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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 Chesterville (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 Chesterville. 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 Chesterville ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for North Chesterville: N. Chesterville

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 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 Chesterville is located in Franklin County.

To see how the shape of Maine's counties 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 North Chesterville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Chesterville:

  • Franklin County     (The home county of North Chesterville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Chesterville, with the one closest to North Chesterville listed first.
    • Farmington Falls
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Chesterville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
      • Chesterville is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
    • Dryden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • East Wilton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
      • East Wilton is located in Franklin County
    • Farmington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • New Sharon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sharon
      • New Sharon is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Sharon <1>
    • West Farmington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farmington
      • West Farmington is located in Franklin County
    • Wilton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Wilton is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,929 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <1>
    • Fairbanks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jay
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • North Jay
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Jay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
      • North Jay is located in Franklin County
    • Chisholm
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chisholm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
      • Chisholm is located in Franklin County
  • Androscoggin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Chesterville, with the one closest to North Chesterville listed first.
    • Shy Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Livermore Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • North Livermore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • East Livermore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
      • East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
    • South Livermore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Livermore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
      • Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <1>
    • North Leeds
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Howes Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • North Turner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
      • North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
    • Leeds
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
      • Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <1>
    • Curtis Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Turner Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Kennebec County
  • Oxford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Chesterville, with the one closest to North Chesterville listed first.
    • Canton Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilbertville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Canton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Canton is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
    • Peru
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dixfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • West Peru
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Dickvale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
      • Hartford is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
    • East Sumner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mexico
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
      • Mexico is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,635 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <1>
    • Rumford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • South Rumford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Chesterville, with the one closest to North Chesterville listed first.
    • Mercer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Starks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
      • Starks is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
    • Smithfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
      • Smithfield is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <1>
    • Anson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Norridgewock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norridgewock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norridgewock
      • Norridgewock is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,227 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norridgewock <1>
    • Madison
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <1>
    • New Portland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Barron Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • North Anson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Anson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anson
      • North Anson is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Anson <1>
    • East New Portland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Skowhegan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • East Madison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Chesterville, see our County-by-County Page for North Chesterville.

Cemeteries Near North Chesterville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Chesterville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Chesterville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Chesterville, with the one closest to North Chesterville listed first.

  • Webster Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lowell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Borough Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Borough Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Borough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chesterville Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chesterville Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chesterville Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blake Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lowell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beans Corner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beans Corner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beans Corner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gower Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gower Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Red Schoolhouse Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Schoolhouse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Schoolhouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (282 more) ...

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that North Chesterville had a population of 350 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from North Chesterville, with the one closest to North Chesterville listed first.

  • Farmington Falls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Beans Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beans Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Corner
    • Beans Corner is located in Franklin County
  • Chesterville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
    • Chesterville is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
  • East Wilton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
    • East Wilton is located in Franklin County
  • Farmington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • New Sharon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sharon
    • New Sharon is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Sharon <1>
  • Wilton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
    • Wilton is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,929 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <1>
  • North Jay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Jay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
    • North Jay is located in Franklin County
  • Jay
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairbanks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Vienna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Vernon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Allens Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allens Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
      • Allens Mills is located in Franklin County
    • Livermore Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • East Dixfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Dixfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
      • East Dixfield is located in Franklin County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Chesterville. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Chesterville.

Newspapers Published in North Chesterville ...

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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Chesterville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Chesterville, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Chesterville.

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 either 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 Chesterville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Chesterville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Chesterville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Chesterville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Chesterville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5945, Longitude: -70.1118       In this case, the coordinates for North Chesterville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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