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 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
York Cliffs is located in York 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 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)
- Ocean View Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View Village
- Cape Neddick
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cape Neddick is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Neddick
- York Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- York Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Beach
- Chases Pond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Chases Pond is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chases Pond
- Ogunquit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Agamenticus Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Agamenticus Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agamenticus Village
- York
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- York Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- York Harbor is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Harbor
- York Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- York Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Village
- Moody
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Moody is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Beech Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Ridge is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Ridge
- Payneton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Payneton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payneton
- 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)
- Grand Beach is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
- Prouts Neck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Scarborough
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scarborough
- Danish Village ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Danish Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Village
- Scarborough
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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)
- Seacrest Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seacrest Village is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacrest Village
- Newington Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newington Station is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Station
- Newington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rye
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rye is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,478 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <1>
- Greenland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Rye
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Rye is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rye
- Rye Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stratham Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stratham Station is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratham Station
- Newmarket
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- North Hampton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- 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)
- Dover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,443 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
- Somersworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Somersworth is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
- Former names for Somersworth:
- Great Falls
- Summersworth
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <1>
- Durham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Durham is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,441 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <1>
- Madbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Madbury is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
- Pickering
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- East Rochester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- East Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- East Barrington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Rochester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Glenmere Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Lee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lee is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <1>
- Barrington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
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.
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 York Cliffs - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Old Parish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Side Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jackson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Littlefield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ocean View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Highland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Old Burying Yard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (184 more) ...
- Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fogg Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<2>
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.
- Long Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Long Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
- Cape Neddick
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cape Neddick is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Neddick
- York Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- York Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Beach
- Ogunquit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Agamenticus Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Agamenticus Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agamenticus Village
- York
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- York Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- York Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Corner
- York Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- York Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Village
- York Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- York Harbor is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Harbor
- Seabury
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Seabury is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabury
- Bedell Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bedell Crossing is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
- Wells Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wells Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Beach
- 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]<3>. 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 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 York Cliffs:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Rockingham County
- Strafford 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |