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 Stricklands (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 Stricklands. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Stricklands 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 Stricklands. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stricklands:
- Androscoggin County (The home county of Stricklands)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stricklands, with the one closest to Stricklands listed first.
- East Livermore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
- North Leeds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- South Livermore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
- Leeds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Howes Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
- Livermore
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Turner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
- Shy Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
- North Livermore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
- Livermore Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Curtis Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Curtis Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
- Turner Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Turner Center is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Center
- Turner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stricklands, with the one closest to Stricklands listed first.
- Cobb Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
- Shaker Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Otisfield
(28 miles [45.1 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
- New Gloucester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- North Pownal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stricklands, with the one closest to Stricklands listed first.
- Chisholm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chisholm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Jay
(9 miles [14.5 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
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- North Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- Dryden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dryden is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- North Chesterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
- Wilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- East Dixfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
- East Wilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- East Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
- Farmington Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Sharon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- West Farmington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- West Farmington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farmington
- Farmington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stricklands, with the one closest to Stricklands listed first.
- Wayne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Wayne
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Wayne is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wayne
- Fayette
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Fayette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Fayette is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayette
- Kents Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Readfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Monmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maranacook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Maranacook is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maranacook
- Winthrop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Locks Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Locks Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Corner
- Monmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winthrop Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winthrop Center is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Center
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stricklands, with the one closest to Stricklands listed first.
- Dresden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Dresden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- North Whitefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- Hatchs Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- Whitefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coopers Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stricklands, with the one closest to Stricklands listed first.
- Canton
(9 miles [14.5 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Canton Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Canton Point is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Point
- Hartford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hartford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- East Sumner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- East Sumner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
- Buckfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sumner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Peru
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dickvale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dickvale is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
- West Peru
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- West Peru is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peru
- Dixfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Paris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stricklands, with the one closest to Stricklands listed first.
- Richmond Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Bowdoin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Bowdoin Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Richmond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdoinham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harwards
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Pejepscot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Stricklands, with the one closest to Stricklands listed first.
- Mercer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Smithfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Starks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Starks is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Norridgewock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stricklands, see our County-by-County Page for Stricklands.
Cemeteries Near Stricklands ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stricklands.
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 Stricklands - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stricklands covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stricklands, with the one closest to Stricklands listed first.
- River Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gibbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waters Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shuy Yard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Leeds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Leeds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Leeds Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (405 more) ...
- Noyes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Alden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Stricklands in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stricklands.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stricklands, with the one closest to Stricklands listed first.
- North Leeds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- East Livermore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
- Livermore Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Livermore Center is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore Center
- South Livermore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
- Howes Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
- Leeds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Wayne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Corner
- North Turner
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
- West Leeds
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leeds
- North Wayne
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Wayne is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wayne
- Fayette
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Livermore
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Fayette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Fayette is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayette
- North Livermore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stricklands. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stricklands.
Newspapers Published in Stricklands ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stricklands.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stricklands, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stricklands.
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 helpful 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 Stricklands:
- 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> | 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 Stricklands, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Stricklands) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |