Nearest Communities to Chester,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Chester, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Chester:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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 starting from Chester.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Chester is located in Penobscot County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Penobscot County: Aroostook, Hancock, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo & Washington.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 110 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Chester. Of these communities, 33 are located in counties other than Penobscot 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 Chester (which is Penobscot 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 Chester
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Penobscot County (where Chester resides)
- County Website: https://www.penobscot-county.net/
- County Seat for Penobscot: Bangor
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Chester ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Chester.
- Pea Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Lincoln
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Lincoln is located in Penobscot County
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- Lincoln Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Center is located in Penobscot County
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- Lincoln
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woodard ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodard is located in Penobscot County
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- Bowerbank ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bowerbank is located in Penobscot County
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- South Woodville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Woodville is located in Penobscot County
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- Libby Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Libby Corner is located in Penobscot County
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- South Lincoln
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woodville is located in Penobscot County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Winn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Winn is located in Penobscot County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
- Gilford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gilford is located in Penobscot County
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- East Winn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Winn is located in Penobscot County
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- Morgan Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Morgan Beach is located in Penobscot County
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- Crockertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crockertown is located in Penobscot County
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- Lee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mattawamkeag
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowville is located in Penobscot County
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- Seboeis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Seboeis is located in Penobscot County
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- Jordan Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jordan Mills is located in Penobscot County
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- Webb Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Webb Hill is located in Penobscot County
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- Enfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Back Settlement
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Back Settlement is located in Penobscot County
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- Seboeis Plantation
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Seboeis Plantation is located in Penobscot County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Gordon ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon is located in Penobscot County
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- Howland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Enfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Medway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Silverwood Court
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Silverwood Court is located in Penobscot County
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- Burlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East Lowell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Maxfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maxfield is located in Penobscot County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- East Millinocket
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Park Manor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Park Manor is located in Penobscot County
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- Lowell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lowell is located in Penobscot County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Dolby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dolby is located in Penobscot County
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- Passadumkeag
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Springfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kingman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Drake Place ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Drake Place is located in Penobscot County
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- Saponac
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Saponac is located in Penobscot County
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- Edinburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Edinburg is located in Penobscot County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Little Italy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Little Italy is located in Penobscot County
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- Lakeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lakeville is located in Penobscot County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- South Springfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bowden ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bowden is located in Penobscot County
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- Millinocket
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Perkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Perkins is located in Penobscot County
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- West Seboeis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Seboeis is located in Penobscot County
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- Olamon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Olamon is located in Penobscot County
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- Plantation of Prentiss
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Prentiss
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Prentiss is located in Penobscot County
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- Norcross
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Norcross is located in Penobscot County
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- Carroll
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Carroll is located in Penobscot County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Carroll has also been known as:
- Carroll Plantation
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Carroll
- From Chester to Carroll
- Grindstone
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Grindstone is located in Penobscot County
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- Drew Plantation
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Drew Plantation is located in Penobscot County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Greenbush
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Greenbush is located in Penobscot County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
- Lagrange
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cardville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cardville is located in Penobscot County
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- Greenfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gantners Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gantners Landing is located in Penobscot County
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- Hay Brook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hay Brook is located in Penobscot County
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- Upper Drew
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Drew is located in Penobscot County
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- Argyle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Argyle is located in Penobscot County
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- South Lagrange
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- High Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- High Landing is located in Penobscot County
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- Storers Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Storers Corner is located in Penobscot County
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- Costigan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Crocker Turn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Crocker Turn is located in Penobscot County
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- Alton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford Station is located in Penobscot County
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- Davidson ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Davidson is located in Penobscot County
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- Bradford Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford Center is located in Penobscot County
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- Huntington Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huntington Mill is located in Penobscot County
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- North Bradford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pea Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pea Cove is located in Penobscot County
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- Gerry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gerry is located in Penobscot County
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- Aroostook County
- 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
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Chester ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Chester.
- Molunkus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Macwahoc
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Macwahoc is located in Aroostook County
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- Macwahoc Plantation
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Macwahoc Plantation is located in Aroostook County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Wytopitlock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wytopitlock is located in Aroostook County
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- Benedicta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Reed Plantation
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Plantation is located in Aroostook County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Reed
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reed is located in Aroostook County
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- Monarda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Monarda is located in Aroostook County
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- Silver Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Silver Ridge is located in Aroostook County
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- Bancroft
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock County
- County Website: https://hancockcountymaine.gov/
- County Seat for Hancock: Ellsworth
- Note: The Atlantic Ocean lies to the south
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Chester ...
- Myra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Myra is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Piscataquis County
- County Website: https://www.piscataquis.us/
- County Seat for Piscataquis: Dover - Foxcroft
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Chester ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Chester.
- Hardy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hardy is located in Piscataquis County
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- Medford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lake View Plantation
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lake View Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Medford Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Adams
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Knights Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Knights Landing is located in Piscataquis County
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- Lake View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lake View is located in Piscataquis County
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- Packards
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Packards is located in Piscataquis County
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- Schoodic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Schoodic is located in Piscataquis County
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- Boyd Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Parkers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Parkers is located in Piscataquis County
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- Derby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Derby is located in Piscataquis County
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- Milo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Brook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mill Brook is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Brownville Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Brownville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Prairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Prairie is located in Piscataquis County
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- Mooresville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mooresville is located in Piscataquis County
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- Williamsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg is located in Piscataquis County
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- Stephensons Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stephensons Landing is located in Piscataquis County
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- Barnard Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Barnard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
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- Washington County
- County Website: https://washingtoncountymaine.com/
- County Seat for Washington: Machias
- Note: The Atlantic Ocean lies to the south
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Chester ...
- The Pines
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Pines is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Pines
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Chester) 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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