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 Norridgewock (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 Norridgewock. 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.
Name Variations for Norridgewock ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
In past government published Postal Guides, Norridgewock was referred to as Norridgewock Courthouse.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 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.
Norridgewock is located in Somerset 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 Somerset County: Franklin, Kennebec, Penobscot, Piscataquis & Waldo.
Below are the counties that are near Norridgewock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Norridgewock:
- Somerset County (The home county of Norridgewock)
- The following are listed by their distance from Norridgewock, with the one closest to Norridgewock listed first.
- Skowhegan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Smithfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hinckley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hinckley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Barron Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Barron Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Corner
- Anson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Starks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Starks is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- East Madison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Madison is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
- Nyes Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nyes Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyes Corner
- Cornville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cornville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Canaan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Anson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norridgewock, with the one closest to Norridgewock listed first.
- Livermore Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shy Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
- East Livermore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
- North Livermore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
- North Leeds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norridgewock, with the one closest to Norridgewock listed first.
- New Sharon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Industry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Industry is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
- Farmington Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Chesterville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
- Farmington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Vineyard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Vineyard is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vineyard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
- Chesterville
(18 miles [29 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
- Fairbanks
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fairbanks is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- West Farmington
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Farmington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farmington
- East Wilton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
- South Strong
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- South Strong is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Strong
- Temple
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Temple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Dryden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dryden is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norridgewock, with the one closest to Norridgewock listed first.
- Rome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Morrison Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Corner
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Belgrade Lakes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Belgrade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Belgrade is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belgrade
- Benton Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Benton Station is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
- Waterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Benton Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
- Benton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
- Winslow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Vienna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belgrade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norridgewock, with the one closest to Norridgewock listed first.
- Canton Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Canton Point is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Point
- Gilbertville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norridgewock, with the one closest to Norridgewock listed first.
- Newport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- East Newport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newport
- Plymouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Corinna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dixmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
- Piscataquis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norridgewock, with the one closest to Norridgewock listed first.
- Wellington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Kingsbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Norridgewock, with the one closest to Norridgewock listed first.
- Burnham
(17 miles [27.4 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Winnecook is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
- Unity
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Thorndike
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North Palermo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Palermo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
- Palermo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Troy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Freedom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Knox Ledge Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Knox Ledge Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Ledge Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Norridgewock, see our County-by-County Page for Norridgewock.
Cemeteries Near Norridgewock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Norridgewock.
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 Norridgewock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Norridgewock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Norridgewock, with the one closest to Norridgewock listed first.
- Old Oak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Riverview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sunset View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Longley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gould Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Land of Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Covell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blunt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lado Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (252 more) ...
- Whitehouse Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Friend Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Norridgewock had a population of 550 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Norridgewock had a population of 3,227 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Norridgewock, with the one closest to Norridgewock listed first.
- Larone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Larone is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larone
- East Mercer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mercer
- Skowhegan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Smithfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mercer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- North Fairfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Fairfield is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Anson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Starks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Starks is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Rome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield Center is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- East Madison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Madison is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Morrison Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Morrison Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Corner
- Cornville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cornville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Shawmut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shawmut is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Norridgewock. See our List of 1890's Communities around Norridgewock.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Norridgewock ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Norridgewock.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Norridgewock. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Norridgewock and those printed in the larger area surrounding Norridgewock.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4> of Norridgewock.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Norridgewock:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Somerset County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Franklin County
- Kennebec County
- Oxford County
- Penobscot County
- Piscataquis 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 Norridgewock, 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' (or 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- Norridgewock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |