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 Parsonsfield (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 Parsonsfield. 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 Parsonsfield ...
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 Parsonsfield: S. Parsonsfield
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 and hospitals 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 Parsonsfield is located in 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 York County: Cumberland, Oxford, Carroll (NH), Rockingham (NH) & Strafford (NH).
Below are the counties that are near South Parsonsfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Parsonsfield:
- York County (The home county of South Parsonsfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Parsonsfield, with the one closest to South Parsonsfield listed first.
- Parsonsfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Parsonsfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
- West Newfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Parsonsfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
- Newfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mee Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mee Corners is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mee Corners
- Stevens Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stevens Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
- South Effingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- South Effingham is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Effingham
- Limerick
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sprague City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sprague City is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague City
- North Shapleigh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Shapleigh is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shapleigh
- Cornish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Parsonsfield, with the one closest to South Parsonsfield listed first.
- West Baldwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
- Baldwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
- Steep Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Standish
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sebago
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sebago Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sebago Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake
- Frye Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Frye Island is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Gorham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- South Bridgton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- Newhall
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Newhall is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- North Gorham
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Gorham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gorham
- Naples
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Parsonsfield, with the one closest to South Parsonsfield listed first.
- Kezar Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Porter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Porter is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
- Durgintown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- East Hiram
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Hiram
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rankins Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- Brownfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Merrill Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
- East Brownfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Denmark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East Denmark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- Fryeburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Belknap County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Parsonsfield, with the one closest to South Parsonsfield listed first.
- Alton Bay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Alton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Alton is located in Belknap County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
- Alton
(23 miles [37 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>
- Spring Haven
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Haven is located in Belknap County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
- Samoset
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Samoset is located in Belknap County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
- Glendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Glendale is located in Belknap County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Center Harbor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gilford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Interlaken Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Interlaken Park is located in Belknap County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken Park
- Laconia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meredith
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Parsonsfield, with the one closest to South Parsonsfield listed first.
- South Effingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodman is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- Effingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Wakefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wakefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ossipee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brookfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brookfield is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Chickville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chickville is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickville
- North Wolfeboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolfeboro
- East Madison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Madison is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
- Fernald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fernald is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- Strafford County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Parsonsfield, with the one closest to South Parsonsfield listed first.
- Middleton
(17 miles [27.4 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
(20 miles [32.2 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>
- Farmington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- North Rochester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- North Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- Davis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Davis is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- New Durham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Place
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Place is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- East Rochester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- East Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Dexter Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
- Rochester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Strafford Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
- Strafford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Parsonsfield, see our County-by-County Page for South Parsonsfield.
Cemeteries Near South Parsonsfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Parsonsfield.
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 Parsonsfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Parsonsfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Parsonsfield, with the one closest to South Parsonsfield listed first.
- North Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Reed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sweat Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eastman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elliot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Collomy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leavitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Merrill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Leavitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (356 more) ...
- Day Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Guptill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pendexter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 in 1895, South Parsonsfield had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Parsonsfield, with the one closest to South Parsonsfield listed first.
- Maplewood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Maplewood is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Parsonsfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Newfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Parsonsfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
- North Parsonsfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Parsonsfield
- Newfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Effingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodman is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- Limerick
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Shapleigh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Shapleigh is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shapleigh
- Effingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Center Effingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Center Effingham is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Effingham
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- East Wakefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wakefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Porter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Porter is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Parsonsfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Parsonsfield.
Newspapers Published in South Parsonsfield ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Parsonsfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Parsonsfield, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Parsonsfield.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Parsonsfield:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Oxford County
- Belknap 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 Parsonsfield, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Parsonsfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |