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 Meadowview (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 Meadowview. 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 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.
Meadowview 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 Meadowview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meadowview:
- Oxford County (The home county of Meadowview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowview, with the one closest to Meadowview listed first.
- Gilbertville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Canton Point
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Canton Point is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Point
- Canton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Canton is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
- Hartford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Peru
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Sumner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Sumner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
- Sumner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dixfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dickvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dickvale is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
- West Peru
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Peru is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peru
- Buckfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- South Rumford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- South Rumford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rumford
- Mexico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowview, with the one closest to Meadowview listed first.
- North Livermore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
- Livermore Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shy Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
- Livermore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Livermore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
- South Livermore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
- North Turner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
- Howes Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
- North Leeds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Leeds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <1>
- Chase Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
- Turner Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Turner Center is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Center
- Turner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowview, with the one closest to Meadowview listed first.
- Cobb Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
- Otisfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowview, with the one closest to Meadowview listed first.
- Chisholm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chisholm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Jay
(3 miles [4.8 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>
- North Jay
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- East Dixfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
- Dryden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dryden is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Wilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Wilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
- Chesterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- North Chesterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
- Perkin's Plantation ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Perkin's Plantation is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkin's Plantation
- Farmington Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berry Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berry Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Mills
- Carthage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carthage is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowview, with the one closest to Meadowview listed first.
- North Fayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Fayette is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayette
- Fayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North Wayne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Wayne is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wayne
- Wayne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kents Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Vienna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Locks Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Locks Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Corner
- Readfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Maranacook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maranacook is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maranacook
- North Monmouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Winthrop
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Belgrade Lakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowview, with the one closest to Meadowview listed first.
- Mercer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Starks
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Starks is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Smithfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Norridgewock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Portland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Anson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meadowview, see our County-by-County Page for Meadowview.
Cemeteries Near Meadowview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meadowview.
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 Meadowview - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meadowview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meadowview, with the one closest to Meadowview listed first.
- Alden Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Canton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Livermore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richardson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Canton Mtn. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jay Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Poland Corner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sparrow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (338 more) ...
- Waters Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Noyes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant View Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Shy Corner.
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>
While we didn't find Meadowview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Meadowview.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Meadowview, with the one closest to Meadowview listed first.
- Gilbertville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Canton Point
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Canton Point is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Point
- Canton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Canton is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
- North Livermore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
- Jay
(3 miles [4.8 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>
- Livermore Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Jay
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- East Peru
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Peru is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
- Livermore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Livermore Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Livermore Center is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore Center
- East Dixfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
- Hartford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- South Livermore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
- East Livermore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
- Dixfield Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dixfield Center is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixfield Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meadowview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meadowview.
Newspapers Published in Meadowview ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meadowview.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meadowview, 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 Meadowview.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Meadowview:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Oxford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Kennebec County
- Somerset 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Meadowview) 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 Meadowview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |