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 Hiram (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 Hiram. 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 Hiram ...
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 Hiram: S. Hiram
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 and hospitals 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.
South Hiram 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 Hiram. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Hiram:
- Oxford County (The home county of South Hiram)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hiram, with the one closest to South Hiram listed first.
- Kezar Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Durgintown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- Porter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Porter is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- Hiram
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Hiram
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Rankins Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- Brownfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Merrill Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
- East Brownfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Denmark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- East Denmark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- Fryeburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hiram, with the one closest to South Hiram listed first.
- West Poland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Poland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hiram, with the one closest to South Hiram listed first.
- West Baldwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
- Baldwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Steep Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sebago
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Bridgton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- Sandy Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Sebago Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sebago Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake
- Standish
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- West Bridgton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
- Naples
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frye Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Frye Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Bridgton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hiram, with the one closest to South Hiram listed first.
- Cornish
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Parsonsfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
- East Parsonsfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
- Parsonsfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Limerick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Effingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Effingham is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Effingham
- Limington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Limington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- Newfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stevens Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stevens Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
- West Newfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- South Limington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Limington
- Belknap County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hiram, with the one closest to South Hiram listed first.
- Samoset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Samoset is located in Belknap County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
- Spring Haven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Haven is located in Belknap County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
- West Alton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Alton is located in Belknap County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
- Alton Bay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Center Harbor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Alton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alton is located in Belknap County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <1>
- Glendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale is located in Belknap County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hiram, with the one closest to South Hiram listed first.
- Effingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Effingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Madison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- East Madison is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
- Woodman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodman is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ossipee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Center Conway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chickville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chickville is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickville
- East Wakefield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ossipee Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ossipee Valley is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee Valley
- Grafton County (NH)
- Waterville Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Strafford County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Hiram, with the one closest to South Hiram listed first.
- Middleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- Milton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- 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>
- New Durham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Rochester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- Davis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Davis is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Hiram, see our County-by-County Page for South Hiram.
Cemeteries Near South Hiram ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Hiram.
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 Hiram - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Hiram covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Hiram, with the one closest to South Hiram listed first.
- Kezar Falls Burial Ground
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gerrish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Edgecomb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stanley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wadsworth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Libby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- French Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kezar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kezar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Trueworthy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Collomy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Edgecomb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (337 more) ...
- Barker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Durgin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that South Hiram had a population of 153 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Hiram, with the one closest to South Hiram listed first.
- Kezar Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Porter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Porter is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- Cornish
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Parsonsfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
- East Freedom
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Freedom is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freedom
- East Parsonsfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
- West Baldwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
- Hiram
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Effingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parsonsfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rankins Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- East Hiram
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Freedom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brownfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Center Effingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Center Effingham is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Effingham
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Hiram. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Hiram.
Newspapers Published in South Hiram ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Hiram.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Hiram, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Hiram.
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 South Hiram:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Oxford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland County
- York County
- Belknap County
- Carroll County
- Grafton 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 Hiram, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Hiram) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |