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Nearest Communities to Carys Mills,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Carys Mills, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Carys Mills:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast 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 south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.


Carys Mills is located in Aroostook County.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Aroostook County: Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset & Washington.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 81 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Carys Mills. Of these communities, 5 are located in counties other than Aroostook County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Carys Mills (which is Aroostook County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Carys Mills

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Aroostook County   (where Carys Mills resides)
    • County Website:   https://aroostook.me.us/
    • County Seat for Aroostook:   Houlton
    • Note: The Canadian Province of Quebec lies to the northwest and the Province of New Brunswick to the east
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    • Nearest Communities to Carys Mills   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Carys Mills.
      • Houlton
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • East Hodgdon
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • East Hodgdon is located in Aroostook County
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      • Hodgdon
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Hodgdon is located in Aroostook County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
      • Hodgdon Corners
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Hodgdon Corners is located in Aroostook County
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      • New Limerick
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jackins Settlement
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jackins Settlement is located in Aroostook County
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      • Linneus
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Linneus is located in Aroostook County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 907 people
      • Cary
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Cary is located in Aroostook County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
        • Cary has also been known as:
        • Cary Plantation
      • Ludlow
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Ludlow is located in Aroostook County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
      • Littleton
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Littleton is located in Aroostook County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
      • Hammond
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Hammond is located in Aroostook County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
      • Timoney
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Timoney is located in Aroostook County
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      • Continue List   (64 more) ...
        • Hill
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • Hill is located in Aroostook County
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        • North Amity
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • North Amity is located in Aroostook County
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        • Bennett
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Bennett is located in Aroostook County
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        • Smyrna Center
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Smyrna Center is located in Aroostook County
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        • Smyrna
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Smyrna is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
        • Sharp
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Sharp is located in Aroostook County
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        • Amity
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Amity is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
        • Estabrook Settlement
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Estabrook Settlement is located in Aroostook County
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        • Morey Brow
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Morey Brow is located in Aroostook County
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        • Oakfield
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Monticello
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • South Amity
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • South Amity is located in Aroostook County
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        • Dudley
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Dudley is located in Aroostook County
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        • Dyer Brook
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Dyer Brook is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
        • Smyrna Mills
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Hillman
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Hillman is located in Aroostook County
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        • Shorey
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Shorey is located in Aroostook County
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        • Harvey
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Harvey is located in Aroostook County
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        • Jewells Corner
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Jewells Corner is located in Aroostook County
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        • Walker Settlement
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Walker Settlement is located in Aroostook County
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        • Weeksboro
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Weeksboro is located in Aroostook County
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        • City Camp Landing
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • City Camp Landing is located in Aroostook County
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        • Merrill
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Merrill is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
        • Haynesville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Haynesville is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
        • Orient
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Howe Brook
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Howe Brook is located in Aroostook County
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        • Little Canada
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Little Canada is located in Aroostook County
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        • Island Falls
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Snow Settlement
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Snow Settlement is located in Aroostook County
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        • Bridgewater
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Selden
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Selden is located in Aroostook County
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        • Batesville
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Batesville is located in Aroostook County
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        • Sugar Hill
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Sugar Hill is located in Aroostook County
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        • Glenwood Plantation
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Glenwood Plantation is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
        • Knowles Corner
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Knowles Corner is located in Aroostook County
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        • Moro
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Moro is located in Aroostook County
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        • Bridgewater Corner
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Bridgewater Corner is located in Aroostook County
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        • North Bancroft
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • North Bancroft is located in Aroostook County
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        • Moro Plantation
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Moro Plantation is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
        • Robinson
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Robinson is located in Aroostook County
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        • Pride
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Pride is located in Aroostook County
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        • Weston
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Crystal
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Crystal is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
        • Glenwood
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Glenwood is located in Aroostook County
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        • Halls Corner
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Halls Corner is located in Aroostook County
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        • South Bancroft
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • South Bancroft is located in Aroostook County
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        • Blaine
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Hawkins
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Hawkins is located in Aroostook County
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        • Butterfield Landing
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Butterfield Landing is located in Aroostook County
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        • Woodbridge Corner
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Woodbridge Corner is located in Aroostook County
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        • Hersey
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Hersey is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
        • Mars Hill
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Cropley Turn
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Cropley Turn is located in Aroostook County
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        • Kings Grove
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Kings Grove is located in Aroostook County
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        • Griswold
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Griswold is located in Aroostook County
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        • Patten Junction
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Patten Junction is located in Aroostook County
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        • Reed
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Reed is located in Aroostook County
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        • Sherman Mills
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Silver Ridge
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Silver Ridge is located in Aroostook County
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        • Blackwater
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Blackwater is located in Aroostook County
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        • Bancroft
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Bancroft is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
        • Reed Plantation
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Reed Plantation is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
        • Monarda
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Monarda is located in Aroostook County
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        • Sherman
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Sherman is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Penobscot County
  • Washington County

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Carys Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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