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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 Castle Harmony (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 Castle Harmony. 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 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.

Castle Harmony is located in Somerset 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 Somerset County: Franklin, Kennebec, Penobscot, Piscataquis & Waldo.

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

  • Somerset County     (The home county of Castle Harmony)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castle Harmony, with the one closest to Castle Harmony listed first.
    • Mainstream
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Mainstream is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
    • Harmony
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hartland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cambridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Saint Albans
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ripley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ripley is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
    • Athens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Athens is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
    • Palmyra
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • West Palmyra
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
    • Cass Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Cass Corner is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass Corner
    • Cornville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cornville is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
    • Brighton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Brighton is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Brighton has also been known as:
      • Brighton Plantation
  • Franklin County
    • Industry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Industry is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castle Harmony, with the one closest to Castle Harmony listed first.
    • Morrison Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Morrison Corner is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Corner
    • Clinton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Benton Station
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Benton Station is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
    • Benton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Benton is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
    • Benton Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
    • Waterville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Winslow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Albion
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Oakland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Rome
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Rome is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <1>
  • Penobscot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castle Harmony, with the one closest to Castle Harmony listed first.
    • Corinna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Dexter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Dexter is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,702 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <1>
    • Russell Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Russell Corner is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner
    • Newport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • North Newport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • North Newport is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport
    • Silvers Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Silvers Mills is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Mills
    • East Newport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • East Newport is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newport
    • Exeter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Exeter is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
    • Garland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Garland is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
    • Stetson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Stetson is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
    • Plymouth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • East Exeter
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Exeter
  • Piscataquis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castle Harmony, with the one closest to Castle Harmony listed first.
    • Wellington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
    • Parkman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Kingsbury
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
    • Kingsbury Plantation
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Kingsbury Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Plantation
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
    • Guilford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Abbot
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Abbot is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbot
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbot <1>
    • Sangerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • East Sangerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
    • Howard Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
    • Monson Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Monson Junction is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson Junction
    • Dover South Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
    • Dover - Foxcroft
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Castle Harmony, with the one closest to Castle Harmony listed first.
    • Burnham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Burnham is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
    • Winnecook
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Winnecook is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
    • Troy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Troy is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
    • Unity
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Thorndike
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jackson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jackson is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
    • Freedom
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Knox Ledge Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Knox Ledge Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Ledge Corner

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

Cemeteries Near Castle Harmony ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Castle Harmony.

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 Castle Harmony - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Jordan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wing Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Libby Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chadborne Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • West Ripley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • North Road Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Leighton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lords Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Nevins Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fuller Corner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Memorial Garden Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (181 more) ...
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Klondike Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dore Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Mainstream
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Mainstream is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
  • Harmony
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hartland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Albans
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cambridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ripley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ripley is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
  • Wellington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Athens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Athens is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • West Palmyra
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
  • Palmyra
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • West Athens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • West Athens is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Athens
  • Cornville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cornville is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Brighton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Brighton is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Brighton has also been known as:
      • Brighton Plantation
    • Canaan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Pittsfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Castle Harmony ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Castle Harmony.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Castle Harmony, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Castle Harmony.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Castle Harmony:

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>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 Castle Harmony, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Castle Harmony) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.