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 Vassalboro (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 Vassalboro. 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 Vassalboro ...
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 Vassalboro: S. Vassalboro
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 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 Vassalboro is located in Kennebec 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 Kennebec County: Androscoggin, Franklin, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Somerset & Waldo.
Below are the counties that are near South Vassalboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Vassalboro:
- Kennebec County (The home county of South Vassalboro)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Vassalboro, with the one closest to South Vassalboro listed first.
- South China
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Windsor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
- East Vassalboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
- Vassalboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sidney
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sidney is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,543 people
- North Vassalboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
- Branch Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
- South Windsor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
- China
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Augusta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chelsea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belgrade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Vassalboro, with the one closest to South Vassalboro listed first.
- Curtis Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Curtis Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
- Leeds
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- 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>
- North Leeds
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Leeds Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Junction
- Wales Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wales Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales Corner
- Wales
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wales is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
- East Livermore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
- Livermore Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shy Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
- Greene
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nason Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nason Beach is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Beach
- North Livermore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
- South Livermore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Vassalboro, with the one closest to South Vassalboro listed first.
- Chesterville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- New Sharon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Chesterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
- Chisholm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Chisholm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Jay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Vassalboro, with the one closest to South Vassalboro listed first.
- Razorville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Washington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burkettville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Globe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Lucas Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- Stickney Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
- West Appleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Appleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- South Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Warren Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Warren Station is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
- Warren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Vassalboro, with the one closest to South Vassalboro listed first.
- Somerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Coopers Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Whitefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- Whitefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flanders Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
- Head Tide
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Head Tide is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Tide
- Alna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dresden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- North Newcastle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newcastle
- Davis Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
- Harrington Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
- Nobleboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Penobscot County
- Dixmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Vassalboro, with the one closest to South Vassalboro listed first.
- Richmond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Harwards
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Bowdoin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Bowdoin Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Bowdoinham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Vassalboro, with the one closest to South Vassalboro listed first.
- Fairfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shawmut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shawmut is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Nyes Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nyes Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyes Corner
- Smithfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hinckley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hinckley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Norridgewock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mercer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Canaan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Skowhegan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pittsfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Starks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Starks is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Vassalboro, with the one closest to South Vassalboro listed first.
- Palermo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Palermo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Palermo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Montville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- South Montville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- South Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
- West Searsmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
- Freedom
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Searsmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Unity
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Slab City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Slab City is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Knox
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Knox is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Thorndike
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winnecook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winnecook is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Vassalboro, see our County-by-County Page for South Vassalboro.
Cemeteries Near South Vassalboro ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Vassalboro.
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 Vassalboro - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Vassalboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Vassalboro, with the one closest to South Vassalboro listed first.
- Fowler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dyer Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chadwick Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Haskell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dirigo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dudley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- China Neck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bolton Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor Neck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (376 more) ...
- Deer Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Goddard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Reynold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Vassalboro had a population of 25 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Vassalboro, with the one closest to South Vassalboro listed first.
- South China
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Windsor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Windsor
- North Windsor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
- Weeks Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weeks Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeks Mills
- East Vassalboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
- Riverside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Windsor
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Vassalboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sidney
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sidney is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,543 people
- North Sidney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Sidney is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sidney
- North Vassalboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
- South Windsor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Palermo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Somerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- China
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Vassalboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Vassalboro.
Newspapers Published in South Vassalboro ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Vassalboro.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Vassalboro, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Vassalboro.
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 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 Vassalboro:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Kennebec County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Franklin County
- Knox County
- Lincoln County
- Penobscot County
- Sagadahoc County
- Somerset County
- Waldo 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 Vassalboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- South Vassalboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |