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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 York Cliffs (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 York Cliffs. 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 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.

York Cliffs is located in York County.

To see how the shape of Maine's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of York County: Cumberland, Oxford, Carroll (NH), Rockingham (NH) & Strafford (NH).

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

  • York County     (The home county of York Cliffs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from York Cliffs, with the one closest to York Cliffs listed first.
    • Ocean View Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean View Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View Village
      • Ocean View Village is located in York County
    • Cape Neddick
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Neddick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Neddick
      • Cape Neddick is located in York County
    • York Beach
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Beach
      • York Beach is located in York County
    • Chases Pond
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chases Pond
      • Chases Pond is located in York County
    • Ogunquit
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Agamenticus Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agamenticus Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agamenticus Village
      • Agamenticus Village is located in York County
    • York
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • York is located in York County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <2>
    • York Harbor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Harbor
      • York Harbor is located in York County
    • York Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Village
      • York Village is located in York County
    • Moody
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moody have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
      • Moody is located in York County
    • Beech Ridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Ridge
      • Beech Ridge is located in York County
    • Payneton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payneton
      • Payneton is located in York County
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from York Cliffs, with the one closest to York Cliffs listed first.
    • Grand Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
      • Grand Beach is located in Cumberland County
    • Prouts Neck
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • West Scarborough
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Scarborough. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scarborough
      • West Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
    • Danish Village ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danish Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Village
      • Danish Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Scarborough
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarborough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarborough
      • Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,527 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scarborough <2>
  • Rockingham County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from York Cliffs, with the one closest to York Cliffs listed first.
    • New Castle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Portsmouth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
      • Portsmouth is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portsmouth <2>
    • Seacrest Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seacrest Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacrest Village
      • Seacrest Village is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Newington Station
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newington Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Station
      • Newington Station is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Newington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rye
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rye. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
      • Rye is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <2>
    • Greenland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
      • Greenland is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,114 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenland <2>
    • West Rye
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Rye. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rye
      • West Rye is located in Rockingham County (NH)
    • Rye Beach
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Newmarket
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmarket
      • Newmarket is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,207 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newmarket <2>
    • North Hampton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
      • North Hampton is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,485 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Hampton <2>
    • Newfields
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newfields have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfields
      • Newfields is located in Rockingham County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newfields <2>
  • Strafford County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from York Cliffs, with the one closest to York Cliffs listed first.
    • Rollinsford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollinsford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollinsford
      • Rollinsford is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rollinsford <2>
    • Dover
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,443 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
    • Somersworth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
      • Somersworth is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
      • Former names for Somersworth:
      • Great Falls
      • Summersworth
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <2>
    • Durham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Durham is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,441 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <2>
    • Madbury
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madbury
      • Madbury is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
    • East Rochester
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
      • East Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Rochester
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,719 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <2>
    • Glenmere Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
      • Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Lee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
      • Lee is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,597 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <2>
    • North Rochester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
      • North Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Barrington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Milton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,614 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <2>

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

Cemeteries Near York Cliffs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of York Cliffs.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • First Parish Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Parish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Parish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Parish Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Parish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Parish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Side Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Side Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clay Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Littlefield Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Littlefield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Littlefield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ocean View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ocean View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ocean View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Highland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Orchard Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orchard Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orchard Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Burying Yard Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Burying Yard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Burying Yard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (184 more) ...
    • Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fogg Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fogg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fogg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 York Cliffs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of York Cliffs.

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

  • Cape Neddick
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Neddick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Neddick
    • Cape Neddick is located in York County
  • Long Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
    • Long Beach is located in York County
  • York Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Beach
    • York Beach is located in York County
  • Ogunquit
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Agamenticus Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agamenticus Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agamenticus Village
    • Agamenticus Village is located in York County
  • York
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • York is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,329 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <2>
  • York Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Corner
    • York Corner is located in York County
  • York Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Village
    • York Village is located in York County
  • York Harbor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Harbor
    • York Harbor is located in York County
  • Seabury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seabury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabury
    • Seabury is located in York County
  • Bedell Crossing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
    • Bedell Crossing is located in York County
  • Wells Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Beach
    • Wells Beach is located in York County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Kittery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kittery Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wells
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in York Cliffs ...

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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around York Cliffs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of York Cliffs, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for York Cliffs.

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 professional and volunteer 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 York Cliffs:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for York Cliffs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for York County: www.co.york.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 York Cliffs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- York Cliffs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in York Cliffs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1912, Longitude: -70.6028       In this case, the coordinates for York Cliffs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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