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 Stoneham (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 Stoneham. 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 Stoneham ...
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 Stoneham: E. Stoneham
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 Stoneham 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 Stoneham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Stoneham:
- Oxford County (The home county of East Stoneham)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Stoneham, with the one closest to East Stoneham listed first.
- North Waterford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Slab City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Slab City is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Stoneham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stoneham is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Waterford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waterford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Waterford has also been known as:
- Sweats Island
- Sweet Island
- Swetts Island
- Waterford Flat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <1>
- Center Lovell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sweden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sweden is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- South Waterford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Norway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Norway is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norway
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lovell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Stow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Stoneham, with the one closest to East Stoneham listed first.
- West Minot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
- Mechanic Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Poland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Poland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chase Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
- Minot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- Moussam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- North Auburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Turner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Auburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
- East Poland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- North Turner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
- Howes Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Stoneham, with the one closest to East Stoneham listed first.
- Harrison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Bridgton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Bridgton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
- Bridgton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sandy Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Otisfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- South Bridgton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- Cobb Cove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
- Naples
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Casco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Sebago
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- South Casco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County
- Carthage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carthage is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- York County
- Cornish
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Stoneham, with the one closest to East Stoneham listed first.
- Chatham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Chatham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- Kearsarge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kearsarge is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Intervale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Intervale is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale
- North Conway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Center Conway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Hale's Location
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hale's Location is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale's Location
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Conway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bartlett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harts Location
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Coos County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Stoneham, with the one closest to East Stoneham listed first.
- Shelburne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Purchase
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Beans Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
- Gorham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glen House
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Glen House is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
- Greens Grant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Greens Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
- Martins Location
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Martins Location is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Location
- Upper Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Village is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
- Pinkhams Grant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pinkhams Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkhams Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Berlin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Sargents Purchase
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sargents Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents Purchase
- Randolph
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Thompson and Meserves Purchase
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cutts Grant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cutts Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutts Grant
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Stoneham, see our County-by-County Page for East Stoneham.
Cemeteries Near East Stoneham ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Stoneham.
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 Stoneham - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Stoneham covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Stoneham, with the one closest to East Stoneham listed first.
- Hillside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stearns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bisbeetown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brackett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Merrill Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Songo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stevens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Haskell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elm Vale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (312 more) ...
- Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Patch Mtn. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, East Stoneham had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Stoneham, with the one closest to East Stoneham listed first.
- Lynchville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lynchville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchville
- North Waterford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Lovell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Lovell is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lovell
- Center Lovell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waterford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waterford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Waterford has also been known as:
- Sweats Island
- Sweet Island
- Swetts Island
- Waterford Flat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <1>
- East Waterford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Waterford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waterford
- Sweden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sweden is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- South Waterford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Norway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Norway is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norway
- Lovell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- West Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Bethel is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethel
- Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- North Chatham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Stoneham. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Stoneham.
Newspapers Published in East Stoneham ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Stoneham.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Stoneham, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Stoneham.
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 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 Stoneham:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Oxford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- York 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> | 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 Stoneham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- East Stoneham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |