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 New Boston (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 New Boston. 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 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 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.
New Boston 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 New Boston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Boston:
- Oxford County (The home county of New Boston)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Boston, with the one closest to New Boston listed first.
- Merrill Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
- Brownfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Brownfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Porter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Porter is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- Kezar Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Hiram
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fryeburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Durgintown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- East Hiram
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Rankins Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- Denmark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Fryeburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fryeburg
- Androscoggin County
- West Poland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Boston, with the one closest to New Boston listed first.
- West Baldwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
- Baldwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- West Bridgton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
- South Bridgton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- Sebago
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sandy Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Bridgton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Steep Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Naples
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- North Bridgton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Casco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Boston, with the one closest to New Boston listed first.
- North Parsonsfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
- Cornish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parsonsfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Parsonsfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
- South Effingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- South Effingham is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Effingham
- Stevens Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stevens Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
- Limerick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mee Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mee Corners is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mee Corners
- West Newfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Limington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Limington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- Newfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Belknap County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Boston, with the one closest to New Boston listed first.
- Center Harbor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Samoset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Samoset is located in Belknap County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
- Spring Haven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Haven is located in Belknap County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
- West Alton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Alton is located in Belknap County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
- Glendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale is located in Belknap County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Meredith
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Boston, with the one closest to New Boston listed first.
- Eaton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Madison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Madison is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
- Freedom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Center Conway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Conway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Effingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Silver Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ossipee Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ossipee Valley is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee Valley
- Chocorua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hale's Location
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Kearsarge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kearsarge is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- Coos County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Boston, with the one closest to New Boston listed first.
- Hadleys Purchase
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hadleys Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadleys Purchase
- Sargents Purchase
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sargents Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents Purchase
- Beans Purchase
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Beans Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
- Cutts Grant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cutts Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutts Grant
- Pinkhams Grant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pinkhams Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkhams Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Glen House
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen House is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
- Greens Grant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greens Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
- Grafton County (NH)
- Waterville Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Strafford County (NH)
- Middleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Middleton is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Boston, see our County-by-County Page for New Boston.
Cemeteries Near New Boston ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Boston.
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 New Boston - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Boston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Boston, with the one closest to New Boston listed first.
- Cole Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Linscott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Blake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Merrill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wentworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sargent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sargent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Emery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Isaac Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (291 more) ...
- Clemons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burnt Meadow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
While we didn't find New Boston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Boston.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Boston, with the one closest to New Boston listed first.
- West Brownfield
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Brownfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownfield
- Eaton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brownfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Snowville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Brownfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- East Madison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Madison is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
- Freedom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Effingham Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Effingham Falls is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effingham Falls
- East Freedom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Freedom is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freedom
- Porter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Porter is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- Kezar Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- South Hiram
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hiram
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fryeburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hiram
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Center Conway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Boston. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Boston.
Newspapers Published in New Boston ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Boston.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Boston, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Boston.
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 New Boston:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Oxford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland County
- York County
- Belknap County
- Carroll County
- Coos County
- Grafton County
- Strafford 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Boston) 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 New Boston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |