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 Sodom (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 Sodom. 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 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.
Sodom 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 Sodom. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sodom:
- Oxford County (The home county of Sodom)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sodom, with the one closest to Sodom listed first.
- North Norway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Norway is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norway
- Norway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Waterford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Waterford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Waterford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- 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 Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Waterford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paris is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
- East Otisfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spurrs Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- Sweden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sweden is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- West Paris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sodom, with the one closest to Sodom listed first.
- Mechanic Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Minot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
- Poland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Poland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Minot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- Moussam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- Chase Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
- North Auburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- North Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- West Auburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- West Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
- East Poland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Turner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Littlefield Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Auburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sodom, with the one closest to Sodom listed first.
- Harrison
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Bridgton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Otisfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Bridgton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cobb Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
- Sandy Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- West Bridgton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
- Casco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Naples
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- South Bridgton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- Crescent Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Shaker Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- South Casco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sodom, with the one closest to Sodom listed first.
- Chisholm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chisholm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Jay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sodom, with the one closest to Sodom listed first.
- Monmouth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Monmouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wayne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sodom, with the one closest to Sodom listed first.
- Cornish
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Limington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sodom, with the one closest to Sodom listed first.
- Chatham
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- South Chatham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- South Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chatham
- Center Conway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kearsarge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kearsarge is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- North Conway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Intervale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Intervale is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intervale
- Conway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Eaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hale's Location
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hale's Location is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale's Location
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Jericho
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jericho is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Coos County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sodom, with the one closest to Sodom listed first.
- Shelburne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Purchase
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Beans Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
- Gorham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glen House
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Glen House is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
- Greens Grant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Greens Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
- Martins Location
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Martins Location is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Location
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sodom, see our County-by-County Page for Sodom.
Cemeteries Near Sodom ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sodom.
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 Sodom - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sodom covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sodom, with the one closest to Sodom listed first.
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Noyes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Deer Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodsum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Finnish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ryefield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Elm Vale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pikes Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barnard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Willard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (421 more) ...
- Merrill Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Webber Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Sodom in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sodom.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sodom, with the one closest to Sodom listed first.
- Norway Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Norway Lake is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Lake
- East Waterford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Waterford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waterford
- South Waterford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Norway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Norway is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norway
- Norway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Waterford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- 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>
- Harrison
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bolsters Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bolsters Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolsters Mills
- North Bridgton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Otisfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Oxford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- North Waterford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Otisfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paris is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sodom. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sodom.
Newspapers Published in Sodom ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sodom.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sodom, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sodom.
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 either 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 Sodom:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Oxford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Kennebec County
- York County
- Carroll 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 Sodom, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sodom) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |