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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Butterfield. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Butterfield to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Butterfield, please Contact Us.
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 Butterfield (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 Butterfield. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Butterfield is historic, it would have been located within present day Franklin 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 Franklin County: Androscoggin, Kennebec, Oxford & Somerset.
Below are the counties that are near Butterfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Butterfield:
- Franklin County (The home county of Butterfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Butterfield, with the one closest to Butterfield listed first.
- Phillips
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Madrid
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Madrid
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Madrid is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madrid
- Avon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Avon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Strong
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sandy River Plantation
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy River Plantation is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Weld
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South Strong
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Strong is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Strong
- Perkin's Plantation ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Perkin's Plantation is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkin's Plantation
- Temple
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Temple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- New Vineyard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Vineyard is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vineyard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
- Berry Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Berry Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Mills
- Carthage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Carthage is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butterfield, with the one closest to Butterfield listed first.
- Livermore Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shy Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
- North Livermore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butterfield, with the one closest to Butterfield listed first.
- Vienna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Fayette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Fayette is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayette
- Rome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butterfield, with the one closest to Butterfield listed first.
- Byron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Byron is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Roxbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dixfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mexico
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rumford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- West Peru
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- West Peru is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peru
- East Andover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Andover is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
- Peru
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- South Rumford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- South Rumford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rumford
- Andover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Andover
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- South Andover is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Andover
- Upper Dam
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Upper Dam is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Dam
- Dickvale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dickvale is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Butterfield, with the one closest to Butterfield listed first.
- New Portland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- East New Portland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- East New Portland is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Portland
- Starks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Starks is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Highland Plantation
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Plantation is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Anson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- North Anson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mercer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Madison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Barron Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Barron Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Corner
- Embden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Embden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- Solon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Ridge Plantation
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Ridge Plantation is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Bingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Butterfield, see our County-by-County Page for Butterfield.
Cemeteries Near Butterfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Butterfield.
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 Butterfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Butterfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Butterfield, with the one closest to Butterfield listed first.
- Phillips - Maine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Avon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Madrid Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Center Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Strong Town Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Robertson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Staples Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Intervale Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (123 more) ...
- Savage Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Village Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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.
While we didn't find Butterfield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Butterfield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Butterfield, with the one closest to Butterfield listed first.
- Phillips
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Madrid
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Madrid
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Madrid is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madrid
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Strong
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Weld
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South Strong
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Strong is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Strong
- Byron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Byron is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- New Vineyard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Vineyard is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vineyard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
- Roxbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berry Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Berry Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Mills
- Fairbanks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairbanks is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Portland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kingfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dead River ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dead River is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dead River
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Butterfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Butterfield.
Newspapers Published in Butterfield ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Butterfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Butterfield, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Butterfield.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Butterfield:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Kennebec County
- Oxford County
- Somerset County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Butterfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Butterfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |