Our Genealogy Helper
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 City Camp Landing (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 City Camp Landing. 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 City Camp Landing ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for City Camp Landing: City Camp Lndg. (or less commonly used: City Camp Lndng.)
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
City Camp Landing is located in Aroostook 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 Aroostook County: Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near City Camp Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to City Camp Landing:
- Aroostook County (The home county of City Camp Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from City Camp Landing, with the one closest to City Camp Landing listed first.
- Glenwood Plantation
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Glenwood Plantation is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
- Haynesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haynesville is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Amity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Amity is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Linneus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Linneus is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 907 people
- Island Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cary is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Cary has also been known as:
- Cary Plantation
- Dyer Brook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dyer Brook is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Brook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Orient
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Crystal is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Oakfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hodgdon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hodgdon is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
- Reed Plantation
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Reed Plantation is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from City Camp Landing, with the one closest to City Camp Landing listed first.
- Sherman Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sherman Station is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Station
- Patten
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Drew Plantation
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Drew Plantation is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Stacyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stacyville is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Mount Chase
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Chase is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Chase
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Kingman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Shin Pond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shin Pond is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shin Pond
- Plantation of Prentiss
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mattawamkeag
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Medway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Millinocket
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from City Camp Landing, with the one closest to City Camp Landing listed first.
- Danforth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Forest City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Forest City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Forest City Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Forest City Landing is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City Landing
- Brookton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to City Camp Landing, see our County-by-County Page for City Camp Landing.
Cemeteries Near City Camp Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of City Camp Landing.
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 City Camp Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for City Camp Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from City Camp Landing, with the one closest to City Camp Landing listed first.
- Hiram T Smith Grave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blaisdell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Karnes Gellerson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Twombly Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eastman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tuck Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Estabrook Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spurr Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wilcox Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (74 more) ...
- Oakfield Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Selden Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find City Camp Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of City Camp Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from City Camp Landing, with the one closest to City Camp Landing listed first.
- Haynesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haynesville is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Glenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Glenwood is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Amity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Amity is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Linneus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Linneus is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 907 people
- Island Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Amity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North Amity is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amity
- Monarda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Monarda is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarda
- South Bancroft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- South Bancroft is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bancroft
- Dyer Brook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dyer Brook is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Brook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Orient
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Crystal is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Oakfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hodgdon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hodgdon is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
- Sherman Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bancroft
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bancroft is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around City Camp Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around City Camp Landing.
Newspapers Published in City Camp Landing ...
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 8 newspapers that have been published in the area around City Camp Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of City Camp Landing, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for City Camp Landing.
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 helpful 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 City Camp Landing:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Aroostook County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Penobscot County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
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> | 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- City Camp Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 City Camp Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |