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 Hanover (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 Hanover. 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.
Hanover 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 Hanover. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hanover:
- Oxford County (The home county of Hanover)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Rumford Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Newry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Woodstock is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodstock
- South Andover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Andover is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Andover
- North Newry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Newry is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newry
- Bethel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mayville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mayville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- South Rumford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Rumford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rumford
- East Andover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Andover is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
- Mexico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bryant Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Livermore
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Livermore
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
- Livermore Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- 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
- Shy Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
- South Livermore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
- Chase Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
- 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
- East Livermore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
- Turner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Minot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
- Turner Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Turner Center is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Center
- North Leeds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Harrison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Bridgton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Otisfield
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Bridgton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cobb Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
- West Bridgton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Berry Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Mills
- East Dixfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
- Weld
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Perkin's Plantation ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Perkin's Plantation is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkin's Plantation
- North Jay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- North Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- Jay
(23 miles [37 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>
- Wilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Chisholm
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Chisholm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Dryden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dryden is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Bemis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bemis is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- East Wilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- East Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
- Temple
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Temple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Kennebec County
- North Fayette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- North Fayette is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayette
- Carroll County (NH)
- Chatham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coos County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Shelburne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Berlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Gorham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Milan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Beans Purchase
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beans Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
- Upper Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Upper Village is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
- Dummer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Martins Location
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Martins Location is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Location
- Errol
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen House
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glen House is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
- Greens Grant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
- Randolph
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West Milan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West Milan is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milan
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hanover, see our County-by-County Page for Hanover.
Cemeteries Near Hanover ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hanover.
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 Hanover - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hanover covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Rumford Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rumford Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hanover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bartlett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Ellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lower West Ellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Upper West Ellis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chandler Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Will Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Birds Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Whales Back Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (237 more) ...
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Abram Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Farmers Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hanover had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Hanover had a population of 261 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hanover, with the one closest to Hanover listed first.
- Rumford Point
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- East Bethel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Bethel is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bethel
- Rumford Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Newry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Woodstock is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodstock
- Bethel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Andover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Andover is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Andover
- North Newry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Newry is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newry
- Bryant Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Rumford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Rumford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rumford
- Rumford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mexico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Andover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Bethel is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethel
- Dickvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- 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 Hanover. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hanover.
Newspapers Published in Hanover ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hanover.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hanover, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hanover.
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 Hanover:
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hanover) 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 Hanover, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |