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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 Carroll (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 Carroll. 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 Carroll ...

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.

Carroll has also been known as: Carroll Plantation.

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 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.

Carroll is located in Penobscot 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 Penobscot County: Aroostook, Hancock, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo & Washington.

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

  • Penobscot County     (The home county of Carroll)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carroll, with the one closest to Carroll listed first.
    • South Springfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Springfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <3>
    • Plantation of Prentiss
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation of Prentiss have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation of Prentiss
      • Plantation of Prentiss is located in Penobscot County
    • Lakeville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
      • Lakeville is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Kingman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Drew Plantation
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drew Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew Plantation
      • Drew Plantation is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
    • Mattawamkeag
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Winn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
      • Winn is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
    • Woodville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
    • Chester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
      • Chester is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chester
      • From Carroll to Chester
    • Lincoln
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,882 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <3>
  • Aroostook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carroll, with the one closest to Carroll listed first.
    • Wytopitlock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wytopitlock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wytopitlock
      • Wytopitlock is located in Aroostook County
    • Bancroft
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Macwahoc Plantation
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macwahoc Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macwahoc Plantation
      • Macwahoc Plantation is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Molunkus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Reed Plantation
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Plantation
      • Reed Plantation is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Weston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <3>
    • Glenwood Plantation
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Plantation
      • Glenwood Plantation is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
    • Haynesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Orient
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orient. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
      • Orient is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orient <3>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Orient
      • From Carroll to Orient
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carroll, with the one closest to Carroll listed first.
    • Talmadge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talmadge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
      • Talmadge is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Topsfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Brookton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Waite
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Codyville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Codyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codyville
      • Codyville is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
      • Codyville has also been known as:
      • Codyville Plantation
    • Danforth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danforth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth
      • Danforth is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danforth <3>
    • Grand Lake Stream Plantation
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Lake Stream Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Stream Plantation
      • Grand Lake Stream Plantation is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
    • Grand Lake Stream
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Lake Stream have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Stream
      • Grand Lake Stream is located in Washington County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Lake Stream <3>
    • Forest City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forest City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Forest City
      • From Carroll to Forest City
    • Forest City Landing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City Landing
      • Forest City Landing is located in Washington County
    • Lambert Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lambert Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Lake
      • Lambert Lake is located in Washington County
    • Princeton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Carroll ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carroll.

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

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

  • Belding Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belding Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belding Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Academy Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Academy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Academy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Drew Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drew Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Winn Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Winn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Winn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brookton Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wytopitlock Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wytopitlock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wytopitlock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Half Twp. Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Half Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Half Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eaton Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eaton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Danforth Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danforth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danforth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Village Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (34 more) ...
    • North Chester Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Chester Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Chester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • South Winn Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Winn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Winn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Snow Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Carroll had a population of 120 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Carroll had a population of 145 people.

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

  • Springfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <3>
  • South Springfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Kingman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • East Winn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Winn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Winn
    • East Winn is located in Penobscot County
  • Topsfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Brookton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wytopitlock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wytopitlock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wytopitlock
    • Wytopitlock is located in Aroostook County
  • Mattawamkeag
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Winn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
    • Winn is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
  • Waite
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Eaton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eaton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
    • Eaton is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bancroft
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Forest
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
      • Forest is located in Washington County
    • Danforth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danforth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth
      • Danforth is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danforth <3>

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

Newspapers Published in Carroll ...

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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carroll.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carroll, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carroll.

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 Carroll:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Carroll, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Carroll) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carroll. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4143, Longitude: -68.0372    









 

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