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 Washington (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 Washington. 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 Washington ...
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 Washington: W. Washington
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 southeast 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 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 east 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 Washington is located in Knox 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 Knox County: Lincoln & Waldo.
Below are the counties that are near West Washington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Washington:
- Knox County (The home county of West Washington)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Washington, with the one closest to West Washington listed first.
- Razorville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Stickney Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
- Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Globe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Lucas Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- Burkettville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Appleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Appleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- South Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Warren Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Warren Station is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
- Androscoggin County
- Wales
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wales is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Washington, with the one closest to West Washington listed first.
- Windsor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Windsor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
- North Windsor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
- Branch Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
- South China
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Pittston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
- Chelsea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- China
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- East Vassalboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
- Pittston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
- Farmingdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gardiner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Washington, with the one closest to West Washington listed first.
- Jefferson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Somerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Flanders Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
- Coopers Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Whitefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- Davis Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
- Waldoboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Whitefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nobleboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Eugley Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
- Harrington Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
- Alna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Washington, with the one closest to West Washington listed first.
- Richmond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harwards
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Richmond Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Murphys Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Murphys Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
- Bowdoinham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Days Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Bowdoin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Woolwich
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bath
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bowdoin Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Washington, with the one closest to West Washington listed first.
- Fairfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Shawmut
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shawmut is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Nyes Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nyes Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyes Corner
- Hinckley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hinckley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Washington, with the one closest to West Washington listed first.
- Palermo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Montville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
- North Palermo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Palermo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
- West Searsmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
- Montville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Searsmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Slab City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Slab City is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Lincolnville Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bickfords Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bickfords Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
- Belmont Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Corner
- Belmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Washington, see our County-by-County Page for West Washington.
Cemeteries Near West Washington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Washington.
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 Washington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Washington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Washington, with the one closest to West Washington listed first.
- Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shepherd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McDowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pierpont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eastman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oliver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Perry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Skidmore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (349 more) ...
- Gardiner - Avery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Potter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Highland 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 Washington had a population of 46 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Washington, with the one closest to West Washington listed first.
- Razorville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Jefferson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Globe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Stickney Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
- Washington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Somerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- South Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Liberty is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Liberty
- Coopers Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Orffs Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Orffs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orffs Corner
- North Waldoboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Waldoboro
- North Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Union is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
- Burkettville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- North Whitefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- East Palermo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Palermo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palermo
- Windsor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Washington. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Washington.
Newspapers Published in West Washington ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Washington.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Washington, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Washington.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Washington:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Knox County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Kennebec County
- Lincoln County
- Sagadahoc County
- Somerset County
- Waldo 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Washington) 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 Washington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |