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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 Carys 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 Carys 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 Carys 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 have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Carys Mills: Carys Mls. (or less commonly used: Carys Mlls.)
  • While the name of this community is Carys Mills, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Carys Mills may originally have been Cary's Mills.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Carys Mills might be written as Cary 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Carys Mills is located in Aroostook 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 Aroostook County: Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset & Washington.

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

  • Aroostook County     (The home county of Carys Mills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carys Mills, with the one closest to Carys Mills listed first.
    • Houlton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hodgdon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgdon
      • Hodgdon is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
    • New Limerick
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Linneus
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
      • Linneus is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 907 people
    • Cary
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
      • Cary is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
      • Cary has also been known as:
      • Cary Plantation
    • Ludlow
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
      • Ludlow is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
    • Littleton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
      • Littleton is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
    • Hammond
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Smyrna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
      • Smyrna is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
    • Amity
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
      • Amity is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Oakfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Monticello
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Dyer Brook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Brook
      • Dyer Brook is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
  • Penobscot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carys Mills, with the one closest to Carys Mills listed first.
    • Patten
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Sherman Station
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Station
      • Sherman Station is located in Penobscot County
    • Mount Chase
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Chase
      • Mount Chase is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
  • Washington County
    • Danforth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danforth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Carys 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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carys Mills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carys Mills, there are papers which were published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carys Mills.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Carys Mills:

Cemeteries Near Carys Mills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carys 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.

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

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

  • New St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New St. Marys Cemetery
  • St. Mary of the Visitation RC Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary of the Visitation RC Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Houlton.
    • The St. Mary of the Visitation RC Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Mary of the Visitation Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary of the Visitation RC Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2400716 <5>
  • Old St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Marys Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hodgdon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodgdon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodgdon Cemetery
  • Union Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Church Cemetery
  • Old Soldiers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Soldiers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Soldiers Cemetery
  • Ludlow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ludlow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ludlow Cemetery
  • New Limerick Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Limerick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Limerick Cemetery
  • Union Corner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Watson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Cemetery
  • Linneus Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linneus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linneus Cemetery
  • Continue List   (101 more) ...
    • Perry Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry Cemetery
    • Littleton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Littleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Littleton Cemetery
    • Watson Settlement Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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.<6>

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

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

  • Houlton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hodgdon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgdon
    • Hodgdon is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
  • New Limerick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Linneus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
    • Linneus is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 907 people
  • Littleton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
    • Littleton is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
  • North Amity
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Amity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amity
    • North Amity is located in Aroostook County
  • Smyrna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Smyrna is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
  • Amity
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
    • Amity is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Oakfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Monticello
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Smyrna Mills
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Dyer Brook
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Brook
    • Dyer Brook is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Haynesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
      • Haynesville is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Orient
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orient have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • 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 <2>
    • Island Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)

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

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

The official website for Aroostook County: www.aroostook.me.us/

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

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 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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Carys Mills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carys Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1020, Longitude: -67.8722       In this case, the coordinates for Carys Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Carys Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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