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 Winterport Station (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 Winterport Station. 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 Winterport Station ...
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 Winterport Station: Winterport Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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.
Winterport Station is located in Waldo 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 Waldo County: Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Penobscot & Somerset.
Below are the counties that are near Winterport Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Winterport Station:
- Waldo County (The home county of Winterport Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winterport Station, with the one closest to Winterport Station listed first.
- North Winterport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Winterport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
- Winterport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Frankfort
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Prospect
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Prospect Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
- Monroe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- North Searsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Searsport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsport
- Monroe Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Sandy Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Swanville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stockton Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Brooks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winterport Station, with the one closest to Winterport Station listed first.
- Bucksport Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- Bucksport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Verona Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Verona Island is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Former name for Verona Island:
- Verona
- Orland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dedham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Orland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Penobscot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
- North Penobscot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Penobscot
- North Ellsworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- North Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ellsworth
- Castine
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Penobscot
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Brooksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
- Harborside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winterport Station, with the one closest to Winterport Station listed first.
- Albion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winterport Station, with the one closest to Winterport Station listed first.
- West Appleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Lake City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lake City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winterport Station, with the one closest to Winterport Station listed first.
- Orrington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Newburgh Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
- Hampden Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
- Hampden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Newburgh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
- Goodale Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
- North Orrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
- Newburgh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
- North Newburgh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newburgh
- East Dixmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
- Hermon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bangor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brewer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winterport Station, with the one closest to Winterport Station listed first.
- Detroit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Houston Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Dogtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Palmyra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- West Palmyra
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Winterport Station, see our County-by-County Page for Winterport Station.
Cemeteries Near Winterport Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winterport Station.
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 Winterport Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Winterport Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Winterport Station, with the one closest to Winterport Station listed first.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Twining Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wiswell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riverview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ellingwood Corner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Neallys Corner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cottle Cemetery
- The Cottle Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2438532 <2>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (282 more) ...
- Chapman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Buck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Winterport Station in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Winterport Station.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Winterport Station, with the one closest to Winterport Station listed first.
- Bucksport Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- Winterport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Winterport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Winterport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
- Ellingwood Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ellingwood Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellingwood Corner
- Frankfort
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Bucksport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Bucksport is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bucksport
- West Winterport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Winterport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Winterport
- South Orrington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Orrington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Orrington
- Orrington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Newburgh Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
- West Hampden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Hampden is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hampden
- Hampden Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Orrington Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orrington Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrington Center
- Hampden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Newburgh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Winterport Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Winterport Station.
Newspapers Published in Winterport Station ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Winterport Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Winterport Station, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Winterport Station.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Winterport Station:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Waldo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Kennebec County
- Knox County
- Penobscot County
- Somerset 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> | 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 Winterport Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Winterport Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |