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 Windham (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 Windham. 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.
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.
Windham 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 Windham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Windham:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Windham)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windham, with the one closest to Windham listed first.
- Ireland Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ireland Corner is also located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Corner
- North Gorham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Gorham is also located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gorham
- North Windham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Windham is also located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windham
- Newhall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Newhall is also located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- West Gray
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Gray is also located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gray
- South Windham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Windham is also located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
- Frye Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frye Island is also located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Sebago Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sebago Lake is also located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake
- Cumberland Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Yarmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Yarmouth is also located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Yarmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
- Gray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gray is also 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>
- Raymond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windham, with the one closest to Windham listed first.
- West Poland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Danville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Poland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Durham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- East Poland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Littlefield Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Moussam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- Rumford Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- Minot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- Penley Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Penley Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley Corner
- Mechanic Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windham, with the one closest to Windham listed first.
- Spurrs Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- Rankins Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- East Hiram
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Hiram
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Otisfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Durgintown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- East Denmark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- Oxford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Denmark
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kezar Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- East Brownfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Brownfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windham, with the one closest to Windham listed first.
- Pejepscot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Topsham
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sabino
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- Sebasco Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Bath
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Small Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Phippsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bowdoinham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bath
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Windham, with the one closest to Windham listed first.
- Chicopee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Kimbles Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
- Buxton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buxton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
- East Limington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- Bar Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Limington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- South Limington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
- Limington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hollis Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,807 people
- Clarks Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Lake Arrowhead
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Windham, with the one closest to Windham listed first.
- Effingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- South Effingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Woodman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Woodman is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Windham, see our County-by-County Page for Windham.
Cemeteries Near Windham ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Windham.
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 Windham - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Windham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Windham, with the one closest to Windham listed first.
- Godd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Morrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Windham Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mayberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Friends Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chute Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Knight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Stevens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dolley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Gorham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (433 more) ...
- Loveitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mugford Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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>
While we didn't find Windham in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Windham.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Windham, with the one closest to Windham listed first.
- Windham Center
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Windham Center is also located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham Center
- North Gorham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Gorham is also located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gorham
- Newhall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Newhall is also located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- North Falmouth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Falmouth is also located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Falmouth
- North Windham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Windham is also located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windham
- White Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock is also located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- South Windham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Windham is also located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
- West Cumberland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Cumberland is also located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cumberland
- West Gray
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Gray is also located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gray
- Sebago Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sebago Lake is also located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake
- Prides Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prides Corner is also located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prides Corner
- West Falmouth ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Falmouth is also located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falmouth
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Westbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Raymond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Center
(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 Windham. See our List of 1890's Communities around Windham.
Newspapers Published in Windham ...
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 265 newspapers that have been published in the area around Windham.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Windham, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Windham.
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 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 Windham:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin 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> | 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Windham) 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 Windham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |