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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 Strong (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 Strong. 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.

Strong is located in Franklin County.

To see how the shape of Maine's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Androscoggin, Kennebec, Oxford & Somerset.

Below are the counties that are near Strong. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Strong:

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Strong)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strong, with the one closest to Strong listed first.
    • South Strong
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Avon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
    • New Vineyard
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Phillips
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Fairbanks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Industry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Industry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
      • Industry is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
    • Temple
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
      • Temple is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Kingfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • East Madrid
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Madrid. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madrid
      • East Madrid is located in Franklin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to East Madrid
      • From Strong to East Madrid
    • Farmington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • West Farmington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farmington
      • West Farmington is located in Franklin County
    • Perkin's Plantation ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Madrid
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Androscoggin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strong, with the one closest to Strong listed first.
    • Livermore Falls
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Shy Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • North Livermore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • East Livermore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
      • East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
    • Livermore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
      • Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <3>
    • South Livermore
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strong, with the one closest to Strong listed first.
    • Vienna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rome
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Rome is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <3>
    • Mount Vernon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • North Fayette
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Belgrade Lakes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Locks Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • North Belgrade
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Fayette
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Kents Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kents Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Hill
      • Kents Hill is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kents Hill <3>
    • Oakland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <3>
  • Oxford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strong, with the one closest to Strong listed first.
    • Roxbury
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Byron
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Dixfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Peru
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peru. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Peru is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,509 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <3>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Peru
      • From Strong to Peru
    • Canton Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Mexico
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mexico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
      • Mexico is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,635 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <3>
    • Rumford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • West Peru
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilbertville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • South Rumford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Canton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Canton is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
    • Dickvale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dickvale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
      • Dickvale is located in Oxford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dickvale
      • From Strong to Dickvale
    • East Andover
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
      • East Andover is located in Oxford County
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strong, with the one closest to Strong listed first.
    • New Portland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • East New Portland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Starks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
      • Starks is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
    • Anson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Madison
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <3>
    • North Anson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Anson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anson
      • North Anson is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Anson <3>
    • Mercer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Barron Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Embden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Embden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
      • Embden is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
    • Solon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
      • Solon is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <3>
    • Highland Plantation
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Plantation
      • Highland Plantation is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • East Madison
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Norridgewock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norridgewock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norridgewock
      • Norridgewock is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,227 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norridgewock <3>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Strong, see our County-by-County Page for Strong.

Cemeteries Near Strong ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Strong.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Strong covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Strong, with the one closest to Strong listed first.

  • Strong Town Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strong Town Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strong Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Avon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Avon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hardy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Staples Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Staples Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Staples Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gay Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Phillips - Maine Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips - Maine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips - Maine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Intervale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Intervale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Intervale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (150 more) ...
    • Village Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Village Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Savage Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Savage Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Savage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Center Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Strong had a population of 600 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Strong had a population of 1,152 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Strong, with the one closest to Strong listed first.

  • South Strong
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • New Vineyard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Phillips
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fairbanks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Salem
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Franklin County
  • New Portland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Allens Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allens Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
    • Allens Mills is located in Franklin County
  • Farmington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Kingfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • East Madrid
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Madrid. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madrid
    • East Madrid is located in Franklin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to East Madrid
    • From Strong to East Madrid
  • East New Portland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Weld
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • North New Portland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North New Portland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North New Portland
      • North New Portland is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North New Portland <3>
    • Madrid
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • East Wilton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
      • East Wilton is located in Franklin County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Strong. See our List of 1890's Communities around Strong.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Strong ...

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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Strong.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Strong. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Strong and those printed in the larger area surrounding Strong.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5> of Strong.

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 Strong:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Strong. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Strong, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Strong) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Strong. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8074, Longitude: -70.2206    









 

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