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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 Brownville (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 Brownville. 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 Brownville ...

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 have occurred.

Another variation: Brownsville.

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.

Brownville is located in Piscataquis 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 Piscataquis County: Aroostook, Penobscot & Somerset.

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

  • Piscataquis County     (The home county of Brownville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brownville, with the one closest to Brownville listed first.
    • Brownville Junction
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownville Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville Junction
      • Brownville Junction is located in Piscataquis County
    • Milo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
      • Milo is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milo <2>
    • Sebec
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebec have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebec
      • Sebec is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebec <2>
    • Adams
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Adams is located in Piscataquis County
    • Lake View Plantation
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake View Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Plantation
      • Lake View Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Medford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
      • Medford is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • Bowerbank
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowerbank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerbank
      • Bowerbank is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
    • Steadman Landing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steadman Landing
      • Steadman Landing is located in Piscataquis County
    • Medford Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Center
      • Medford Center is located in Piscataquis County
    • Atkinson Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
      • Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County
    • Atkinson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
      • Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Dover - Foxcroft
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover - Foxcroft have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover - Foxcroft
      • Dover - Foxcroft is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,086 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover - Foxcroft <2>
    • South Dover
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
      • South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
  • Penobscot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brownville, with the one closest to Brownville listed first.
    • Maxfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxfield
      • Maxfield is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Lagrange
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Seboeis Plantation
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seboeis Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seboeis Plantation
      • Seboeis Plantation is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Charleston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Charleston is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,675 people
    • South Lagrange
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lagrange have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lagrange
      • South Lagrange is located in Penobscot County
    • Bradford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
      • Bradford is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradford <2>
    • Howland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Edinburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
      • Edinburg is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
    • Silvers Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Mills
      • Silvers Mills is located in Penobscot County
    • West Enfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Enfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Enfield
      • West Enfield is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Enfield <2>
    • Garland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
      • Garland is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
    • Enfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
      • Enfield is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
    • Corinth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Corinth is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,830 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <2>
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brownville, with the one closest to Brownville listed first.
    • Ripley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
      • Ripley is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
    • Cambridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Cambridge is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Brownville ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brownville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brownville, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brownville.

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 websites either 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 Brownville:

Cemeteries Near Brownville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brownville.

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

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

  • Village Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Village Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Pine Tree Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Tree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Tree Cemetery
  • Sebec Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sebec Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sebec Village Cemetery
  • Sebec Corner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sebec Corner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sebec Corner Cemetery
  • Foss Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foss Cemetery
  • North Atkinson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Atkinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Atkinson Cemetery
  • Farnham Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farnham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farnham Cemetery
  • Upper Ferry Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Ferry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Ferry Cemetery
  • Bowerbank Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowerbank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowerbank Cemetery
  • Gould Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gould Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gould Cemetery
  • Orneville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orneville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orneville Cemetery
  • Continue List   (77 more) ...
    • Schoodic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schoodic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schoodic Cemetery
    • Medford Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medford Cemetery
    • Hart Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart Cemetery

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 Brownville had a population of 450 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Brownville had a population of 1,197 people.

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

  • Brownville Junction
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownville Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville Junction
    • Brownville Junction is located in Piscataquis County
  • Sebec
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebec have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebec
    • Sebec is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebec <2>
  • Milo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
    • Milo is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milo <2>
  • Barnard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
    • Barnard is located in Piscataquis County
  • Lake View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
    • Lake View is located in Piscataquis County
  • South Sebec
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Sebec have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sebec
    • South Sebec is located in Piscataquis County
  • Medford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
    • Medford is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
  • East Dover
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dover
    • East Dover is located in Piscataquis County
  • Atkinson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
    • Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
  • Boyd Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyd Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Lake
    • Boyd Lake is located in Piscataquis County
  • Medford Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Center
    • Medford Center is located in Piscataquis County
  • South Dover
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
    • South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • North Bradford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradford
      • North Bradford is located in Penobscot County
    • Lagrange
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Maxfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxfield
      • Maxfield is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brownville. 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brownville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brownville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3070, Longitude: -69.0334       In this case, the coordinates for Brownville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Brownville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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