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 Bucks Mills (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 Bucks Mills. 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 Bucks Mills ...
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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Bucks Mills: Bucks Mls. (or less commonly used: Bucks Mlls.)
- While the name of this community is Bucks Mills, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bucks Mills may originally have been Buck's Mills.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bucks Mills might be written as Buck Mills.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Bucks Mills is located in Hancock 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 Hancock County: Penobscot, Waldo & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Bucks Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bucks Mills:
- Hancock County (The home county of Bucks Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bucks Mills, with the one closest to Bucks Mills listed first.
- Orland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Orland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bucksport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dedham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Verona Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Bucksport Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- North Penobscot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Penobscot
- North Ellsworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ellsworth
- West Penobscot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
- Otis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Otis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Surry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Brooksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
- Blue Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bucks Mills, with the one closest to Bucks Mills listed first.
- Goodale Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
- Orrington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hampden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Orrington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
- Brewer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hampden Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
- Bangor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Eddington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Eddington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Eddington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Eddington
- Newburgh Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
- North Newburgh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newburgh
- South Newburgh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
- Somerset County
- Detroit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bucks Mills, with the one closest to Bucks Mills listed first.
- Prospect Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
- Winterport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Winterport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Winterport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
- Frankfort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Prospect
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stockton Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Searsport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Searsport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsport
- Monroe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Monroe is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Searsport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Swanville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Belfast
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bucks Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Bucks Mills.
Cemeteries Near Bucks Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bucks Mills.
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 Bucks Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bucks Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bucks Mills, with the one closest to Bucks Mills listed first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cottle Cemetery
- The Cottle Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2438532 <3>
- Silver Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Granite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gross Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Leaches Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (285 more) ...
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bucks Mills had a population of 27 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bucks Mills, with the one closest to Bucks Mills listed first.
- Orland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Bucksport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Bucksport is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bucksport
- Bucksport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Orland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Orland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Orland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orland
- North Bucksport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Bucksport is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bucksport
- Goodale Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
- Prospect Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
- Dedham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Winterport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bucksport Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- South Orrington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Orrington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Orrington
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- North Winterport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Winterport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
- East Orrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Orrington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orrington
- North Penobscot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Penobscot
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bucks Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bucks Mills.
Newspapers Published in Bucks Mills ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bucks Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bucks Mills, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bucks Mills.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Bucks Mills:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Penobscot County
- Somerset County
- Waldo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Bucks Mills, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bucks Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |