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 Middle Intervale (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 Middle Intervale. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Middle Intervale 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 Middle Intervale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Middle Intervale:
- Oxford County (The home county of Middle Intervale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Intervale, with the one closest to Middle Intervale listed first.
- Newry
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mayville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mayville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Bethel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hanover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Bethel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Bethel is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethel
- North Newry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Newry is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newry
- Rumford Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- North Woodstock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Woodstock is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodstock
- South Andover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Andover is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Andover
- Bryant Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gilead is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- East Andover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- East Andover is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Intervale, with the one closest to Middle Intervale listed first.
- Livermore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Turner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
- North Livermore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
- 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
- West Minot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
- Howes Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
- Livermore Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shy Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
- South Livermore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
- Turner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Intervale, with the one closest to Middle Intervale listed first.
- Harrison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Bridgton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- West Bridgton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
- Bridgton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Otisfield
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Sandy Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Cobb Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Intervale, with the one closest to Middle Intervale listed first.
- Carthage
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Berry Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Mills
- Weld
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Dixfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
- Perkin's Plantation ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Perkin's Plantation is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkin's Plantation
- North Jay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- Bemis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bemis is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Chisholm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chisholm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Jay
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dryden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dryden is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Intervale, with the one closest to Middle Intervale listed first.
- Chatham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- South Chatham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- Jackson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coos County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Intervale, with the one closest to Middle Intervale listed first.
- Shelburne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Berlin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gorham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Beans Purchase
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beans Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
- Upper Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Upper Village is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
- Milan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dummer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Martins Location
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Martins Location is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Location
- Glen House
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- 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 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Errol
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pinkhams Grant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pinkhams Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkhams Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Middle Intervale, see our County-by-County Page for Middle Intervale.
Cemeteries Near Middle Intervale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Middle Intervale.
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 Middle Intervale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Middle Intervale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Middle Intervale, with the one closest to Middle Intervale listed first.
- Mt. Will Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chandler Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bartlett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Powers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunday River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Skillingston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Bethel.
- The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- West Bethel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2375782 <3>
- Woodland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Abram Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- 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]<2> 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 <3>
- Continue List (216 more) ...
- Birds Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Middle Intervale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Middle Intervale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Middle Intervale, with the one closest to Middle Intervale listed first.
- Newry
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- East Bethel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Bethel is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bethel
- Bethel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Bethel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Bethel is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bethel
- Hanover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Newry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Newry is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newry
- Rumford Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Woodstock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Woodstock is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodstock
- Rumford Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bryant Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Andover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Andover is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Andover
- Gilead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gilead is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Andover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- South Woodstock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Woodstock is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodstock
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Middle Intervale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Middle Intervale.
Newspapers Published in Middle Intervale ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Middle Intervale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Middle Intervale, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Middle Intervale.
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 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 Middle Intervale:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Oxford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin 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> | 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- Middle Intervale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Middle Intervale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |