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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 Coburn (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 Coburn. 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 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.

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.

Coburn is located in Penobscot 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 Penobscot County: Aroostook, Hancock, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo & Washington.

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

  • Penobscot County     (The home county of Coburn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coburn, with the one closest to Coburn listed first.
    • North Newport
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • North Newport is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport
    • Corinna
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Stetson
      (3 miles [4.8 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
    • East Newport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • East Newport is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newport
    • Newport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • East Exeter
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Exeter
    • Exeter
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Exeter is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
    • Etna
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Etna is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
    • Russell Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Russell Corner is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner
    • Plymouth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Dexter
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Garland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Garland is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
    • Carmel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Carmel is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,857 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel <1>
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coburn, with the one closest to Coburn listed first.
    • Bucksport Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
    • Bucksport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dedham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Verona Island
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Verona Island is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
      • Former name for Verona Island:
      • Verona
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coburn, with the one closest to Coburn listed first.
    • Clinton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Morrison Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Morrison Corner is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Corner
    • Albion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Benton Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
    • Benton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Benton is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
    • Benton Station
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Benton Station is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
    • Waterville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Winslow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Piscataquis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coburn, with the one closest to Coburn listed first.
    • Dover South Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
    • East Sangerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
    • South Dover
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
    • Howard Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
    • Parkman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Atkinson Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
    • Dover - Foxcroft
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Guilford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Sangerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Atkinson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Wellington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
    • Abbot
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Kingsbury Plantation
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Kingsbury Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Plantation
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coburn, with the one closest to Coburn listed first.
    • Detroit
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Palmyra
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dogtown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Dogtown is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
    • Houston Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
    • Saint Albans
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Ripley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ripley is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
    • Pittsfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • West Palmyra
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
    • Hartland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Mainstream
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Mainstream is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
    • Cambridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Harmony
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Canaan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coburn, with the one closest to Coburn listed first.
    • Troy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Burnham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Burnham is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
    • Winnecook
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Winnecook is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
    • Jackson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jackson is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
    • Unity
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Thorndike
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Monroe Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
    • Monroe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Monroe is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
    • Knox Ledge Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Knox Ledge Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Ledge Corner
    • Brooks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • North Winterport
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • North Winterport is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
    • Freedom
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Frankfort
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Coburn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coburn.

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 Coburn - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • North Newport Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Stuart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Palmer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Clark Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Weeks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Coboro Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chamberlain Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Nutter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • North Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bragg Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • White Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (232 more) ...
    • Village Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Etna Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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.<3>

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

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

  • North Newport
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • North Newport is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport
  • Spragues Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Spragues Mill is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spragues Mill
  • Corinna
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Stetson
    (3 miles [4.8 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
  • Corinna Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Corinna Center is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinna Center
  • Newport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • East Newport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • East Newport is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newport
  • South Exeter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • South Exeter is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Exeter
  • Palmyra
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Detroit
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Etna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Etna is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
  • East Exeter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Exeter
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Exeter
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Exeter is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
    • Plymouth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Damascus
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Damascus is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus

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

Newspapers Published in Coburn ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coburn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coburn, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coburn.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Coburn:

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>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.
<3>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 Coburn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coburn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.