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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 Maine (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 Maine. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Maine is located in Broome County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Broome County: Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Tioga, Susquehanna (PA) & Wayne (PA).

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

  • Broome County     (The home county of Maine)
  • Chemung County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maine, with the one closest to Maine listed first.
    • Van Etten
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Etten have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Etten
      • Van Etten is located in Chemung County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 494 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Etten <2>
    • Owens Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Owens Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Mills
      • Owens Mills is located in Chemung County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Owens Mills
      • From Maine to Owens Mills
  • Chenango County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maine, with the one closest to Maine listed first.
    • Greene
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
      • Greene is located in Chenango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <2>
    • Smithville Flats
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Nineveh Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nineveh Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh Junction
      • Nineveh Junction is located in Chenango County
    • Adams Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Afton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
      • Afton is located in Chenango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <2>
    • Union Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Union Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
      • Union Valley is located in Chenango County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Union Valley
      • From Maine to Union Valley
    • West Bainbridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Oxford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bainbridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
      • Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <2>
    • Yaleville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Cortland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maine, with the one closest to Maine listed first.
    • Harford Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lapeer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Marathon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marathon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
      • Marathon is located in Cortland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marathon <2>
    • Harford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Messengerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • McGraw
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGraw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
      • McGraw is located in Cortland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGraw <2>
    • Munsons Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munsons Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsons Corners
      • Munsons Corners is located in Cortland County
    • Solon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Solon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
      • Solon is located in Cortland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Solon
      • From Maine to Solon
    • Cortland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Tioga County
  • Tompkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maine, with the one closest to Maine listed first.
    • White Church
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Church. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church
      • White Church is located in Tompkins County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to White Church
      • From Maine to White Church
    • Slaterville Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Besemer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dryden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
      • Dryden is located in Tompkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <2>
    • West Danby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Danby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Danby
      • West Danby is located in Tompkins County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to West Danby
      • From Maine to West Danby
    • Freeville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeville
      • Freeville is located in Tompkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeville <2>
    • Varna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • East Ithaca
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ithaca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ithaca
      • East Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
    • Forest Home
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • McLean
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • South Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
      • South Hill is located in Tompkins County
    • Cayuga Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
      • Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
    • Ithaca
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bradford County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maine, with the one closest to Maine listed first.
    • Warren Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • West Warren
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Warren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warren
      • West Warren is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to West Warren
      • From Maine to West Warren
    • South Warren
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Potterville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • North Orwell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Le Raysville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Raysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Raysville
      • Le Raysville is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
    • Vawter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vawter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
      • Vawter is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Vawter
      • From Maine to Vawter
    • South Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Bumpville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bumpville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpville
      • Bumpville is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bumpville
      • From Maine to Bumpville
    • Allis Hollow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allis Hollow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allis Hollow
      • Allis Hollow is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Allis Hollow
      • From Maine to Allis Hollow
    • Rome
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Rome is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <2>
    • Sayre
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Athens
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
      • Athens is located in Bradford County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <2>
  • Susquehanna County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maine, with the one closest to Maine listed first.
    • Little Meadows
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Choconut
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Choconut. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconut
      • Choconut is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Choconut
      • From Maine to Choconut
    • Brackney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Friendsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
      • Friendsville is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendsville <2>
    • Lawsville Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forest Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
      • Forest Lake is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Forest Lake
      • From Maine to Forest Lake
    • Great Bend
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
      • Great Bend is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Bend <2>
    • Hallstead
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallstead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallstead
      • Hallstead is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallstead <2>
    • Montrose
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
      • Montrose is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <2>
    • Fairdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
      • Fairdale is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fairdale
      • From Maine to Fairdale
    • Heart Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heart Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Lake
      • Heart Lake is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Heart Lake
      • From Maine to Heart Lake
    • New Milford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Milford
      • New Milford is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Milford <2>
    • Tiffany
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Maine ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maine.

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 Maine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Maine had a population of 466 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Union Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
    • Union Center is located in Broome County
  • East Maine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Maine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Maine
    • East Maine is located in Broome County
  • Ketchumville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • West Chenango
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Glen Aubrey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Choconut Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choconut Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choconut Center
    • Choconut Center is located in Broome County
  • Newark Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Willow Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stella
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stella have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
    • Stella is located in Broome County
  • Glen Castle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Castle Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Wilson Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Creek
    • Wilson Creek is located in Tioga County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Campville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Flemingville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flemingville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemingville
      • Flemingville is located in Tioga County
    • Apalachin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apalachin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalachin
      • Apalachin is located in Tioga County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apalachin <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Maine ...

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 Maine.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maine, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maine.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Maine:

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

The official website for Broome County: www.gobroomecounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<6>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 Maine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Maine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1947, Longitude: -76.0606    









 

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