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 North Buckfield (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 North Buckfield. 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 North Buckfield ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for North Buckfield: N. Buckfield
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.
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.
North Buckfield 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 North Buckfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Buckfield:
- Oxford County (The home county of North Buckfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Buckfield, with the one closest to North Buckfield listed first.
- Buckfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Sumner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Sumner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
- Sumner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hartford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Paris
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
- Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Norway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Canton is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
- Woodstock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbertville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- North Norway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- North Norway is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norway
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Buckfield, with the one closest to North Buckfield listed first.
- Chase Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
- North Turner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
- Turner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Howes Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
- Turner Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Turner Center is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Center
- Livermore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Minot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
- South Livermore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
- North Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- North Livermore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
- West Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
- North Leeds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Mechanic Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Buckfield, with the one closest to North Buckfield listed first.
- Otisfield
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Cobb Cove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
- Harrison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Bridgton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Casco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Crescent Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Shaker Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Bridgton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Gloucester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sandy Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Naples
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- South Bridgton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- Dry Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Buckfield, with the one closest to North Buckfield listed first.
- Chisholm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chisholm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Jay
(16 miles [25.7 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>
- East Dixfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
- North Jay
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- North Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- Carthage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Carthage is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- Dryden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dryden is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Wilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Berry Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Berry Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Mills
- Chesterville
(22 miles [35.4 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
- East Wilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- East Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
- North Chesterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
- Perkin's Plantation ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Perkin's Plantation is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkin's Plantation
- Farmington Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Buckfield, with the one closest to North Buckfield listed first.
- Wayne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Monmouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- North Monmouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- North Wayne
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- North Wayne is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wayne
- Fayette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- North Fayette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Fayette is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayette
- Kents Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- East Monmouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- Winthrop
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Maranacook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Maranacook is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maranacook
- Readfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- South Monmouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- Winthrop Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Winthrop Center is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Center
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Buckfield, with the one closest to North Buckfield listed first.
- Bowdoin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Bowdoin Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Richmond Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Pejepscot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Buckfield, see our County-by-County Page for North Buckfield.
Cemeteries Near North Buckfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Buckfield.
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 North Buckfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Buckfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Buckfield, with the one closest to North Buckfield listed first.
- Prince Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Buckfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Crocker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Summerfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Summerfield Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Buckfield.
- The Summerfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chaffin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #679121 <3>
- Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hersey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Partridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Packard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Swan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (405 more) ...
- Sumner Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Whittemore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that North Buckfield had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Buckfield, with the one closest to North Buckfield listed first.
- Buckfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Sumner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Sumner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
- West Sumner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Sumner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sumner
- Paris
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
- Sumner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hartford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Chase Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
- North Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Paris is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Paris
- Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Hebron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Hebron is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hebron
- North Turner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
- South Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Turner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Woodstock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Woodstock is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodstock
- West Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Buckfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Buckfield.
Newspapers Published in North Buckfield ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Buckfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Buckfield, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Buckfield.
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 North Buckfield:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Oxford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Kennebec County
- Sagadahoc 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 '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- North Buckfield) 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 North Buckfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |