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 Buxton (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 Buxton. 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 Buxton ...
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 Buxton: S. Buxton
You might be interested in other communities that are also named South Buxton. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Buxton.
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 northeast 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 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 east 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 Buxton is primarily located in Cumberland County. A portion of South Buxton extends into York 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 Cumberland County: Androscoggin, Oxford, Sagadahoc & York.
Below are the counties that are near South Buxton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Buxton:
- Cumberland County (The home county of South Buxton)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Buxton, with the one closest to South Buxton listed first.
- North Scarborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
- Gorham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Scarborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scarborough
- Danish Village ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Danish Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Village
- Lone Creek Village ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lone Creek Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Creek Village
- Westbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scarborough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stroudwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stroudwater is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudwater
- South Windham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
- Sagamore Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sagamore Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Village
- Standish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Beach is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Buxton, with the one closest to South Buxton listed first.
- West Poland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Danville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Durham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Buxton, with the one closest to South Buxton listed first.
- Durgintown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- East Hiram
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Rankins Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- Hiram
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kezar Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Porter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Porter is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- Denmark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Denmark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- Spurrs Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- Brownfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Brownfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Buxton, with the one closest to South Buxton listed first.
- Buxton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buxton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
- Bar Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hollis Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chicopee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- Kimbles Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
- Clarks Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Dayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,807 people
- Biddeford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Old Orchard Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Hollis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hollis
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Buxton, with the one closest to South Buxton listed first.
- South Effingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Woodman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Woodman is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- East Wakefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wakefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Effingham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brookfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brookfield is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Freedom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Strafford County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Buxton, with the one closest to South Buxton listed first.
- Milton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milton is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <1>
- East Rochester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- North Rochester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Buxton, see our County-by-County Page for South Buxton.
Cemeteries Near South Buxton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Buxton.
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 Buxton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Buxton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Buxton, with the one closest to South Buxton listed first.
- South Buston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Buston Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the South Buston Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bar Mills.
- The South Buston Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tory Hill Cemetery
- Tory Hill Meeting House Yard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980911 <2>
- South Gorham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nonesuch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eastern Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Scarboro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ft. Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Flanders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Conant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (288 more) ...
- Meeting House Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Street Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Temple Beth El Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Beth El Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Temple Beth El Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Portland.
- The Temple Beth El Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Beth El Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2342716 <2>
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that South Buxton had a population of 23 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Buxton, with the one closest to South Buxton listed first.
- Bar Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Groveville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Groveville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveville
- Buxton Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buxton Center is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton Center
- North Scarborough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
- Gorham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hollis Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Scarborough
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scarborough
- West Gorham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Gorham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gorham
- Clarks Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Mills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mills
- Chicopee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- West Buxton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Mills
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Westbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hollis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,807 people
- South Hollis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Hollis is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hollis
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Buxton. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Buxton.
Newspapers Published in South Buxton ...
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 264 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Buxton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Buxton, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Buxton.
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 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 South Buxton:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Oxford County
- York County
- Carroll County
- Strafford 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 South Buxton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- South Buxton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |