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 Sharon (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 Sharon. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
New Sharon is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Androscoggin, Kennebec, Oxford & Somerset.
Below are the counties that are near New Sharon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Sharon:
- Franklin County (The home county of New Sharon)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Sharon, with the one closest to New Sharon listed first.
- Farmington Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Chesterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
- Chesterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- Farmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Farmington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farmington
- Industry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Industry is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
- Fairbanks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairbanks is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- East Wilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
- Dryden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dryden is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Temple
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Temple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Wilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Vineyard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Vineyard is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vineyard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Sharon, with the one closest to New Sharon listed first.
- Livermore Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shy Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
- East Livermore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
- North Livermore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
- South Livermore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
- North Leeds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Livermore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Howes Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
- North Turner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
- Curtis Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Curtis Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
- Turner Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Turner Center is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Center
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Sharon, with the one closest to New Sharon listed first.
- Vienna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Belgrade Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Locks Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Locks Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Corner
- North Fayette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Fayette is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayette
- North Belgrade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Belgrade is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belgrade
- Fayette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Belgrade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kents Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Readfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Sharon, with the one closest to New Sharon listed first.
- Canton Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Canton Point is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Point
- Gilbertville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Canton
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Peru
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dixfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- West Peru
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- West Peru is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peru
- Hartford
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Dickvale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dickvale is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
- East Sumner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Sumner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
- Mexico
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rumford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South Rumford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- South Rumford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rumford
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Sharon, with the one closest to New Sharon listed first.
- Mercer
(4 miles [6.4 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Starks is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Smithfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Anson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Madison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Norridgewock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Anson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Barron Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barron Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Corner
- New Portland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Skowhegan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- East New Portland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East New Portland is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Portland
- East Madison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Madison is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Sharon, with the one closest to New Sharon listed first.
- Burnham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Burnham is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
- Winnecook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Winnecook is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Sharon, see our County-by-County Page for New Sharon.
Cemeteries Near New Sharon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Sharon.
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 Sharon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Sharon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Sharon, with the one closest to New Sharon listed first.
- Village Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Weeks Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chesterville Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hampshire Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gower Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lowell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lado Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (260 more) ...
- Pike Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Webster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Center 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that New Sharon had a population of 405 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, New Sharon had a population of 1,424 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Sharon, with the one closest to New Sharon listed first.
- Farmington Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- North Chesterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
- Chesterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- East Mercer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mercer
- Allens Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Starks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Starks is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Farmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vienna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Wilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
- Beans Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beans Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Corner
- Rome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fairbanks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairbanks is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Mount Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Smithfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Sharon. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Sharon.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of New Sharon ...
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 121 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Sharon.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of New Sharon. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of New Sharon and those printed in the larger area surrounding New Sharon.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<4> of New Sharon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Sharon:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Kennebec County
- Oxford County
- Somerset County
- Waldo 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> | 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 Sharon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Sharon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |