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 Leeds (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 Leeds. 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 Leeds ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Leeds: S. Leeds
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
South Leeds is located in Androscoggin 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 Androscoggin County: Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford & Sagadahoc.
Below are the counties that are near South Leeds. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Leeds:
- Androscoggin County (The home county of South Leeds)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Leeds, with the one closest to South Leeds listed first.
- Curtis Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
- Leeds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <1>
- Greene
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leeds Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Junction
- Turner Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Turner Center is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Center
- Greene Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greene Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Corner
- Wales Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wales Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales Corner
- North Leeds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Howes Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
- Foggs Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Foggs Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foggs Corner
- Nason Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nason Beach is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Beach
- Turner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Leeds, with the one closest to South Leeds listed first.
- New Gloucester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Shaker Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- North Pownal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
- Cobb Cove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
- Otisfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Brunswick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pownal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Casco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Dry Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
- East Gray
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- East Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gray
- Harding
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harding is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Leeds, with the one closest to South Leeds listed first.
- Chisholm
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chisholm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Jay
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Chesterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- North Jay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- North Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- Dryden
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dryden is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- East Dixfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
- North Chesterville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
- Wilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Wilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
- Farmington Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Sharon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Farmington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Leeds, with the one closest to South Leeds listed first.
- Monmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Monmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Monmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- Wayne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Winthrop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Monmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- North Wayne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Wayne is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wayne
- Purgatory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
- Winthrop Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Winthrop Center is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Center
- Maranacook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maranacook is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maranacook
- Batchelders Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- Fayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Leeds, with the one closest to South Leeds listed first.
- Dresden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Dresden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- Hatchs Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- Whitefield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Head Tide
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Head Tide is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Tide
- North Whitefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- Alna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Coopers Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wiscasset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Newcastle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newcastle
- Westport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 732 people
- Former name for Westport:
- Westport Island
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Leeds, with the one closest to South Leeds listed first.
- Buckfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hartford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- East Sumner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Sumner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
- Hebron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Canton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Canton is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
- Gilbertville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Canton Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canton Point is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Point
- Sumner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paris
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Paris is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
- Oxford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- South Paris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Norway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Leeds, with the one closest to South Leeds listed first.
- Bowdoin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Richmond Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Bowdoin Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Richmond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdoinham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pejepscot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Harwards
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Topsham
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Days Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Bath
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woolwich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Murphys Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Murphys Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Leeds, with the one closest to South Leeds listed first.
- Smithfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Leeds, see our County-by-County Page for South Leeds.
Cemeteries Near South Leeds ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Leeds.
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 Leeds - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Leeds covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Leeds, with the one closest to South Leeds listed first.
- Leeds Plain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sylvester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Keenes Corner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kimball Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Leeds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Leeds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Leeds Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- River Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Keens Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Upper Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (439 more) ...
- Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Greene.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90649 <2>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Greene.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89991 <2>
- Old Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Greene.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2284795 <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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, South Leeds had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Leeds, with the one closest to South Leeds listed first.
- Curtis Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
- West Leeds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leeds
- Leeds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <1>
- Greene
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leeds Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Junction
- Monmouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Turner Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Turner Center is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Center
- South Turner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Turner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Turner
- Greene Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greene Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Corner
- North Monmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Leeds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Howes Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Turner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Auburn Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn Plains is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Plains
- Wales
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wales is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Leeds. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Leeds.
Newspapers Published in South Leeds ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Leeds.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Leeds, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Leeds.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Leeds:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Androscoggin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Kennebec County
- Lincoln County
- Oxford County
- Sagadahoc County
- Somerset 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Leeds) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Leeds, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |