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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 Allens Mills (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 Allens Mills. 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 Allens Mills ...
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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Allens Mills: Allens Mls. (or less commonly used: Allens Mlls.)
- While the name of this community is Allens Mills, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Allens Mills may originally have been Allen's Mills.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Allens Mills might be written as Allen Mills.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Allens Mills. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Allens Mills.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Allens Mills is located in Franklin County.
To see how the shape of Maine's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Androscoggin, Kennebec, Oxford & Somerset.
Below are the counties that are near Allens Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Allens Mills:
- Franklin County (The home county of Allens Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Allens Mills, with the one closest to Allens Mills listed first.
- Industry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Industry is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
- Farmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairbanks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairbanks is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- West Farmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Farmington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farmington
- New Vineyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Vineyard is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vineyard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
- Farmington Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Strong
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Strong is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Strong
- Temple
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Temple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- North Chesterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
- East Wilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
- Strong
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allens Mills, with the one closest to Allens Mills listed first.
- Livermore Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Shy Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
- North Livermore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
- East Livermore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
- Livermore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- South Livermore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
- North Leeds
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Howes Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
- North Turner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
- Leeds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <2>
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allens Mills, with the one closest to Allens Mills listed first.
- Vienna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Belgrade Lakes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Fayette
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- North Fayette is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayette
- Locks Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Locks Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Corner
- North Belgrade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Belgrade is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belgrade
- Fayette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kents Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Belgrade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Wayne
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- North Wayne is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wayne
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allens Mills, with the one closest to Allens Mills listed first.
- Canton Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Canton Point is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Point
- Gilbertville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Peru
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Canton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Canton is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
- Dixfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Peru
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Peru is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peru
- Dickvale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dickvale is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
- Mexico
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rumford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Rumford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Rumford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rumford
- Roxbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Byron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Byron is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allens Mills, with the one closest to Allens Mills listed first.
- Starks
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Starks is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Mercer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- New Portland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Anson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East New Portland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East New Portland is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Portland
- Barron Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barron Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Corner
- North Anson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Smithfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Norridgewock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Embden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Embden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- East Madison
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- East Madison is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Allens Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Allens Mills.
Cemeteries Near Allens Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Allens Mills.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Allens Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Allens Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Allens Mills, with the one closest to Allens Mills listed first.
- Center Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Weeks Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pike Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hardy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boardman - True Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Butterfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (212 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gower Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Allens Mills had a population of 72 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Allens Mills, with the one closest to Allens Mills listed first.
- Fairbanks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairbanks is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Farmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Starks
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Starks is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Farmington Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Vineyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Vineyard is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vineyard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
- New Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- South Strong
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Strong is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Strong
- East Wilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
- North Chesterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
- East Mercer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mercer
- Strong
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Beans Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beans Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Corner
- Wilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Allens Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Allens Mills.
Newspapers Published in Allens Mills ...
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 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around Allens Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Allens Mills, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Allens Mills.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Allens Mills:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Kennebec County
- Oxford County
- Somerset County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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 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. |
| <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 Allens Mills, 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- Allens Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |