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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 Mill (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 Mill. 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 Sprague Mill ...
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 Sprague Mill: Sprague Ml. (or less commonly used: Sprague Mll.)
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Sprague Mill 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 Sprague Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sprague Mill:
- Androscoggin County (The home county of Sprague Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sprague Mill, with the one closest to Sprague Mill listed first.
- Leeds Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Leeds Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Junction
- Greene
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wales Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wales Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales Corner
- Nason Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Nason Beach is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Beach
- Greene Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greene Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Corner
- Wales
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Foggs Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Foggs Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foggs Corner
- Curtis Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Curtis Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
- Drinkwater Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
- Sabattus
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Leeds
(7 miles [11.3 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>
- Turner Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Turner Center is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Center
- North Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sprague Mill, with the one closest to Sprague Mill listed first.
- New Gloucester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Pownal
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
- Shaker Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Brunswick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cobb Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
- Pownal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- East Gray
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- East Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gray
- Harding
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harding is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Crescent Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Dry Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
- Otisfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Bunganuc Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bunganuc Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunganuc Landing
- Casco
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sprague Mill, with the one closest to Sprague Mill listed first.
- Chisholm
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Chisholm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Jay
(22 miles [35.4 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
(24 miles [38.6 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- North Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- Dryden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dryden is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- East Dixfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
- North Chesterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
- Wilton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- East Wilton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
- Farmington Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sprague Mill, with the one closest to Sprague Mill listed first.
- Monmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Monmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- East Monmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- North Monmouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Batchelders Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- Litchfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Litchfield Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- Purgatory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
- Wayne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Winthrop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Gardiner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
- Winthrop Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Winthrop Center is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Center
- East Winthrop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sprague Mill, with the one closest to Sprague Mill listed first.
- South Dresden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- Dresden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hatchs Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- Whitefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Head Tide
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Head Tide is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Tide
- Wiscasset
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- 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
- North Newcastle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newcastle
- Westport
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Coopers Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Edgecomb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Edgecomb
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Edgecomb is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Edgecomb
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sprague Mill, with the one closest to Sprague Mill listed first.
- Buckfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hartford
(16 miles [25.7 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Sumner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
- Canton
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Oxford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Paris
(19 miles [30.6 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
- South Paris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gilbertville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Canton Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Canton Point is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Point
- Sumner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Otisfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Norway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sprague Mill, with the one closest to Sprague Mill listed first.
- Bowdoin
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Bowdoin Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Richmond Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Pejepscot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Bowdoinham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harwards
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Topsham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Days Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Bath
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woolwich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Bath
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Murphys Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Murphys Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sprague Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Sprague Mill.
Cemeteries Near Sprague Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sprague Mill.
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 Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sprague Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sprague Mill, with the one closest to Sprague Mill listed first.
- Moss Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- 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<2> to the southwest of Greene.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90649 <3>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- 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<2> to the southwest of Greene.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89991 <3>
- Old Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- 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<2> to the southwest of Greene.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2284795 <3>
- Pond Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Keenes Corner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peare Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds Plain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- River Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eaton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Golder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Wales Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (441 more) ...
- Monmouth Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kimball Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<4>
While we didn't find Sprague Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sprague Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sprague Mill, with the one closest to Sprague Mill listed first.
- Leeds Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Leeds Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Junction
- Greene
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greene Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greene Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Corner
- Wales
(3 miles [4.8 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
- South Leeds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Leeds
- East Wales
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Wales is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wales
- Auburn Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Auburn Plains is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Plains
- Sabattus
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Monmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Curtis Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
- East Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Auburn
- South Monmouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- South Turner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Turner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Turner
- Leeds
(7 miles [11.3 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>
- West Leeds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leeds
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sprague Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sprague Mill.
Newspapers Published in Sprague Mill ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sprague Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sprague Mill, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sprague Mill.
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 websites either 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 Mill:
- 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
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sprague Mill) 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 Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |