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 Milton (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 Milton. 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 Milton ...
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 Milton: E. Milton
You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Milton. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Milton.
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 doctors 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 Milton 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 Milton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Milton:
- Oxford County (The home county of East Milton)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Milton, with the one closest to East Milton listed first.
- North Woodstock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Woodstock is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodstock
- Rumford Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodstock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Rumford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Rumford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rumford
- Hanover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bryant Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dickvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dickvale is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
- Mexico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rumford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Peru
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Peru is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peru
- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Dixfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Milton, with the one closest to East Milton listed first.
- Livermore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- North Livermore
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
- North Turner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
- Livermore Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Shy Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
- South Livermore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
- Chase Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
- Howes Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
- Turner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Livermore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
- Turner Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Turner Center is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Center
- West Minot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
- North Auburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Milton, with the one closest to East Milton listed first.
- Harrison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Bridgton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Otisfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Cobb Cove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
- Bridgton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Bridgton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
- Sandy Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- 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 Milton, with the one closest to East Milton listed first.
- Carthage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carthage is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- Berry Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berry Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Mills
- East Dixfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
- North Jay
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- North Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- Perkin's Plantation ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Perkin's Plantation is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkin's Plantation
- Chisholm
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chisholm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Jay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Weld
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dryden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dryden is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- East Wilton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
- Temple
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Temple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- North Chesterville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Milton, with the one closest to East Milton listed first.
- North Fayette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North Fayette is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayette
- Fayette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wayne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Wayne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Wayne is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wayne
- Kents Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Vienna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- North Monmouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carroll County (NH)
- Chatham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coos County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Milton, with the one closest to East Milton listed first.
- Shelburne
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Beans Purchase
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beans Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
- Berlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gorham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Upper Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Upper Village is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
- Milan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Milton, see our County-by-County Page for East Milton.
Cemeteries Near East Milton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Milton.
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 Milton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Milton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Milton, with the one closest to East Milton listed first.
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Whales Back Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cole Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rumford Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Birds Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Rumford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Abram Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Abram Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Abram Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Bethel.
- The Mt. Abram Cemetery has also been known as:
- Locke Mills Union Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90241 <2>
- Byron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (289 more) ...
- Wyman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Ellis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Milton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Milton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Milton, with the one closest to East Milton listed first.
- North Woodstock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Woodstock is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodstock
- Rumford Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rumford Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bryant Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Rumford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Rumford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rumford
- Hanover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Bethel
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Bethel is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bethel
- Dickvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dickvale is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
- South Woodstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Woodstock is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodstock
- West Peru
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Peru is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peru
- Mexico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rumford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- North Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Paris is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Paris
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Milton. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Milton.
Newspapers Published in East Milton ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Milton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Milton, 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 East Milton.
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 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 East Milton:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Oxford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Kennebec County
- Carroll 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- East Milton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Milton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |