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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 Frye (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 Frye. 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.

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 and doctors 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.

Frye 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 Frye. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Frye:

  • Oxford County     (The home county of Frye)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frye, with the one closest to Frye listed first.
    • Roxbury
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Rumford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Mexico
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • South Rumford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • South Rumford is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rumford
    • East Andover
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • East Andover is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
    • Byron
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Byron is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
    • Rumford Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • South Andover
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • South Andover is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Andover
    • Dixfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • West Peru
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • West Peru is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peru
    • Andover
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Dickvale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Dickvale is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
  • Androscoggin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frye, with the one closest to Frye listed first.
    • Livermore Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • North Livermore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
    • Shy Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
    • Livermore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • North Turner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
    • East Livermore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
    • South Livermore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
    • Howes Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
    • Chase Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
    • North Leeds
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
    • Turner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Turner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,878 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <1>
    • Turner Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Turner Center is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Center
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frye, with the one closest to Frye listed first.
    • Carthage
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Carthage is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
    • Berry Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Berry Mills is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Mills
    • Weld
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Weld is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weld
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weld <1>
    • Perkin's Plantation ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Perkin's Plantation is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkin's Plantation
    • East Dixfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
    • North Jay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • North Jay is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
    • Temple
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Temple is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Wilton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Madrid
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Bemis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bemis is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
    • Dryden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Dryden is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
    • Phillips
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frye, with the one closest to Frye listed first.
    • North Fayette
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • North Fayette is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayette
    • Vienna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Mount Vernon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Fayette
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Somerset County
    • New Portland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Coos County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Frye, with the one closest to Frye listed first.
    • Shelburne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Errol
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Errol is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errol
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Errol <1>
    • Milan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Milan is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,233 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <1>
    • Dummer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Frye, see our County-by-County Page for Frye.

Cemeteries Near Frye ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Frye.

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 Frye - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Frye covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Frye, with the one closest to Frye listed first.

  • Pineview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Old Frye Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Glover Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Farmers Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Newman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Farrington - Morton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Berry Mills Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • West Byron Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Upper West Ellis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lower West Ellis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (181 more) ...
    • East Ellis Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • East Rumford Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Wyman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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 in 1895, Frye had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Frye, with the one closest to Frye listed first.

  • Roxbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rumford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mexico
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • South Rumford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • South Rumford is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rumford
  • Berry Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Berry Mills is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Mills
  • South Andover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • South Andover is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Andover
  • Rumford Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Byron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Byron is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • West Peru
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • West Peru is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peru
  • Dixfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Andover
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Rumford Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Weld
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Weld is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weld
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weld <1>
    • Hanover
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dickvale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Dickvale is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Frye. See our List of 1890's Communities around Frye.

Newspapers Published in Frye ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Frye.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Frye, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Frye.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Frye:

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 Frye, 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- Frye) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.