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 Turner (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 Turner. 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 Turner ...
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 Turner: N. Turner
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
North Turner is located in Androscoggin 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 Androscoggin County: Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford & Sagadahoc.
Below are the counties that are near North Turner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Turner:
- Androscoggin County (The home county of North Turner)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Turner, with the one closest to North Turner listed first.
- Howes Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
- Livermore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Livermore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
- Turner Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Turner Center is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Center
- Turner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Leeds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Chase Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
- Leeds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- 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>
- North Livermore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
- East Livermore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
- Livermore Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Curtis Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Curtis Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Turner, with the one closest to North Turner listed first.
- Cobb Cove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
- Otisfield
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Shaker Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- New Gloucester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Casco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Harrison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Bridgton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Pownal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
- Dry Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
- Bridgton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Turner, with the one closest to North Turner listed first.
- Chisholm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chisholm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Jay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- 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>
- North Jay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- North Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- Dryden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dryden is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- East Dixfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
- Chesterville
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Wilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- North Chesterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
- East Wilton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
- Farmington Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Berry Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berry Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Mills
- Carthage
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carthage is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Turner, with the one closest to North Turner listed first.
- Wayne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Wayne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Wayne is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wayne
- Fayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Fayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Fayette is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayette
- North Monmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kents Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Monmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maranacook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Maranacook is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maranacook
- Readfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Winthrop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- East Monmouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- Locks Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Locks Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Corner
- Lincoln County
- Dresden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Turner, with the one closest to North Turner listed first.
- Hartford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- East Sumner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Sumner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
- Buckfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Canton is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
- Canton Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Canton Point is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Point
- Gilbertville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Sumner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hebron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peru
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Paris
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Dickvale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dickvale is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
- South Paris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Turner, with the one closest to North Turner listed first.
- Bowdoin
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Richmond Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Bowdoin Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Richmond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdoinham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pejepscot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Harwards
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Turner, with the one closest to North Turner listed first.
- Mercer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Smithfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Starks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Starks is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Turner, see our County-by-County Page for North Turner.
Cemeteries Near North Turner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Turner.
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 Turner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Turner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Turner, with the one closest to North Turner listed first.
- Bear Pond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bear Mtn. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- River Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Keens Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Summerfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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<3> to the north of Buckfield.
- The Summerfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chaffin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #679121 <2>
- West Leeds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (406 more) ...
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Waters Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Turner had a population of 212 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Turner, with the one closest to North Turner listed first.
- Howes Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
- Livermore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- South Livermore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
- Hartford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Turner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Turner Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Turner Center is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Center
- West Leeds
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leeds
- Livermore Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Livermore Center is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore Center
- East Sumner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Sumner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
- Buckfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chase Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
- North Leeds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- North Buckfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Buckfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Buckfield
- Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Canton is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
- Leeds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- 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>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Turner. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Turner.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of North Turner ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Turner.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of North Turner. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of North Turner and those printed in the larger area surrounding North Turner.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<3> of North Turner.
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 Turner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Androscoggin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Kennebec County
- Lincoln County
- Oxford County
- Sagadahoc County
- Somerset 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> | 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 Turner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Turner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |