Cemeteries Near West Waldoboro ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Waldoboro.

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 Waldoboro - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Waldoboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Waldoboro, with the one closest to West Waldoboro listed first.

  • Eugley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Creamer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Rural Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rural Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Waldoboro.
    • The Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Benner Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2312392 <3>
  • Shuman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Comery Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Goshen Road Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Dunbar Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hall Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Trash Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (292 more) ...
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Barstow Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

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 Waldoboro had a population of 23 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from West Waldoboro, with the one closest to West Waldoboro listed first.

  • Waldoboro
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Winslows Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Winslows Mills is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslows Mills
  • Broad Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Broad Cove is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Cove
  • South Waldoboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldoboro
  • Nobleboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bremen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Medomak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Medomak is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medomak
  • Orffs Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Orffs Corner is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orffs Corner
  • Damariscotta Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Damariscotta Mills is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damariscotta Mills
  • East Friendship
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • East Friendship is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Friendship
  • Warren Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Warren Station is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
  • Newcastle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Damariscotta
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Friendship
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Warren
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Waldoboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Waldoboro.

Newspapers Published in West Waldoboro ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Waldoboro.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Waldoboro, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Waldoboro.

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 Waldoboro:

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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Waldoboro) 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 Waldoboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.