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 West Sumner (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 West Sumner. 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 West Sumner ...
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 have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Sumner: W. Sumner
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
West Sumner 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 West Sumner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Sumner:
- Oxford County (The home county of West Sumner)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Sumner, with the one closest to West Sumner listed first.
- Sumner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sumner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Sumner is located in Oxford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <2>
- East Sumner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
- East Sumner is located in Oxford County
- Hartford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Buckfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckfield
- Buckfield is located in Oxford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckfield <2>
- West Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Paris
- West Paris is located in Oxford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Paris <2>
- Woodstock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Woodstock is located in Oxford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <2>
- Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Dickvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Canton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Gilbertville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gilbertville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
- Bryant Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Pond
- Bryant Pond is located in Oxford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryant Pond <2>
- North Woodstock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodstock
- North Woodstock is located in Oxford County
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Sumner, with the one closest to West Sumner listed first.
- Livermore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
- North Turner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
- North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
- Chase Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- 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.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Mills
- Chase Mills is located in Androscoggin County
- Howes Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Howes Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
- Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- South Livermore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Livermore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
- South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- North Livermore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Livermore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
- North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Turner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turner is located in Androscoggin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,878 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turner <2>
- Turner Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turner Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Center
- Turner Center is located in Androscoggin County
- West Minot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
- West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- East Livermore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
- East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Livermore Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore Falls
- Livermore Falls is located in Androscoggin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,179 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore Falls <2>
- North Auburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- 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.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- North Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Sumner, with the one closest to West Sumner listed first.
- Otisfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Cobb Cove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
- Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Harrison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
- North Bridgton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Bridgton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bridgton
- North Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Bridgton <2>
- Casco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
- Bridgton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
- Shaker Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
- Sandy Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- 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.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Sandy Creek is located in Cumberland County
- West Bridgton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Bridgton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgton
- West Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- Naples
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Naples is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,997 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <2>
- South Bridgton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Bridgton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bridgton
- South Bridgton is located in Cumberland County
- New Gloucester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Gloucester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gloucester
- New Gloucester is located in Cumberland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,880 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Gloucester <2>
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Sumner, with the one closest to West Sumner listed first.
- Chisholm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Jay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Jay is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <2>
- East Dixfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Dixfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixfield
- East Dixfield is located in Franklin County
- North Jay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Carthage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Berry Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Mills
- Berry Mills is located in Franklin County
- Dryden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- Dryden is located in Franklin County
- Wilton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,929 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <2>
- Perkin's Plantation ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perkin's Plantation. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkin's Plantation
- Perkin's Plantation is located in Franklin County
- East Wilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
- East Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Chesterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- North Chesterville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Chesterville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
- North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Sumner, with the one closest to West Sumner listed first.
- Wayne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Wayne is located in Kennebec County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <2>
- North Fayette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Fayette. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayette
- North Fayette is located in Kennebec County
- North Wayne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Wayne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wayne
- North Wayne is located in Kennebec County
- Fayette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
- Fayette is located in Kennebec County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <2>
- North Monmouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Monmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Monmouth
- North Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Monmouth <2>
- Kents Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kents Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
- Monmouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monmouth <2>
- Maranacook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maranacook
- Maranacook is located in Kennebec County
- Readfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readfield
- Readfield is located in Kennebec County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,586 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Readfield <2>
- Winthrop
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winthrop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Winthrop is located in Kennebec County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,029 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <2>
- East Monmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Monmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Locks Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Corner
- Locks Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Carroll County (NH)
- Chatham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Chatham is located in Carroll County (NH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <2>
- Chatham
- Coos County (NH)
- Shelburne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
- Shelburne
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Sumner, see our County-by-County Page for West Sumner.
Cemeteries Near West Sumner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Sumner.
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 West Sumner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Sumner, with the one closest to West Sumner listed first.
- Hersey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hersey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hersey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Stetson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stetson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stetson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Tuell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tuell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sumner Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sumner Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sumner Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Black Mtn. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Forbes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forbes Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forbes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Grays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grays Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Fields Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fields Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fields Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- North Paris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Paris Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Paris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Stearns Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stearns Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stearns Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Partridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Partridge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90348 <4>
- Prince Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prince Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prince Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (350 more) ...
- Buckfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckfield Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Summerfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summerfield Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Summerfield Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<5> to the south of Buckfield.
- The Summerfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chaffin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #679121 <4>
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Buckfield Cemetery
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.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that West Sumner had a population of 215 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Sumner, with the one closest to West Sumner listed first.
- Sumner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sumner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Sumner is located in Oxford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <2>
- North Paris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Paris
- North Paris is located in Oxford County
- North Buckfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Buckfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Buckfield
- North Buckfield is located in Oxford County
- East Sumner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
- East Sumner is located in Oxford County
- South Woodstock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Woodstock
- South Woodstock is located in Oxford County
- Hartford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - West Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Paris
- West Paris is located in Oxford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Paris <2>
- Buckfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckfield
- Buckfield is located in Oxford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckfield <2>
- Paris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Canton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Dickvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Gilbertville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gilbertville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- East Peru
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - North Woodstock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodstock
- North Woodstock is located in Oxford County
- Bryant Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Pond
- Bryant Pond is located in Oxford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryant Pond <2>
- East Peru
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Sumner. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Sumner.
Newspapers Published in West Sumner ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Sumner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Sumner, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Sumner.
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 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 West Sumner:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Maine State Archives
- Pages specific to Oxford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Cumberland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Franklin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Kennebec County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Carroll County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Coos County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Androscoggin County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Maine
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Maine
- Cemeteries of Oxford County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Maine
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Maine
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Sumner. 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> | 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Sumner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Sumner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.3648, Longitude: -70.4576 In this case, the coordinates for West Sumner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | 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 West Sumner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |