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 Dixfield (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 Dixfield. 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 Dixfield ...
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 Dixfield: E. Dixfield
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
East Dixfield is primarily located in Franklin County. A portion of East Dixfield extends into 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 Franklin County: Androscoggin, Kennebec, Oxford & Somerset.
Below are the counties that are near East Dixfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Dixfield:
- Franklin County (The home county of East Dixfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Dixfield, with the one closest to East Dixfield listed first.
- Wilton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Jay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- Dryden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dryden is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- East Wilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
- Jay
(6 miles [9.7 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>
- Perkin's Plantation ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perkin's Plantation is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkin's Plantation
- Temple
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Temple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Berry Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Berry Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Mills
- Chisholm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chisholm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- North Chesterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
- West Farmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Farmington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farmington
- Carthage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carthage is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Dixfield, with the one closest to East Dixfield listed first.
- Livermore Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Livermore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
- Shy Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
- Livermore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- East Livermore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
- South Livermore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
- North Turner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
- Howes Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
- North Leeds
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Leeds
(20 miles [32.2 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>
- Chase Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
- Turner Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Turner Center is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Center
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Dixfield, with the one closest to East Dixfield listed first.
- North Fayette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Fayette is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayette
- Vienna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fayette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kents Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Locks Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Locks Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Corner
- North Wayne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Wayne is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wayne
- Wayne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Belgrade Lakes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Readfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Maranacook
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Maranacook is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maranacook
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Dixfield, with the one closest to East Dixfield listed first.
- Peru
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canton Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Canton Point is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Point
- Dixfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gilbertville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- West Peru
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Peru is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peru
- Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Canton is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
- Dickvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dickvale is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
- Mexico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Rumford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Rumford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rumford
- Rumford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hartford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hartford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Sumner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Dixfield, with the one closest to East Dixfield listed first.
- Mercer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Starks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Starks is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Smithfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Portland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Anson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Madison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Norridgewock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- East New Portland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- East New Portland is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Portland
- North Anson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barron Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barron Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Dixfield, see our County-by-County Page for East Dixfield.
Cemeteries Near East Dixfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Dixfield.
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 Dixfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Dixfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Dixfield, with the one closest to East Dixfield listed first.
- Science Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Severy Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Birchland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Jay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Intervale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Canton Mtn. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jay Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knight Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deshon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Peru Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (261 more) ...
- Beans Corner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that East Dixfield had a population of 162 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Dixfield, with the one closest to East Dixfield listed first.
- North Jay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- Wilton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dixfield Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dixfield Center is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixfield Center
- Peru
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Peru
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Peru is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
- Jay
(6 miles [9.7 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>
- Beans Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beans Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Corner
- East Wilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
- Dixfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Canton Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Canton Point is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Point
- West Peru
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Peru is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peru
- Gilbertville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Livermore Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Berry Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Berry Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Mills
- Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Canton is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Dixfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Dixfield.
Newspapers Published in East Dixfield ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Dixfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Dixfield, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Dixfield.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Dixfield:
- 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> | 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 Dixfield, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Dixfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |