Welcome to Attean ...
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.
Attean would have been located within present day Somerset County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Attean is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Attean was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Attean was located: 207
Communities near Attean ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Attean.
- 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.<4> 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 <5>
- Audet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Saint Robert Bellarmin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Robert Bellarmin came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Robert Bellarmin
- 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.<4> 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
- 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.<4> 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
- 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.<4> 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
- Holeb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - 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) - 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.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowelltown
- Lowelltown is located in Franklin County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Attean. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Attean.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Attean. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Attean.
Adding Attean to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Attean in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Attean was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Quebec, Labarador & Newfoundland.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Attean.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Somerset, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Attean - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <7> | 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. |