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 Village (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 Village. 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 York Village ...
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 York Village: York Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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 Village 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 Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to York Village:
- York County (The home county of York Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from York Village, with the one closest to York Village listed first.
- York Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- York Harbor is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Harbor
- Cape Neddick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cape Neddick is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Neddick
- York Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- York Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Beach
- Chases Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chases Pond is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chases Pond
- York
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ocean View Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ocean View Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View Village
- Bedell Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bedell Crossing is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
- Beech Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beech Ridge is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Ridge
- Payneton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Payneton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payneton
- Agamenticus Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Agamenticus Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agamenticus Village
- Admiralty Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Admiralty Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiralty Village
- Kittery Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kittery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockingham County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from York Village, with the one closest to York Village listed first.
- New Castle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Portsmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seacrest Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seacrest Village is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacrest Village
- Newington Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Newington Station is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington Station
- Newington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rye
(10 miles [16.1 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rye Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Rye
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Rye is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rye
- Stratham Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stratham Station is located in Rockingham County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratham Station
- North Hampton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newmarket
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Stratham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Strafford County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from York Village, with the one closest to York Village listed first.
- Rollinsford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dover
(11 miles [17.7 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(13 miles [20.9 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
(13 miles [20.9 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pickering is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- East Barrington
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- East Barrington is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Barrington
- Glenmere Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Glenmere Village is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmere Village
- Lee
(18 miles [29 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>
- 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
- Rochester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Barrington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- North Rochester
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- North Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to York Village, see our County-by-County Page for York Village.
Cemeteries Near York Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of York Village.
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 Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for York Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from York Village, with the one closest to York Village listed first.
- First Parish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old Parish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South Side Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Burying Yard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fernald Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dennett Family Burial Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Churchyard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Point of Grave Burial Ground
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (202 more) ...
- Hamscom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 York Village had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from York Village, with the one closest to York Village listed first.
- York Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- York Harbor is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Harbor
- York Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- York Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Corner
- Seabury
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Seabury is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabury
- Cape Neddick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cape Neddick is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Neddick
- York Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- York Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Beach
- Long Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Long Beach is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
- Bedell Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bedell Crossing is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedell Crossing
- York
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Agamenticus Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Agamenticus Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agamenticus Village
- Kittery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kittery Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Castle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- South Eliot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Eliot is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Eliot
- Portsmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ogunquit
(7 miles [11.3 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 Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around York Village.
Newspapers Published in York Village ...
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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around York Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of York Village, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for York Village.
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 websites either 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 Village:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- York Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |