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 Perham Junction (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 Perham Junction. 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 Perham Junction ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Perham Junction: Perham Jct. (or less commonly used: Perham Jctn.)
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 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 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.
Perham Junction is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Androscoggin, Kennebec, Oxford & Somerset.
Below are the counties that are near Perham Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Perham Junction:
- Franklin County (The home county of Perham Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perham Junction, with the one closest to Perham Junction listed first.
- East Madrid
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Madrid is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madrid
- Madrid
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Phillips
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy River Plantation
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sandy River Plantation is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Dallas Plantation
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas Plantation is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Avon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Avon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Coplin Plantation
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coplin Plantation is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coplin Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Bigelow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bigelow is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Rangeley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kingfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carrabassett Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Strong
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perham Junction, with the one closest to Perham Junction listed first.
- Byron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Byron is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Roxbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Dam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Upper Dam is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Dam
- Mexico
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Andover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Andover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Andover is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
- Dixfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rumford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Middle Dam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Middle Dam is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Dam
- South Rumford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- South Rumford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rumford
- South Andover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Andover is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Andover
- Magalloway Plantation
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Magalloway Plantation is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magalloway Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perham Junction, with the one closest to Perham Junction listed first.
- New Portland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- East New Portland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- East New Portland is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Portland
- Highland Plantation
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Plantation is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Pleasant Ridge Plantation
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Ridge Plantation is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- North Anson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Starks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Starks is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Anson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Embden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Embden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- Bingham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Madison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Solon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Moscow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Perham Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Perham Junction.
Cemeteries Near Perham Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Perham Junction.
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 Perham Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Perham Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Perham Junction, with the one closest to Perham Junction listed first.
- Madrid Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips - Maine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Avon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Strong Town Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rangeley Village Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Center Hill Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Robertson Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Intervale Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Staples Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (83 more) ...
- Mitchell Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hardy Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Village Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Perham Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Perham Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Perham Junction, with the one closest to Perham Junction listed first.
- East Madrid
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Madrid is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madrid
- Madrid
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Phillips
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dead River ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dead River is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dead River
- Rangeley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Strong
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kingfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- South Strong
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Strong is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Strong
- Weld
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Portland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Eustis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stratton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bemis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bemis is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- New Vineyard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Vineyard is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vineyard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Perham Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Perham Junction.
Newspapers Published in Perham Junction ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Perham Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Perham Junction, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Perham Junction.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Perham Junction:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Oxford 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> | 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 Perham Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Perham Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |