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 Arey (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 Arey. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Arey is located in Penobscot 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 Penobscot County: Aroostook, Hancock, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Arey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Arey:
- Penobscot County (The home county of Arey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arey, with the one closest to Arey listed first.
- Hampden Center
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
- Orrington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hampden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Orrington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
- North Newburgh
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newburgh
- Newburgh Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
- Goodale Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
- Hermon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Snow Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Snow Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Corner
- Bangor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brewer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newburgh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arey, with the one closest to Arey listed first.
- Bucksport Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- Dedham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bucksport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Verona Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Verona Island is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Former name for Verona Island:
- Verona
- Orland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Orland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Penobscot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
- North Penobscot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Penobscot
- North Ellsworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- North Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ellsworth
- Otis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Otis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Mariaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mariaville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Castine
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kennebec County
- Albion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Piscataquis County
- Dover South Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arey, with the one closest to Arey listed first.
- Detroit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Houston Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Dogtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Palmyra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pittsfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- West Palmyra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Saint Albans
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ripley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ripley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Hartland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arey, with the one closest to Arey listed first.
- North Winterport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Winterport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
- Winterport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Frankfort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Monroe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Prospect Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
- Prospect
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Monroe Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- North Searsport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Searsport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsport
- Sandy Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jackson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Swanville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stockton Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Arey, see our County-by-County Page for Arey.
Cemeteries Near Arey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arey.
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 Arey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Arey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Arey, with the one closest to Arey listed first.
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Twining Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Neallys Corner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellingwood Corner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Orrington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (262 more) ...
- Riverview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chapman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Arey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Arey.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Arey, with the one closest to Arey listed first.
- Hampden Center
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
- Orrington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hampden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Winterport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Winterport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
- South Orrington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- South Orrington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Orrington
- North Orrington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
- West Hampden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Hampden is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hampden
- Ellingwood Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ellingwood Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellingwood Corner
- Orrington Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Orrington Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrington Center
- Newburgh Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
- North Bucksport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Bucksport is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bucksport
- East Orrington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Orrington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orrington
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- South Brewer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Brewer is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brewer
- East Hampden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Hampden is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hampden
- West Bangor
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Bangor is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bangor
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Arey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arey.
Newspapers Published in Arey ...
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 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arey, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arey.
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 Arey:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Penobscot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Kennebec County
- Piscataquis County
- Somerset County
- Waldo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The 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. |
| <3> | 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 Arey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Arey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |