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 Ridlonville (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 Ridlonville. 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 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.
Ridlonville is located in Oxford 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 Oxford County: Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, York, Carroll (NH) & Coos (NH).
Below are the counties that are near Ridlonville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ridlonville:
- Oxford County (The home county of Ridlonville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridlonville, with the one closest to Ridlonville listed first.
- Mexico
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rumford
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South Rumford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Rumford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rumford
- Dixfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Peru
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Peru is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peru
- Rumford Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dickvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dickvale is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
- Peru
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roxbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hanover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Andover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Andover is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
- South Andover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- South Andover is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Andover
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridlonville, with the one closest to Ridlonville listed first.
- North Livermore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
- Livermore Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shy Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
- Livermore
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- North Turner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
- South Livermore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
- East Livermore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
- Howes Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
- Chase Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
- North Leeds
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Turner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Turner Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Turner Center is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Center
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridlonville, with the one closest to Ridlonville listed first.
- Carthage
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carthage is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- Berry Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berry Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Mills
- East Dixfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
- Perkin's Plantation ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perkin's Plantation is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkin's Plantation
- Weld
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Jay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- North Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- Wilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dryden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dryden is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Jay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Chisholm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chisholm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- East Wilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- East Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
- Temple
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Temple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridlonville, with the one closest to Ridlonville listed first.
- North Fayette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- North Fayette is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayette
- Fayette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Vienna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Wayne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Wayne is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wayne
- Wayne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kents Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Locks Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Locks Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Corner
- Readfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ridlonville, with the one closest to Ridlonville listed first.
- Mercer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- 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
- Coos County (NH)
- Shelburne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ridlonville, see our County-by-County Page for Ridlonville.
Cemeteries Near Ridlonville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ridlonville.
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 Ridlonville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ridlonville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ridlonville, with the one closest to Ridlonville listed first.
- Farrington - Morton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Rumford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wyman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Demerritt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Frye Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Byron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pineview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Ellis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (225 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Berry Mills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Ridlonville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ridlonville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ridlonville, with the one closest to Ridlonville listed first.
- Mexico
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rumford
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South Rumford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Rumford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rumford
- Rumford Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Peru
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Peru is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peru
- Frye
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frye is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye
- Dixfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dickvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dickvale is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
- Berry Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berry Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Mills
- Rumford Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peru
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dixfield Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dixfield Center is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixfield Center
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Hanover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roxbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Peru
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Peru is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ridlonville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ridlonville.
Newspapers Published in Ridlonville ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ridlonville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ridlonville, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ridlonville.
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 Ridlonville:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Oxford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Franklin County
- Kennebec County
- Somerset County
- Coos 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> | 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 Ridlonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Ridlonville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |