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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Attean. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Attean to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Attean, please Contact Us.

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 Attean (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 Attean. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Attean is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Attean. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Attean:

  • Somerset County     (The home county of Attean)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Attean, with the one closest to Attean listed first.
    • Jackman
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackman
      • Jackman is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackman <3>
    • Moose River
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose River
      • Moose River is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Holeb
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holeb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holeb
      • Holeb is located in Somerset County
    • Dennistown Plantation
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennistown Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennistown Plantation
      • Dennistown Plantation is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • Long Pond
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pond
      • Long Pond is located in Somerset County
    • Mackamp
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mackamp. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackamp
      • Mackamp is located in Somerset County
    • West Forks Plantation
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Forks Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Forks Plantation
      • West Forks Plantation is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • West Forks
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Forks
      • West Forks is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Forks <3>
    • The Forks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Forks
      • The Forks is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
      • The Forks has also been known as:
      • The Forks Plantation
      • Plantation of The Forks
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for The Forks <3>
    • Somerset Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Junction
      • Somerset Junction is located in Somerset County
    • Rockwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
      • Rockwood is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <3>
    • Caratunk
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Attean, with the one closest to Attean listed first.
    • Lowelltown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lowelltown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowelltown
      • Lowelltown is located in Franklin County
    • Coburn Gore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburn Gore
      • Coburn Gore is located in Franklin County
    • Eustis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Stratton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
      • Stratton is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratton <3>
  • Piscataquis County
    • Moosehead
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moosehead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehead
      • Moosehead is located in Piscataquis County

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

Cemeteries Near Attean ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Attean.

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

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

  • Flagstaff Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flagstaff Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flagstaff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Flagstaff Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flagstaff Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flagstaff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eustis Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eustis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eustis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.

While we didn't find Attean in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Attean.

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

  • Jackman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackman
    • Jackman is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackman <3>
  • Moose River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose River
    • Moose River is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Holeb
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holeb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holeb
    • Holeb is located in Somerset County
  • Long Pond
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pond
    • Long Pond is located in Somerset County
  • Mackamp
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mackamp. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackamp
    • Mackamp is located in Somerset County
  • Lowelltown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lowelltown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowelltown
    • Lowelltown is located in Franklin County
  • West Forks
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Forks
    • West Forks is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Forks <3>
  • The Forks
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Forks
    • The Forks is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • The Forks has also been known as:
    • The Forks Plantation
    • Plantation of The Forks
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for The Forks <3>
  • Moosehead
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moosehead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehead
    • Moosehead is located in Piscataquis County

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

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 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 Attean:

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Attean, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.




 

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