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 (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. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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 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. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buxton:
- York County (The home county of Buxton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buxton, with the one closest to Buxton listed first.
- Bar Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kimbles Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
- Chicopee
(4 miles [6.4 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)
- Clarks Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Hollis
(5 miles [8 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
- Dayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- East Waterboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Limington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- Biddeford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Arrowhead
(10 miles [16.1 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, with the one closest to Buxton 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, with the one closest to Buxton listed first.
- Gorham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Scarborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
- Standish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sebago Lake
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Danish Village ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Danish Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Village
- West Scarborough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scarborough
- Lone Creek Village ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lone Creek Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Creek Village
- Westbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sagamore Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sagamore Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Village
- Scarborough
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grand Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Beach is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buxton, with the one closest to Buxton listed first.
- Durgintown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- Rankins Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- East Hiram
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Hiram
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kezar Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Porter
(23 miles [37 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Denmark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- 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
- Brownfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Brownfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Merrill Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buxton, with the one closest to Buxton listed first.
- South Effingham
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Woodman
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Woodman is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- East Wakefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wakefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Effingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Brookfield
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Wolfeboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- North Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolfeboro
- Ossipee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Strafford County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buxton, with the one closest to Buxton listed first.
- Milton
(28 miles [45.1 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>
- 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
- Middleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Middleton is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buxton, see our County-by-County Page for Buxton.
Cemeteries Near Buxton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buxton.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buxton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buxton, with the one closest to Buxton listed first.
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- South Buston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Flanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Meeting House Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bear Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nonesuch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Gorham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eastern Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ft. Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (310 more) ...
- West Gorham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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>
While we didn't find Buxton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Buxton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buxton, with the one closest to Buxton listed first.
- Groveville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Groveville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Buxton Center
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Buxton Center is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton Center
- Bar Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Buxton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Buxton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Buxton
- Hollis Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chicopee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Gorham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Gorham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Gorham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gorham
- West Buxton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clarks Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Bonny Eagle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bonny Eagle is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Eagle
- Hollis
(5 miles [8 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
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Standish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Scarborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
- West Hollis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hollis
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buxton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buxton.
Newspapers Published in Buxton ...
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 263 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buxton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buxton, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buxton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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:
- 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, 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' (or 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- Buxton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |