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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 Carrabassett Valley (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 Carrabassett Valley. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Carrabassett Valley is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Androscoggin, Kennebec, Oxford & Somerset.

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

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Carrabassett Valley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carrabassett Valley, with the one closest to Carrabassett Valley listed first.
    • Bigelow
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
      • Bigelow is located in Franklin County
    • Eustis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Stratton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <1>
    • Kingfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Coplin Plantation
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coplin Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coplin Plantation
      • Coplin Plantation is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
    • Dallas Plantation
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Plantation
      • Dallas Plantation is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
    • Madrid
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Avon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
    • Phillips
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Strong
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Sandy River Plantation
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy River Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River Plantation
      • Sandy River Plantation is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • New Vineyard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Vineyard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vineyard
      • New Vineyard is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
    • Rangeley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Oxford County
    • Byron
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
      • Byron is located in Oxford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carrabassett Valley, with the one closest to Carrabassett Valley listed first.
    • Highland Plantation
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Plantation
      • Highland Plantation is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Pleasant Ridge Plantation
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Plantation
      • Pleasant Ridge Plantation is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • New Portland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • East New Portland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East New Portland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Portland
      • East New Portland is located in Somerset County
    • Caratunk
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Moscow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Bingham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Solon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
      • Solon is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <1>
    • Embden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Embden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
      • Embden is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
    • The Forks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <1>
    • North Anson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Anson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anson
      • North Anson is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Anson <1>
    • West Forks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <1>
    • Anson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
      • Anson is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,397 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anson <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Carrabassett Valley ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carrabassett Valley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carrabassett Valley, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carrabassett Valley.

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 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 Carrabassett Valley:

Cemeteries Near Carrabassett Valley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carrabassett Valley.

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

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

  • Flagstaff Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flagstaff Cemetery
  • Eustis Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eustis Cemetery
  • Flagstaff Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flagstaff Cemetery
  • Madrid Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Madrid Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madrid Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • Avon Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Avon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avon Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Phillips - Maine Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips - Maine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips - Maine Cemetery
  • Strong Town Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strong Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strong Town Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Bingham Village Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Rangeley Village Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rangeley Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rangeley Village Cemetery
  • Continue List   (41 more) ...
    • Pierce Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierce Cemetery
    • Hardy Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardy Cemetery
    • Emery Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emery 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.<5>

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

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

  • Kingfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Eustis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Stratton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <1>
  • Salem
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Franklin County
  • Lexington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
    • Lexington is located in Somerset County
  • East Madrid
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madrid
    • East Madrid is located in Franklin County
  • Dead River ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dead River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dead River
    • Dead River is located in Franklin County
  • New Portland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • North New Portland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North New Portland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North New Portland
    • North New Portland is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North New Portland <1>
  • Madrid
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • East New Portland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East New Portland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Portland
    • East New Portland is located in Somerset County
  • Phillips
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Strong
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Rangeley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • New Vineyard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Vineyard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vineyard
      • New Vineyard is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carrabassett Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Carrabassett Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carrabassett Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0662, Longitude: -70.2734       In this case, the coordinates for Carrabassett Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Carrabassett Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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