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 Sweden (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 Sweden. 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 Sweden ...
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 Sweden: E. Sweden
You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Sweden. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Sweden.
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 hospitals 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 Sweden 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 Sweden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Sweden:
- Oxford County (The home county of East Sweden)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sweden, with the one closest to East Sweden listed first.
- Sweden
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sweden is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- South Waterford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Lovell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Waterford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Center Lovell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slab City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slab City is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- East Fryeburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fryeburg
- Fryeburg Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fryeburg Center is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg Center
- North Fryeburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fryeburg
- North Norway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Norway is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norway
- East Denmark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sweden, with the one closest to East Sweden listed first.
- West Poland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanic Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Poland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Minot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
- Moussam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- East Poland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Minot
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- West Auburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
- 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
- Littlefield Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- North Auburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Danville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sweden, with the one closest to East Sweden listed first.
- Harrison
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Bridgton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Bridgton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
- Bridgton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- South Bridgton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- Otisfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Cobb Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
- Naples
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Casco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sebago
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Crescent Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sweden, with the one closest to East Sweden listed first.
- Cornish
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- North Limington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- North Parsonsfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
- East Parsonsfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- East Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
- Limington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- East Limington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- Parsonsfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- South Limington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- South Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sweden, with the one closest to East Sweden listed first.
- Chatham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Chatham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- Center Conway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kearsarge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kearsarge is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- Intervale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Intervale is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale
- North Conway
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Conway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hale's Location
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- 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
- Eaton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jericho is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- East Madison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Madison is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
- Coos County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Sweden, with the one closest to East Sweden listed first.
- Beans Purchase
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
- Shelburne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glen House
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Glen House is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
- Greens Grant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Martins Location is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Location
- Gorham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pinkhams Grant
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Sargents Purchase
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sargents Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents Purchase
- Upper Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Village is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
- Cutts Grant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cutts Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutts Grant
- Hadleys Purchase
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hadleys Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadleys Purchase
- Thompson and Meserves Purchase
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Sweden, see our County-by-County Page for East Sweden.
Cemeteries Near East Sweden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Sweden.
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 Sweden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Sweden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Sweden, with the one closest to East Sweden listed first.
- Haskell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brackett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Webber Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Elm Vale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stevens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sawyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gammay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Black Mtn. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Libby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ingalls Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (376 more) ...
- Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Emerson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Sweden in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Sweden.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Sweden, with the one closest to East Sweden listed first.
- Sweden
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sweden is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- South Waterford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Lovell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Bridgton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Bridgton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
- Lynchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lynchville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchville
- East Waterford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Waterford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waterford
- North Waterford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Center Lovell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Stoneham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bridgton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Fryeburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fryeburg
- North Lovell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Lovell is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lovell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Sweden. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Sweden.
Newspapers Published in East Sweden ...
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 Sweden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Sweden, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Sweden.
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 Sweden:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Oxford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland 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> | 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 Sweden, 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 Sweden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |