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 Sandy River Plantation (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 Sandy River Plantation. 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 Sandy River Plantation ...
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 Sandy River Plantation: Sandy Riv. Plantation
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Sandy River Plantation 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 Sandy River Plantation. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sandy River Plantation:
- Franklin County (The home county of Sandy River Plantation)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy River Plantation, with the one closest to Sandy River Plantation listed first.
- Madrid
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rangeley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas Plantation
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dallas Plantation is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- East Madrid
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Madrid is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madrid
- Bemis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bemis is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Mountainview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview
- Oquossoc
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coplin Plantation
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Avon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Avon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Weld
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bigelow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bigelow is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy River Plantation, with the one closest to Sandy River Plantation listed first.
- Byron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Byron is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Upper Dam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Upper Dam is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Dam
- Roxbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Middle Dam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Dam is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Dam
- Magalloway Plantation
(19 miles [30.6 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
- East Andover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- East Andover is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
- Andover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Plantation
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lincoln Plantation is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- South Andover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Andover is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Andover
- Mexico
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rumford
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wilsons Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wilsons Mills is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Mills
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy River Plantation, with the one closest to Sandy River Plantation listed first.
- New Portland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- East New Portland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- East New Portland is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Portland
- Highland Plantation
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Coos County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sandy River Plantation, with the one closest to Sandy River Plantation listed first.
- Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Second College Grant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Second College Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second College Grant
- Errol
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sandy River Plantation, see our County-by-County Page for Sandy River Plantation.
Cemeteries Near Sandy River Plantation ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sandy River Plantation.
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 Sandy River Plantation - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sandy River Plantation covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sandy River Plantation, with the one closest to Sandy River Plantation listed first.
- Madrid Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rangeley Village Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips - Maine Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Robertson Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Avon Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stockbridge Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Center Hill Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Byron Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Strong Town Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (67 more) ...
- Pineview Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Newman Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Old Frye Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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 Sandy River Plantation in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sandy River Plantation.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sandy River Plantation, with the one closest to Sandy River Plantation listed first.
- Madrid
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rangeley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dead River ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dead River is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dead River
- Bemis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bemis is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- East Madrid
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Madrid is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madrid
- Phillips
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Byron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Byron is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Roxbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Weld
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Strong
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Eustis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Stratton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Middle Dam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Dam is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Dam
- Frye
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Frye is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sandy River Plantation. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sandy River Plantation.
Newspapers Published in Sandy River Plantation ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sandy River Plantation.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sandy River Plantation, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sandy River Plantation.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Sandy River Plantation:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Oxford 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> | 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 Sandy River Plantation, 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' (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- Sandy River Plantation) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |