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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 Norway (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 Norway. 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 Norway ...

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 Norway: N. Norway

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

North Norway is located in Oxford 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 Oxford County: Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, York, Carroll (NH) & Coos (NH).

Below are the counties that are near North Norway. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Norway:

  • Oxford County     (The home county of North Norway)
  • Androscoggin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Norway, with the one closest to North Norway listed first.
    • West Minot
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mechanic Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Chase Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • North Auburn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Turner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
      • Turner is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,878 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <2>
    • West Auburn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Moussam
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Poland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
      • Poland is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <2>
    • West Poland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Poland
      • West Poland is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Poland <2>
    • North Turner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
      • North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
    • East Poland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
      • East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
    • Minot
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Livermore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Norway, with the one closest to North Norway listed first.
    • Harrison
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Harrison is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <2>
    • North Bridgton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Otisfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otisfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
      • Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
    • Bridgton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgton
      • Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,509 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgton <2>
    • Cobb Cove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandy Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • West Bridgton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Casco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
      • Casco is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,940 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casco <2>
    • South Bridgton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Naples
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Shaker Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
      • Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
    • South Casco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Casco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Casco
      • South Casco is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Casco <2>
    • Raymond
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
      • Raymond is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,550 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <2>
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Norway, with the one closest to North Norway listed first.
    • Carthage
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
      • Carthage is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
    • Chisholm
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chisholm have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
      • Chisholm is located in Franklin County
    • Jay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Berry Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • East Dixfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Dixfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
      • East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
    • North Jay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Jay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
      • North Jay is located in Franklin County
    • Dryden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Norway, with the one closest to North Norway listed first.
    • Wayne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
      • Wayne is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <2>
    • Monmouth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • North Monmouth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Monmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Monmouth
      • North Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Monmouth <2>
    • North Wayne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • North Fayette
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Carroll County (NH)
  • Coos County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Norway, with the one closest to North Norway listed first.
    • Shelburne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne
      • Shelburne is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelburne <2>
    • Beans Purchase
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beans Purchase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
      • Beans Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Gorham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Glen House
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Greens Grant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Grant
      • Greens Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
    • Martins Location
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Location have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Location
      • Martins Location is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Upper Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
      • Upper Village is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Berlin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pinkhams Grant
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinkhams Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkhams Grant
      • Pinkhams Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people

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

Cemeteries Near North Norway ...

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

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 Norway covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Richardson Hollow Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Merrill Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merrill Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merrill Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Patch Mtn. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patch Mtn. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patch Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bisbeetown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bisbeetown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bisbeetown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pikes Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (374 more) ...
    • Stearns Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stearns Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stearns Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Curtis Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that North Norway had a population of 21 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • East Waterford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waterford
    • East Waterford is located in Oxford County
  • Greenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Norway Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Lake
    • Norway Lake is located in Oxford County
  • Norway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Norway is located in Oxford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <2>
  • West Paris
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • North Waterford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Waterford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • South Paris
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Paris
    • South Paris is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Paris <2>
  • Paris
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Paris is located in Oxford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
  • South Waterford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • North Paris
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Paris
    • North Paris is located in Oxford County
  • South Woodstock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodstock
    • South Woodstock is located in Oxford County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Lynchville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchville
      • Lynchville is located in Oxford County
    • Bryant Pond
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • East Stoneham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Stoneham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stoneham
      • East Stoneham is located in Oxford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Stoneham <2>

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

Newspapers Published in North Norway ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Norway.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Norway, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Norway.

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 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 Norway:

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

The official website for Oxford County: www.oxfordcounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Norway) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Norway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2565, Longitude: -70.6349       In this case, the coordinates for North Norway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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 Norway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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