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 South Arm (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 South Arm. 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 South Arm ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Arm: S. Arm
You might be interested in other communities that are also named South Arm. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Arm.
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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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.
South Arm 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 South Arm. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Arm:
- Oxford County (The home county of South Arm)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Arm, with the one closest to South Arm listed first.
- Middle Dam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Dam is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Dam
- Upper Dam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Upper Dam is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Dam
- Magalloway Plantation
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Magalloway Plantation is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magalloway Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Andover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Upton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Byron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Byron is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- East Andover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Andover is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
- South Andover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Andover is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Andover
- Roxbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Newry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- North Newry is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newry
- Lincoln Plantation
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Plantation is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Wilsons Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsons Mills is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Mills
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Arm, with the one closest to South Arm listed first.
- Bemis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bemis is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Oquossoc
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mountainview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mountainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview
- Rangeley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy River Plantation
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy River Plantation is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Madrid
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Carthage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carthage is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- Weld
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dallas Plantation
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dallas Plantation is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Berry Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berry Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Mills
- Davis Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Davis Town is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Town
- Perkin's Plantation ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Perkin's Plantation is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkin's Plantation
- Coos County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Arm, with the one closest to South Arm listed first.
- Errol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Second College Grant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Second College Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second College Grant
- Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dixs Grant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dixs Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixs Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
- Dummer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Milan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Milan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Milan is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milan
- Dixville Notch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dixville Notch is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixville Notch
- Ervings Location
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ervings Location is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ervings Location
- Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shelburne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Percy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Percy is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Arm, see our County-by-County Page for South Arm.
Cemeteries Near South Arm ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Arm.
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 South Arm - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Arm covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Arm, with the one closest to South Arm listed first.
- Stockbridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Andover Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Byron Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farmers Hill Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pineview Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Upper West Ellis Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Frye Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Powers Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lower West Ellis Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Ellis Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glover Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (71 more) ...
- Mountain View Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rangeley Village Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sunday River Cemetery
(18 miles [29 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 South Arm in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Arm.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Arm, with the one closest to South Arm listed first.
- Middle Dam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Dam is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Dam
- Upton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Andover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bemis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bemis is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Byron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Byron is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- South Andover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Andover is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Andover
- Roxbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Newry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- North Newry is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newry
- Errol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Frye
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frye is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye
- Wilsons Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsons Mills is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Mills
- Rangeley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Newry
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hanover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rumford Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Arm. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Arm.
Newspapers Published in South Arm ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Arm.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Arm, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Arm.
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 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 South Arm:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Oxford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin 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 South Arm, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Arm) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |