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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 Parsonsfield (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 Parsonsfield. 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.

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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Parsonsfield is located in York 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 York County: Cumberland, Oxford, Carroll (NH), Rockingham (NH) & Strafford (NH).

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

  • York County     (The home county of Parsonsfield)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parsonsfield, with the one closest to Parsonsfield listed first.
    • North Parsonsfield
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
      • North Parsonsfield is located in York County
    • South Effingham
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Effingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Effingham
      • South Effingham is located in York County
    • East Parsonsfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
      • East Parsonsfield is located in York County
    • Mee Corners
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mee Corners
      • Mee Corners is located in York County
    • Stevens Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
      • Stevens Corner is located in York County
    • West Newfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Newfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newfield
      • West Newfield is located in York County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Newfield <3>
    • Newfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Limerick
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cornish
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sprague City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprague City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague City
      • Sprague City is located in York County
    • Limington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Lake Arrowhead
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Arrowhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
      • Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parsonsfield, with the one closest to Parsonsfield listed first.
    • West Baldwin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
      • West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
    • Baldwin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
      • Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
    • Steep Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steep Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Falls
      • Steep Falls is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steep Falls <3>
    • Sebago
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebago have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago
      • Sebago is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,844 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebago <3>
    • Standish
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standish have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
      • Standish is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Standish <3>
    • Sebago Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sebago Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake
      • Sebago Lake is located in Cumberland County
    • South Bridgton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Bridgton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
      • South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
    • Frye Island
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frye Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Island
      • Frye Island is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
    • West Bridgton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Bridgton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
      • West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
    • Naples
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Naples is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <3>
    • Sandy Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sandy Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
      • Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
    • Gorham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
      • Gorham is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,962 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <3>
  • Oxford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parsonsfield, with the one closest to Parsonsfield listed first.
    • Porter
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
      • Porter is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
    • Kezar Falls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
      • Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
    • Durgintown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
      • Durgintown is located in Oxford County
    • East Hiram
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Hiram. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
      • East Hiram is located in Oxford County
    • Hiram
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Merrill Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
      • Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County
    • Brownfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • East Brownfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
      • East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
    • Denmark
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • East Denmark
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Denmark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
      • East Denmark is located in Oxford County
    • Fryeburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fryeburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg
      • Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,436 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fryeburg <3>
    • East Fryeburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Fryeburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fryeburg
      • East Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
  • Belknap County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parsonsfield, with the one closest to Parsonsfield listed first.
    • Spring Haven
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spring Haven. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
      • Spring Haven is located in Belknap County (NH)
    • West Alton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
      • West Alton is located in Belknap County (NH)
    • Alton Bay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Alton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
      • Alton is located in Belknap County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <3>
    • Samoset
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
      • Samoset is located in Belknap County (NH)
    • Glendale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
      • Glendale is located in Belknap County (NH)
    • Gilford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilford
      • Gilford is located in Belknap County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilford <3>
    • Center Harbor
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Harbor
      • Center Harbor is located in Belknap County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Harbor <3>
    • Interlaken Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken Park
      • Interlaken Park is located in Belknap County (NH)
    • Meredith
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meredith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
      • Meredith is located in Belknap County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,476 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meredith <3>
    • Laconia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laconia
      • Laconia is located in Belknap County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,646 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laconia <3>
    • Wildwood Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Village
      • Wildwood Village is located in Belknap County (NH)
  • Carroll County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parsonsfield, with the one closest to Parsonsfield listed first.
    • South Effingham
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Effingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Effingham
      • South Effingham is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Effingham <3>
    • Effingham
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
      • Woodman is located in Carroll County (NH)
    • Freedom
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
      • Freedom is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,593 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <3>
    • East Wakefield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Wakefield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ossipee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossipee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee
      • Ossipee is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossipee <3>
    • North Wolfeboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Wolfeboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolfeboro
      • North Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County (NH)
    • Chickville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickville
      • Chickville is located in Carroll County (NH)
    • East Madison
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Madison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
      • East Madison is located in Carroll County (NH)
    • Eaton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eaton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
      • Eaton is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton <3>
    • Brookfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Brookfield is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
  • Grafton County (NH)
    • Waterville Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville Valley
      • Waterville Valley is located in Grafton County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville Valley <3>
  • Strafford County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parsonsfield, with the one closest to Parsonsfield listed first.
    • Middleton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
      • Middleton is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
    • Milton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,614 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <3>
    • New Durham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Farmington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • North Rochester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
      • North Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Davis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Davis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
      • Davis is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Place
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Place. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
      • Place is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • East Rochester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
      • East Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Dexter Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
      • Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Rochester
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,719 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <3>
    • Strafford Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strafford Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
      • Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County (NH)
    • Strafford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
      • Strafford is located in Strafford County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,235 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strafford <3>

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

Cemeteries Near Parsonsfield ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parsonsfield.

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

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

  • North Road Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sweat Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweat Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Leavitt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leavitt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leavitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Leavitt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leavitt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leavitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Churchill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Merrill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merrill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merrill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eastman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elliot Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elliot Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elliot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Collomy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collomy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collomy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gould Bradeen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gould Bradeen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gould Bradeen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Collomy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collomy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collomy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Edgecomb Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgecomb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edgecomb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Trueworthy Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trueworthy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trueworthy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Kezar Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kezar Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kezar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Kezar Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kezar Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kezar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Parsonsfield had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Parsonsfield had a population of 1,971 people.

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

  • South Parsonsfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Parsonsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Parsonsfield
    • South Parsonsfield is located in York County
  • North Parsonsfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
    • North Parsonsfield is located in York County
  • South Effingham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Effingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Effingham
    • South Effingham is located in Carroll County (NH)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Effingham <3>
  • Maplewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
    • Maplewood is located in York County
  • East Parsonsfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
    • East Parsonsfield is located in York County
  • Porter
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
    • Porter is located in Oxford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
  • Effingham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Center Effingham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Effingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Effingham
    • Center Effingham is located in Carroll County (NH)
  • West Newfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Newfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newfield
    • West Newfield is located in York County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Newfield <3>
  • Kezar Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
    • Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
  • East Freedom
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freedom
    • East Freedom is located in Carroll County (NH)
  • Woodman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
    • Woodman is located in Carroll County (NH)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Newfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • South Hiram
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hiram have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hiram
      • South Hiram is located in Oxford County
    • Limerick
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Parsonsfield ...

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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parsonsfield.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parsonsfield, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parsonsfield.

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 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 Parsonsfield:

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

The official website for York County: www.co.york.me.us/

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>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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Parsonsfield, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Parsonsfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Parsonsfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7270, Longitude: -70.9287       In this case, the coordinates for Parsonsfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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