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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 Anson (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 Anson. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Anson is located in Somerset 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 Somerset County: Franklin, Kennebec, Penobscot, Piscataquis & Waldo.

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

  • Somerset County     (The home county of Anson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anson, with the one closest to Anson listed first.
    • Madison
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>
    • Barron Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • North Anson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Anson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anson
      • North Anson is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Anson <2>
    • Starks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
      • Starks is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
    • East Madison
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Madison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
      • East Madison is located in Somerset County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to East Madison
      • From Anson to East Madison
    • Norridgewock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norridgewock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norridgewock
      • Norridgewock is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,227 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norridgewock <2>
    • Skowhegan
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Embden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Embden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
      • Embden is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
    • Mercer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • East New Portland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cornville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornville
      • Cornville is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cornville
      • From Anson to Cornville
    • Solon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
      • Solon is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <2>
  • Androscoggin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anson, with the one closest to Anson listed first.
    • Livermore Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shy Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • East Livermore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
      • East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
    • North Livermore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anson, with the one closest to Anson listed first.
    • Industry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Industry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
      • Industry is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
    • New Vineyard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • New Sharon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sharon
      • New Sharon is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Sharon <2>
    • Fairbanks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Farmington Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Farmington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • South Strong
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Strong. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Strong
      • South Strong is located in Franklin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to South Strong
      • From Anson to South Strong
    • West Farmington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farmington
      • West Farmington is located in Franklin County
    • Strong
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Kingfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • North Chesterville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Avon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Kennebec County
  • Oxford County
    • Canton Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Penobscot County
    • Newport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,248 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <2>
  • Piscataquis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anson, with the one closest to Anson listed first.
    • Wellington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingsbury Plantation
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbury Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Plantation
      • Kingsbury Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anson, with the one closest to Anson listed first.
    • Burnham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Winnecook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winnecook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
      • Winnecook is located in Waldo County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Winnecook
      • From Anson to Winnecook
    • Unity
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
      • Unity is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unity <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Anson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Anson.

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

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

  • Old Point Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Athearn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Athearn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Athearn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Land of Rest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Land of Rest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Land of Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Emery Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sunset Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Longley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Longley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morse Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Frederic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frederic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frederic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boardman - True Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boardman - True Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boardman - True Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Locke Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (196 more) ...
    • Shaw Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaw Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pike Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pike Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pike Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sunset View Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Anson had a population of 176 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Anson had a population of 2,397 people.

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

  • Madison
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Madison is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>
  • North Anson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Anson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anson
    • North Anson is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Anson <2>
  • Starks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
    • Starks is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
  • Norridgewock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norridgewock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norridgewock
    • Norridgewock is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,227 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norridgewock <2>
  • East Madison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Madison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
    • East Madison is located in Somerset County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to East Madison
    • From Anson to East Madison
  • Mercer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • East Mercer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Mercer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mercer
    • East Mercer is located in Somerset County
  • Skowhegan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Embden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Embden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
    • Embden is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • South Solon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
    • South Solon is located in Somerset County
  • East New Portland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cornville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornville
    • Cornville is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cornville
    • From Anson to Cornville
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Solon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
      • Solon is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <2>
    • North New Portland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North New Portland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North New Portland
      • North New Portland is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North New Portland <2>
    • Allens Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allens Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
      • Allens Mills is located in Franklin County

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

Newspapers Published in Anson ...

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 110 newspapers that have been published in the area around Anson.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Anson, 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 Anson.

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 Anson:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Anson. 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>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>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 Anson, 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- Anson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Anson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7994, Longitude: -69.8891    









 

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