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 Alexander (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 Alexander. 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 northwest 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 north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Alexander is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Aroostook, Hancock & Penobscot.
Below are the counties that are near Alexander. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alexander:
- Washington County (The home county of Alexander)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alexander, with the one closest to Alexander listed first.
- Crawford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Woodland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Baileyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baileyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
- Baileyville is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baileyville <2>
- Meddybemps
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meddybemps
- Meddybemps is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meddybemps <2>
- Baring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baring
- Baring is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Baring has also been known as:
- Baring Plantation
- Cooper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Princeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Princeton is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 799 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <2>
- Charlotte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Calais
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calais have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calais
- Calais is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calais <2>
- Wesley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Wesley is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesley <2>
- Red Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Beach
- Red Beach is located in Washington County
- Grand Lake Stream Plantation
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Lake Stream Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Stream Plantation
- Grand Lake Stream Plantation is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Grand Lake Stream
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Lake Stream have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Stream
- Grand Lake Stream is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Lake Stream <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alexander, see our County-by-County Page for Alexander.
Newspapers Published in Alexander ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alexander.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alexander, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alexander.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Alexander:
- 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 Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Maine
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Maine
- Cemeteries of Washington County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Maine
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Maine
- Cemeteries of Washington County
Cemeteries Near Alexander ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alexander.
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 Alexander covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alexander, with the one closest to Alexander listed first.
- Old Crawford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Crawford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Crawford Cemetery
- Princeton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Princeton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Princeton Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
- Milltown Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- The Milltown Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Milltown RC Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milltown Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2266094 <4>
- Calais Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calais Cemetery
- Calais Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calais Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89708 <4>
- St. Stephen Rural Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephen Rural Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1909851 <4>
- St. Annes Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Annes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Annes Cemetery
- Old Ridge United Church of Canada Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Ridge United Church of Canada Cemetery
- Scotch Ridge Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scotch Ridge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2351522 <4>
- Fairview Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Brewer Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brewer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewer Cemetery
- Continue List (41 more) ...
- Dennysville Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dennysville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dennysville Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
- Bayside United Baptist Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bayside United Baptist Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Bayside (NB).
- The Bayside United Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bayside Baptist Cemetery
- Bayside United Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bayside United Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2511464 <4>
- Dennysville 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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Alexander had a population of 87 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Alexander had a population of 486 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alexander, with the one closest to Alexander listed first.
- Crawford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Meddybemps
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meddybemps
- Meddybemps is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meddybemps <2>
- Baileyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baileyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
- Baileyville is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baileyville <2>
- Baring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baring
- Baring is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Baring has also been known as:
- Baring Plantation
- Cooper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Princeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Princeton is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 799 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <2>
- Milltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Charlotte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Calais
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calais have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calais
- Calais is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calais <2>
- Wesley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Wesley is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesley <2>
- Red Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Beach
- Red Beach is located in Washington County
- Marion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (16 more) ...
- Grand Lake Stream
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Lake Stream have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Stream
- Grand Lake Stream is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Lake Stream <2>
- Dennysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennysville
- Dennysville is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennysville <2>
- West Pembroke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pembroke
- West Pembroke is located in Washington County
- Grand Lake Stream
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alexander. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alexander.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alexander. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alexander) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alexander. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0887, Longitude: -67.4683 In this case, the coordinates for Alexander have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Alexander, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |