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 East Andover (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 East Andover. 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 East Andover ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for East Andover: E. Andover
You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Andover. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Andover.
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.
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.
East Andover is located in Oxford 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 Oxford County: Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, York, Carroll (NH) & Coos (NH).
Below are the counties that are near East Andover. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Andover:
- Oxford County (The home county of East Andover)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Andover, with the one closest to East Andover listed first.
- South Andover
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- South Andover is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Andover
- Andover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roxbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Newry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Newry is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newry
- Byron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Byron is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Hanover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rumford Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mexico
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rumford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Rumford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Rumford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rumford
- Dixfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Peru
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Peru is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peru
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Andover, with the one closest to East Andover listed first.
- Livermore Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Livermore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Livermore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
- Shy Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
- North Turner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
- South Livermore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Andover, with the one closest to East Andover listed first.
- Carthage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Carthage is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- Berry Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Berry Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Mills
- Weld
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bemis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bemis is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Perkin's Plantation ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Perkin's Plantation is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkin's Plantation
- East Dixfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
- Sandy River Plantation
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sandy River Plantation is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Madrid
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Jay
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- Wilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Phillips
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dryden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dryden is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Mountainview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mountainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview
- Coos County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Andover, with the one closest to East Andover listed first.
- Errol
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Shelburne
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dummer
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Milan
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gorham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Second College Grant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Second College Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second College Grant
- Upper Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Village is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
- West Milan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- West Milan is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milan
- Dixs Grant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dixs Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixs Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
- Beans Purchase
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beans Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Andover, see our County-by-County Page for East Andover.
Cemeteries Near East Andover ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Andover.
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 East Andover - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Andover covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Andover, with the one closest to East Andover listed first.
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Farmers Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Andover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Upper West Ellis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Byron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lower West Ellis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Ellis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Frye Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pineview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stockbridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rumford Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (158 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rumford Point Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Powers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 East Andover in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Andover.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Andover, with the one closest to East Andover listed first.
- South Andover
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- South Andover is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Andover
- Andover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Frye is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye
- North Newry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Newry is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newry
- Roxbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rumford Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rumford Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Byron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Byron is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Newry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rumford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mexico
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- East Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Bethel is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bethel
- South Rumford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Rumford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rumford
- West Peru
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Peru is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peru
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Andover. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Andover.
Newspapers Published in East Andover ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Andover.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Andover, 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 East Andover.
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 East Andover:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Oxford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Franklin County
- Coos 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 East Andover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- East Andover) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |