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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 Slab City (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 Slab City. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

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

  • Oxford County     (The home county of Slab City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slab City, with the one closest to Slab City listed first.
    • Center Lovell
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Stoneham
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
      • Stoneham is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • North Waterford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sweden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sweden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
      • Sweden is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
    • Lovell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Stow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
      • Stow is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stow <1>
    • Waterford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Waterford is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
      • Waterford has also been known as:
      • Sweats Island
      • Sweet Island
      • Swetts Island
      • Waterford Flat
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <1>
    • South Waterford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • North Fryeburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Fryeburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fryeburg
      • North Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
    • Fryeburg Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg Center
      • Fryeburg Center is located in Oxford County
    • North Norway
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Norway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norway
      • North Norway is located in Oxford County
    • East Fryeburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fryeburg
      • East Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
    • Bethel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Androscoggin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slab City, with the one closest to Slab City listed first.
    • Mechanic Falls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • West Poland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Poland
      • West Poland is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Poland <1>
    • West Minot
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
      • West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
    • Poland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
      • Poland is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <1>
    • Moussam
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
      • Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
    • Chase Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • East Poland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
      • East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
    • Minot
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
      • Minot is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
    • North Auburn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Auburn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
      • North Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
    • West Auburn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Auburn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
      • West Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
    • Turner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slab City, with the one closest to Slab City listed first.
    • West Bridgton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
      • West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
    • Harrison
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Harrison is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <1>
    • North Bridgton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Bridgton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgton
      • North Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Bridgton <1>
    • Bridgton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgton
      • Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,509 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgton <1>
    • Sandy Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
      • Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
    • Otisfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otisfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
      • Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
    • South Bridgton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
      • South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
    • Cobb Cove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
      • Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
    • Naples
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <1>
    • Casco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
      • Casco is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,940 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casco <1>
    • Sebago
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <1>
    • Baldwin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • South Casco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Casco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Casco
      • South Casco is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Casco <1>
  • York County
    • Cornish
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Carroll County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slab City, with the one closest to Slab City listed first.
    • Chatham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
      • Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <1>
    • South Chatham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Chatham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
      • South Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
    • Kearsarge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
      • Kearsarge is located in Carroll County (NH)
    • Intervale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale
      • Intervale is located in Carroll County (NH)
    • North Conway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jackson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 866 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <1>
    • Center Conway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jericho
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
      • Jericho is located in Carroll County (NH)
    • Hale's Location
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hale's Location have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale's Location
      • Hale's Location is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Conway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
      • Conway is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <1>
    • Eaton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • 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 <1>
    • Bartlett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
      • Bartlett is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,814 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <1>
    • Harts Location
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harts Location have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Location
      • Harts Location is located in Carroll County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harts Location <1>
  • Coos County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Slab City, with the one closest to Slab City listed first.
    • Beans Purchase
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beans Purchase have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
      • Beans Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Shelburne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Martins Location
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Location have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Location
      • Martins Location is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Glen House
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen House. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
      • Glen House is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Greens Grant
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Grant
      • Greens Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
    • Gorham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
      • Gorham is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,593 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <1>
    • Pinkhams Grant
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinkhams Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkhams Grant
      • Pinkhams Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
    • Upper Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
      • Upper Village is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Sargents Purchase
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sargents Purchase have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents Purchase
      • Sargents Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Thompson and Meserves Purchase
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson and Meserves Purchase have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson and Meserves Purchase
      • Thompson and Meserves Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Berlin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <1>
    • Cutts Grant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutts Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutts Grant
      • Cutts Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Hadleys Purchase
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadleys Purchase have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadleys Purchase
      • Hadleys Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)

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

Cemeteries Near Slab City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Slab City.

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

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

  • Stearns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stearns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stearns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lord Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brackett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brackett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brackett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fox Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stevens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Emerson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emerson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bemis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bemis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bemis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Webber Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webber Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Haskell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haskell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haskell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (318 more) ...
    • Eastman / Charles Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Center Chatham Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wiley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiley 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>

While we didn't find Slab City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Slab City.

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

  • North Lovell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Lovell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lovell
    • North Lovell is located in Oxford County
  • Center Lovell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • East Stoneham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Stoneham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stoneham
    • East Stoneham is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Stoneham <1>
  • Lynchville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchville
    • Lynchville is located in Oxford County
  • Sweden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sweden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
    • Sweden is located in Oxford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
  • North Waterford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Stow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
    • Stow is located in Oxford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stow <1>
  • Lovell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Chatham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
    • Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <1>
  • Waterford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
    • Waterford is located in Oxford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
    • Waterford has also been known as:
    • Sweats Island
    • Sweet Island
    • Swetts Island
    • Waterford Flat
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <1>
  • North Chatham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chatham
    • North Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
  • North Fryeburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Fryeburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fryeburg
    • North Fryeburg is located in Oxford County
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    • South Waterford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • East Waterford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waterford
      • East Waterford is located in Oxford County
    • South Chatham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Chatham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
      • South Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)

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

Newspapers Published in Slab City ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Slab City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Slab City, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Slab City.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Slab City:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Slab City. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 Slab City, 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 from Point A (ie- Slab City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Slab City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2112, Longitude: -70.8687       In this case, the coordinates for Slab City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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