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 Carthage (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 Carthage. 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 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.
Carthage is located in 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 Carthage. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Carthage:
- Franklin County (The home county of Carthage)
- The following are listed by their distance from Carthage, with the one closest to Carthage listed first.
- Berry Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Berry Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Mills
- Weld
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Perkin's Plantation ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perkin's Plantation is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkin's Plantation
- East Dixfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
- Temple
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Temple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Wilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North Jay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- Dryden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dryden is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- East Wilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- East Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
- Jay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <1>
- West Farmington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West Farmington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farmington
- Phillips
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Avon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carthage, with the one closest to Carthage listed first.
- Livermore Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Livermore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
- Shy Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
- Livermore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Livermore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
- North Turner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
- South Livermore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
- Howes Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
- North Leeds
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Chase Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
- Turner Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Turner Center is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Center
- Turner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <1>
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carthage, with the one closest to Carthage listed first.
- North Fayette
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- North Fayette is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayette
- Vienna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fayette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kents Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Wayne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Wayne is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wayne
- Wayne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Locks Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Locks Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Corner
- Belgrade Lakes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Readfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carthage, with the one closest to Carthage listed first.
- Dixfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mexico
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Roxbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rumford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Peru
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Peru is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peru
- South Rumford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Rumford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rumford
- Peru
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dickvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dickvale is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
- Byron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Byron is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Rumford Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Andover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- East Andover is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
- Canton Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Canton Point is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Point
- Andover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Carthage, with the one closest to Carthage listed first.
- Starks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Starks is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- New Portland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- East New Portland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- East New Portland is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Portland
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Carthage, see our County-by-County Page for Carthage.
Cemeteries Near Carthage ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carthage.
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 Carthage - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carthage covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Carthage, with the one closest to Carthage listed first.
- Newman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Berry Mills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Robertson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pineview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Frye Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farrington - Morton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Demerritt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Center Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wyman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (187 more) ...
- Mountain View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Rumford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Knight Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Carthage in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Carthage.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Carthage, with the one closest to Carthage listed first.
- Berry Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Berry Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Mills
- Mexico
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dixfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Weld
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Frye
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Frye is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye
- Rumford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roxbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Rumford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Rumford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rumford
- West Peru
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Peru is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peru
- Dixfield Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dixfield Center is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixfield Center
- Peru
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dickvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dickvale is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- East Dixfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
- Rumford Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Peru
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Peru is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Carthage. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carthage.
Newspapers Published in Carthage ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carthage.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carthage, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carthage.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Carthage:
- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Carthage, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Carthage) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |