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 Sprague City (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 Sprague City. 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.
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 hospitals and 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.
Sprague City 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 Sprague City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sprague City:
- York County (The home county of Sprague City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sprague City, with the one closest to Sprague City listed first.
- Newfield
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- North Shapleigh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Shapleigh is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shapleigh
- Ross Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ross Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Corner
- Limerick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Newfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Waterboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lake Arrowhead
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Arrowhead is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
- Shapleigh
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mee Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mee Corners is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mee Corners
- Stevens Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stevens Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Corner
- East Parsonsfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
- Acton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sprague City, with the one closest to Sprague City listed first.
- West Baldwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
- Steep Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Standish
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sebago Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sebago Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago Lake
- Gorham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sebago
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Scarborough
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
- South Windham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- South Windham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
- Frye Island
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Newhall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newhall is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
- North Gorham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Gorham is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gorham
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sprague City, with the one closest to Sprague City listed first.
- Kezar Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kezar Falls is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kezar Falls
- Porter
(12 miles [19.3 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Durgintown is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgintown
- East Hiram
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- East Hiram is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hiram
- Hiram
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rankins Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rankins Mill is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Mill
- Brownfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Merrill Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Merrill Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Corner
- East Brownfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- East Brownfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brownfield
- Denmark
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- East Denmark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East Denmark is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Denmark
- Fryeburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Belknap County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sprague City, with the one closest to Sprague City listed first.
- Alton Bay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alton
(22 miles [35.4 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Spring Haven is located in Belknap County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Haven
- West Alton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Alton is located in Belknap County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
- Samoset
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Samoset is located in Belknap County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoset
- Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Glendale is located in Belknap County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Gilford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Barnstead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Gilmanton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Gilmanton is located in Belknap County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gilmanton
- Interlaken Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Interlaken Park is located in Belknap County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlaken Park
- Carroll County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sprague City, with the one closest to Sprague City listed first.
- Woodman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodman is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- South Effingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Wakefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wakefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Effingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- North Wolfeboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- North Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wolfeboro
- Ossipee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Freedom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fernald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fernald is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernald
- Wolfeboro Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wolfeboro Center is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfeboro Center
- Chickville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chickville is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickville
- Strafford County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sprague City, with the one closest to Sprague City listed first.
- Middleton
(15 miles [24.1 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
(16 miles [25.7 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>
- North Rochester
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- North Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Rochester
- Farmington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- East Rochester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- East Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rochester
- Davis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Davis is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- New Durham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Place
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Place is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Place
- Rochester
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dexter Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter Corner is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Corner
- Somersworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Somersworth is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
- Former names for Somersworth:
- Great Falls
- Summersworth
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <1>
- Strafford Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Strafford Corner is located in Strafford County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sprague City, see our County-by-County Page for Sprague City.
Cemeteries Near Sprague City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sprague City.
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 Sprague City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sprague City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sprague City, with the one closest to Sprague City listed first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Highland Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Day Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Guptill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pendexter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Eastman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woods Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woods Cemetery is located in the vicinity of East Wakefield (NH)
- The Woods Cemetery has also been known as:
- Perkins Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2572960 <3>
- Berry Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elliot Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (353 more) ...
- Collomy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Road Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
While we didn't find Sprague City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sprague City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sprague City, with the one closest to Sprague City listed first.
- Newfield
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- North Shapleigh
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Shapleigh is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shapleigh
- Ross Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ross Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Corner
- Limerick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- West Newfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shapleigh
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Waterboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Parsonsfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Parsonsfield
- Waterboro Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Waterboro Center is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterboro Center
- Acton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Parsonsfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Parsonsfield is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Parsonsfield
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Woodman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodman is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- South Acton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Acton is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Acton
- Waterboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sprague City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sprague City.
Newspapers Published in Sprague City ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sprague City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sprague City, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sprague City.
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 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 Sprague City:
- 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> | 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- Sprague City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Sprague City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |