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 Waterford (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 Waterford. 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 Waterford ...
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 Waterford: E. Waterford
You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Waterford. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Waterford.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Waterford 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 Waterford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Waterford:
- Oxford County (The home county of East Waterford)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Waterford, with the one closest to East Waterford listed first.
- Waterford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- North Norway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Norway is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norway
- South Waterford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Waterford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Norway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sweden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sweden is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Paris is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
- West Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Slab City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Slab City is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Center Lovell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Waterford, with the one closest to East Waterford listed first.
- West Minot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
- Mechanic Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Poland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Poland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chase Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
- Minot
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- North Auburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- North Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- West Auburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
- East Poland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Turner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Littlefield Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Waterford, with the one closest to East Waterford listed first.
- Harrison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Bridgton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bridgton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Otisfield
(10 miles [16.1 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
- West Bridgton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
- Sandy Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Cobb Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
- South Bridgton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- Casco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Naples
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Sebago
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Waterford, with the one closest to East Waterford listed first.
- Carthage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Carthage is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- Chisholm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chisholm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Jay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- York County
- Cornish
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Waterford, with the one closest to East Waterford listed first.
- Chatham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- South Chatham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- Kearsarge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kearsarge is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- Center Conway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Intervale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Intervale is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale
- North Conway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Conway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jericho
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jericho is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Eaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hale's Location
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Coos County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Waterford, with the one closest to East Waterford listed first.
- Shelburne
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Purchase
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Beans Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
- Gorham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glen House
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Glen House is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
- Greens Grant
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Martins Location is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Location
- Upper Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Village is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
- Pinkhams Grant
(28 miles [45.1 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sargents Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents Purchase
- Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Waterford, see our County-by-County Page for East Waterford.
Cemeteries Near East Waterford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Waterford.
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 Waterford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Waterford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Waterford, with the one closest to East Waterford listed first.
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Merrill Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bisbeetown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Vale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Noyes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Barnard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Deer Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodsum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Finnish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (397 more) ...
- Patch Mtn. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Haskell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ryefield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that East Waterford had a population of 112 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Waterford, with the one closest to East Waterford listed first.
- Waterford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- South Waterford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Norway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Norway is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norway
- North Waterford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Norway Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Norway Lake is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Lake
- Lynchville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lynchville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchville
- Norway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Stoneham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Bridgton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Harrison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bolsters Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bolsters Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolsters Mills
- Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sweden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sweden is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- South Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Paris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Paris is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Waterford. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Waterford.
Newspapers Published in East Waterford ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Waterford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Waterford, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Waterford.
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 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 Waterford:
- 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 Waterford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Waterford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |