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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 (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. 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 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.

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

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

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Carrabassett)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carrabassett, with the one closest to Carrabassett listed first.
    • Carrabassett Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Bigelow
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Bigelow is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
    • Kingfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Eustis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Stratton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Coplin Plantation
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Coplin Plantation is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coplin Plantation
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
    • East Madrid
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • East Madrid is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madrid
    • Avon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Avon is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
    • Phillips
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Strong
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Dallas Plantation
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Dallas Plantation is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Plantation
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
    • New Vineyard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • New Vineyard is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vineyard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
    • Madrid
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Piscataquis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carrabassett, with the one closest to Carrabassett listed first.
    • Kingsbury
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
    • Kingsbury Plantation
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Kingsbury Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Plantation
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
    • Wellington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carrabassett, with the one closest to Carrabassett listed first.
    • Highland Plantation
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Highland Plantation is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Plantation
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Pleasant Ridge Plantation
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Ridge Plantation is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Plantation
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • New Portland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Moscow
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Caratunk
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • East New Portland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • East New Portland is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Portland
    • Bingham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Solon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Solon is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <1>
    • Embden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Embden is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
    • The Forks
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Forks is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Forks
      • 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • West Forks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Anson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Anson is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
      • 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, see our County-by-County Page for Carrabassett.

Cemeteries Near Carrabassett ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carrabassett.

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 Carrabassett - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Carrabassett covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Flagstaff Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Eustis Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Flagstaff Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Bingham Village Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Avon Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Baker Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Baker Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Bingham.
    • The Baker Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sugartown Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2354971 <2>
  • Phillips - Maine Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Strong Town Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Pierce Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (52 more) ...
    • Madrid Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Evergreens Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)

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>

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

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

  • Kingfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lexington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lexington is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Eustis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Stratton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Salem
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Salem is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • East Madrid
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • East Madrid is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madrid
  • New Portland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • North New Portland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • East New Portland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • East New Portland is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Portland
  • Bingham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Dead River ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Dead River is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dead River
  • Phillips
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Strong
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Madrid
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • New Vineyard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • New Vineyard is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vineyard
      • 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. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carrabassett.

Newspapers Published in Carrabassett ...

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.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carrabassett, 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.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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:

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 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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Carrabassett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Carrabassett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.