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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 Rumford (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 Rumford. 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 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.

Rumford 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 Rumford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rumford:

  • Oxford County     (The home county of Rumford)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rumford, with the one closest to Rumford listed first.
    • Mexico
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexico have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
      • Mexico is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,635 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <2>
    • South Rumford
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Dixfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • West Peru
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rumford Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dickvale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dickvale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
      • Dickvale is located in Oxford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dickvale
      • From Rumford to Dickvale
    • Peru
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peru. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Peru is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,509 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <2>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Peru
      • From Rumford to Peru
    • Roxbury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hanover
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Hanover is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <2>
    • East Andover
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
      • East Andover is located in Oxford County
    • North Woodstock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Andover
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Andover is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <2>
    • Woodstock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Woodstock is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <2>
  • Androscoggin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rumford, with the one closest to Rumford listed first.
    • Livermore Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Livermore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • North Livermore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Shy Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • North Turner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
      • North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
    • South Livermore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • East Livermore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
      • East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
    • Howes Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Chase Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chase Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
      • Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chase Mills
      • From Rumford to Chase Mills
    • North Leeds
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Leeds. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
      • North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to North Leeds
      • From Rumford to North Leeds
    • Turner Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Turner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Leeds
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
      • Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <2>
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rumford, with the one closest to Rumford listed first.
    • Carthage
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carthage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Berry Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Weld
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • East Dixfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Dixfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
      • East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
    • Perkin's Plantation ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • North Jay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Jay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
      • North Jay is located in Franklin County
    • Dryden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Wilton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Chisholm
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chisholm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
      • Chisholm is located in Franklin County
    • East Wilton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
      • East Wilton is located in Franklin County
    • Temple
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
      • Temple is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • West Farmington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farmington
      • West Farmington is located in Franklin County
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rumford, with the one closest to Rumford listed first.
    • North Fayette
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Fayette
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Mount Vernon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Vienna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Wayne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Kents Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kents Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Hill
      • Kents Hill is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kents Hill <2>
    • North Wayne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Wayne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wayne
      • North Wayne is located in Kennebec County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to North Wayne
      • From Rumford to North Wayne
    • Locks Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Readfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readfield
      • Readfield is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,586 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Readfield <2>
  • Coos County (NH)
    • Shelburne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>

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

Cemeteries Near Rumford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rumford.

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

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

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 Rumford had a population of 250 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Rumford had a population of 5,735 people.

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

  • Mexico
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexico have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
    • Mexico is located in Oxford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,635 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <2>
  • South Rumford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rumford Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Frye
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frye have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye
    • Frye is located in Oxford County
  • West Peru
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dixfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Dickvale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dickvale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
    • Dickvale is located in Oxford County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dickvale
    • From Rumford to Dickvale
  • Rumford Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rumford Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Point
    • Rumford Point is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rumford Point <2>
  • Peru
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peru. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Peru is located in Oxford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,509 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <2>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Peru
    • From Rumford to Peru
  • Berry Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hanover
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Hanover is located in Oxford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <2>
  • Roxbury
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Dixfield Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixfield Center
      • Dixfield Center is located in Oxford County
    • East Bethel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bethel
      • East Bethel is located in Oxford County
    • East Peru
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Peru have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
      • East Peru is located in Oxford County

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

Newspapers Published in Rumford ...

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 Rumford.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rumford, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rumford.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Rumford:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rumford. 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Rumford, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rumford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rumford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5539, Longitude: -70.5511    









 

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