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 Buckfield (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 Buckfield. 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 Buckfield ...
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 Buckfield: E. Buckfield
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
East Buckfield 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 Buckfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Buckfield:
- Oxford County (The home county of East Buckfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Buckfield, with the one closest to East Buckfield listed first.
- Buckfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Sumner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Sumner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
- Hartford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hartford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sumner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
- Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Canton is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
- South Paris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbertville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Canton Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Canton Point is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Point
- Norway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Paris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oxford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Buckfield, with the one closest to East Buckfield listed first.
- Chase Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
- North Turner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
- Turner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Turner Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Turner Center is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Center
- Howes Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
- Livermore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Livermore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
- North Auburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- West Minot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
- West Auburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
- Leeds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- 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>
- North Leeds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Curtis Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Curtis Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Buckfield, with the one closest to East Buckfield listed first.
- Cobb Cove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
- Otisfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Shaker Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Harrison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- New Gloucester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Casco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Bridgton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
- North Pownal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
- Bridgton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Naples
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Buckfield, with the one closest to East Buckfield listed first.
- Chisholm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chisholm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Jay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- 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>
- North Jay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- North Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- East Dixfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
- Dryden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dryden is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Wilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Chesterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- Carthage
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Carthage is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- East Wilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
- North Chesterville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
- Berry Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Berry Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Mills
- Farmington Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Perkin's Plantation ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Perkin's Plantation is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkin's Plantation
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Buckfield, with the one closest to East Buckfield listed first.
- Wayne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Monmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- North Monmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- North Wayne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- North Wayne is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wayne
- Fayette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Fayette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Fayette is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayette
- East Monmouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- Winthrop
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kents Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maranacook
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Maranacook is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maranacook
- Readfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- South Monmouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- Winthrop Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Winthrop Center is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Center
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Buckfield, with the one closest to East Buckfield listed first.
- Bowdoin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Bowdoin Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Richmond Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Pejepscot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Bowdoinham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harwards
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Topsham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Buckfield, see our County-by-County Page for East Buckfield.
Cemeteries Near East Buckfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Buckfield.
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 Buckfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Buckfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Buckfield, with the one closest to East Buckfield listed first.
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lowell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Summerfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Summerfield Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Buckfield.
- The Summerfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chaffin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #679121 <3>
- Buckfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Crocker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Swan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Packard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Pond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (421 more) ...
- Prince Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hartford Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Keens Mills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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.<4>
While we didn't find East Buckfield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Buckfield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Buckfield, with the one closest to East Buckfield listed first.
- Chase Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
- Buckfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Hebron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Hebron is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hebron
- Turner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Sumner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Sumner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
- North Turner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
- North Buckfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Buckfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Buckfield
- Hartford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hartford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Turner Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Turner Center is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Center
- Howes Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
- Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Turner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Turner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Turner
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- West Leeds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leeds
- South Livermore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
- Livermore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Buckfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Buckfield.
Newspapers Published in East Buckfield ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Buckfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Buckfield, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Buckfield.
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 East Buckfield:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Oxford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Kennebec County
- Sagadahoc 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- East Buckfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Buckfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |