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 Buxton Center (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 Buxton Center. 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 Buxton Center ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Buxton Center: Buxton Ctr. (or less commonly used: Buxton Cen., Buxton Cent. or Buxton Cntr.)
You might see Buxton Centre instead of Buxton Center.
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.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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.
Buxton Center 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 Buxton Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buxton Center:
- York County (The home county of Buxton Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buxton Center, with the one closest to Buxton Center listed first.
- Buxton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Buxton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
- Kimbles Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
- Bar Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chicopee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Hollis Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,807 people
- Clarks Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Hollis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hollis
- East Limington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- South Limington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
- East Waterboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Arrowhead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buxton Center, with the one closest to Buxton Center listed first.
- West Poland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Poland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Danville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Durham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buxton Center, with the one closest to Buxton Center listed first.
- Gorham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Standish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Scarborough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
- Sebago Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sebago Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake
- Newhall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newhall is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- South Windham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
- Westbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Scarborough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scarborough
- Lone Creek Village ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lone Creek Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Creek Village
- Danish Village ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Danish Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Village
- Sagamore Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sagamore Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Village
- North Gorham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- North Gorham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gorham
- Steep Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buxton Center, with the one closest to Buxton Center listed first.
- Durgintown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- Rankins Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- East Hiram
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Hiram
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kezar Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Porter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Porter is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- Denmark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Brownfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- East Denmark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- Brownfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Merrill Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
- Spurrs Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- East Otisfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buxton Center, with the one closest to Buxton Center listed first.
- South Effingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Woodman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Woodman is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- East Wakefield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wakefield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Effingham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Brookfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brookfield is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Freedom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ossipee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Wolfeboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolfeboro
- East Madison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Madison is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
- Eaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Strafford County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buxton Center, with the one closest to Buxton Center listed first.
- Milton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <1>
- Middleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- East Rochester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- North Rochester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Buxton Center, see our County-by-County Page for Buxton Center.
Cemeteries Near Buxton Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buxton Center.
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 Buxton Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buxton Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buxton Center, with the one closest to Buxton Center listed first.
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Flanders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- South Buston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Buston Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the South Buston Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bar Mills.
- The South Buston Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tory Hill Cemetery
- Tory Hill Meeting House Yard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980911 <2>
- Meeting House Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bear Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Gorham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eastern Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ft. Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (318 more) ...
- Nonesuch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Gorham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shaws Mill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Buxton Center had a population of 118 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buxton Center, with the one closest to Buxton Center listed first.
- Groveville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Groveville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Bar Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Buxton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Buxton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Buxton
- West Gorham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Gorham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gorham
- West Buxton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chicopee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Hollis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,807 people
- Hollis Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bonny Eagle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bonny Eagle is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Eagle
- West Hollis
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hollis
- Clarks Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Gorham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Standish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Hollis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hollis
- South Hollis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hollis
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buxton Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buxton Center.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Buxton Center ...
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 264 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buxton Center.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Buxton Center. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Buxton Center and those printed in the larger area surrounding Buxton Center.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> of Buxton Center.
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 Buxton Center:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland County
- Oxford County
- Carroll 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Buxton Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Buxton Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |