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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 Sweden (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 Sweden. 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 hospitals and 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.

Sweden is located in Oxford 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 Oxford County: Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, York, Carroll (NH) & Coos (NH).

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

  • Oxford County     (The home county of Sweden)
  • Androscoggin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sweden, with the one closest to Sweden listed first.
    • West Poland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Poland
      • West Poland is located in Androscoggin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Poland <1>
    • Mechanic Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Poland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
      • Poland is located in Androscoggin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poland <1>
    • West Minot
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Moussam
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • East Poland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Poland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
      • East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
    • Minot
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • North Auburn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Auburn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
      • North Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to North Auburn
      • From Sweden to North Auburn
    • West Auburn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Auburn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
      • West Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to West Auburn
      • From Sweden to West Auburn
    • Chase Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chase Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
      • Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chase Mills
      • From Sweden to Chase Mills
    • Littlefield Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Auburn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Danville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
      • Danville is located in Androscoggin County
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sweden, with the one closest to Sweden listed first.
    • West Bridgton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Harrison
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Harrison is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <1>
    • North Bridgton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bridgton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgton
      • Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,509 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgton <1>
    • Sandy Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sandy Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
      • Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sandy Creek
      • From Sweden to Sandy Creek
    • South Bridgton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Otisfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otisfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
      • Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
    • Cobb Cove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Naples
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Casco
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
      • Casco is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,940 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casco <1>
    • Sebago
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebago have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebago
      • Sebago is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,844 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebago <1>
    • Baldwin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
      • Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
    • West Baldwin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baldwin
      • West Baldwin is located in Cumberland County
  • York County
  • Carroll County (NH)
  • Coos County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sweden, with the one closest to Sweden listed first.
    • Beans Purchase
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beans Purchase have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Purchase
      • Beans Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Shelburne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne
      • Shelburne is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelburne <1>
    • Glen House
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen House. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen House
      • Glen House is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glen House
      • From Sweden to Glen House
    • Greens Grant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Grant
      • Greens Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
    • Pinkhams Grant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinkhams Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkhams Grant
      • Pinkhams Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
    • Martins Location
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Location have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Location
      • Martins Location is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Sargents Purchase
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sargents Purchase have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents Purchase
      • Sargents Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Gorham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hadleys Purchase
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadleys Purchase have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadleys Purchase
      • Hadleys Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Upper Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Village
      • Upper Village is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Cutts Grant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutts Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutts Grant
      • Cutts Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Thompson and Meserves Purchase
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson and Meserves Purchase have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson and Meserves Purchase
      • Thompson and Meserves Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)
    • Chandlers Purchase
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chandlers Purchase have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlers Purchase
      • Chandlers Purchase is located in Coos County (NH)

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

Cemeteries Near Sweden ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sweden.

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 Sweden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Webber Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webber Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stevens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Flint Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flint Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flint Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Haskell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haskell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haskell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brackett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brackett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brackett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gammay Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gammay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gammay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Black Mtn. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Mtn. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Libby Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Libby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Libby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mills Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ingalls Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ingalls Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ingalls Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sawyer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sawyer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sawyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (361 more) ...
    • Wiley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Smart Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Emerson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sweden had a population of 96 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Sweden had a population of 413 people.

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

  • Lovell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • West Bridgton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • South Waterford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Waterford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Center Lovell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • North Bridgton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Harrison is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <1>
  • North Waterford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • East Fryeburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • East Stoneham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Stoneham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stoneham
    • East Stoneham is located in Oxford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Stoneham <1>
  • Bridgton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgton
    • Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,509 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgton <1>
  • Lynchville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchville
    • Lynchville is located in Oxford County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Fryeburg Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • North Lovell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Lovell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lovell
      • North Lovell is located in Oxford County
    • East Waterford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Waterford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waterford
      • East Waterford is located in Oxford County

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

Newspapers Published in Sweden ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sweden.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sweden, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sweden.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Sweden:

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

The official website for Oxford County: www.oxfordcounty.org/

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

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 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>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Sweden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Sweden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sweden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1356, Longitude: -70.8091       In this case, the coordinates for Sweden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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