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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 Byron (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 Byron. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Byron is located in Oxford County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Oxford County: Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, York, Carroll (NH) & Coos (NH).

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

  • Oxford County     (The home county of Byron)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Byron, with the one closest to Byron listed first.
    • Roxbury
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Andover
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Andover is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <1>
    • East Andover
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
      • East Andover is located in Oxford County
    • Mexico
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
      • Mexico is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,635 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <1>
    • Rumford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Rumford Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rumford Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Center
      • Rumford Center is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rumford Center <1>
    • Middle Dam
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Dam
      • Middle Dam is located in Oxford County
    • Upper Dam
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Dam
      • Upper Dam is located in Oxford County
    • Hanover
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Hanover is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <1>
    • Dixfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • West Peru
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peru
      • West Peru is located in Oxford County
    • Newry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Androscoggin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Byron, with the one closest to Byron listed first.
    • Livermore Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • North Livermore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
      • North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
    • Shy Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
      • Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Livermore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
      • Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <1>
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Byron, with the one closest to Byron listed first.
    • Weld
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weld
      • Weld is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weld <1>
    • Bemis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
      • Bemis is located in Franklin County
    • Berry Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Mills
      • Berry Mills is located in Franklin County
    • Carthage
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
      • Carthage is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
    • Sandy River Plantation
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy River Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River Plantation
      • Sandy River Plantation is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Madrid
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Perkin's Plantation ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perkin's Plantation. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkin's Plantation
      • Perkin's Plantation is located in Franklin County
    • Phillips
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rangeley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Avon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
    • Mountainview
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview
      • Mountainview is located in Franklin County
    • Oquossoc
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oquossoc have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oquossoc
      • Oquossoc is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oquossoc <1>
  • Somerset County
    • New Portland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Coos County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Byron, with the one closest to Byron listed first.
    • Errol
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errol
      • Errol is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Errol <1>
    • Second College Grant
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Second College Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second College Grant
      • Second College Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy
      • Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Dummer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dummer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dummer
      • Dummer is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dummer <1>
    • Milan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
      • Milan is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,233 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <1>
    • Dixs Grant
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixs Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixs Grant
      • Dixs Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people

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

Newspapers Published in Byron ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Byron.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Byron, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Byron.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Byron:

Cemeteries Near Byron ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Byron.

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

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

  • West Byron Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Byron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Byron Cemetery
  • Stockbridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stockbridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stockbridge Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
  • Old Frye Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Frye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Frye Cemetery
  • Pineview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Robertson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robertson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robertson Cemetery
  • Andover Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andover Cemetery
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Farmers Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farmers Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmers Hill Cemetery
  • Newman Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newman Cemetery
  • Glover Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glover Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Continue List   (133 more) ...
    • Center Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Hill Cemetery
    • Berry Mills Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berry Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berry Mills Cemetery
    • Upper West Ellis Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper West Ellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper West Ellis Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Byron had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Byron had a population of 149 people.

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

  • Roxbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Frye
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye
    • Frye is located in Oxford County
  • Andover
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
    • Andover is located in Oxford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <1>
  • South Andover
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Andover
    • South Andover is located in Oxford County
  • Berry Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Mills
    • Berry Mills is located in Franklin County
  • Weld
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weld
    • Weld is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weld <1>
  • Bemis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
    • Bemis is located in Franklin County
  • Mexico
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
    • Mexico is located in Oxford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,635 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <1>
  • Rumford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Madrid
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rumford Center
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rumford Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Center
    • Rumford Center is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rumford Center <1>
  • South Rumford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Rumford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rumford
    • South Rumford is located in Oxford County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Middle Dam
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Dam
      • Middle Dam is located in Oxford County
    • North Newry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Newry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newry
      • North Newry is located in Oxford County
    • Hanover
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Hanover is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <1>

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

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

The official website for Oxford County: www.oxfordcounty.org/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

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 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.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Byron) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Byron. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7220, Longitude: -70.6306       In this case, the coordinates for Byron have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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 Byron, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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