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 Crocker Turn (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 Crocker Turn. 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 and hospitals 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.
Crocker Turn is located in Penobscot 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 Penobscot County: Aroostook, Hancock, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Crocker Turn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crocker Turn:
- Penobscot County (The home county of Crocker Turn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crocker Turn, with the one closest to Crocker Turn listed first.
- Greenfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Penobscot County
- Costigan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,973 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <2>
- Greenbush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Olamon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Bradley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Bradley is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <2>
- Old Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Old Town is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,404 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Town <2>
- Lowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Stillwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Stillwater is located in Penobscot County
- Webster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Alton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Alton is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <2>
- Burlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Burlington is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <2>
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crocker Turn, with the one closest to Crocker Turn listed first.
- Great Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Pond
- Great Pond is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Aurora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <2>
- Amherst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Mariaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
- Mariaville is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Otis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Osborn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Waltham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Dedham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dedham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
- Dedham is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,666 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dedham <2>
- Eastbrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastbrook
- Eastbrook is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastbrook <2>
- Piscataquis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crocker Turn, with the one closest to Crocker Turn listed first.
- Boyd Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Medford Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Center
- Medford Center is located in Piscataquis County
- Medford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Medford is located in Piscataquis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Adams
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Piscataquis County
- Milo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Milo is located in Piscataquis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milo <2>
- Atkinson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Waldo County
- North Winterport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Winterport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
- North Winterport is located in Waldo County
- North Winterport
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crocker Turn, with the one closest to Crocker Turn listed first.
- Beddington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beddington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beddington
- Beddington is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beddington <2>
- Deblois
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deblois
- Deblois is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crocker Turn, see our County-by-County Page for Crocker Turn.
Cemeteries Near Crocker Turn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crocker Turn.
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 Crocker Turn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crocker Turn, with the one closest to Crocker Turn listed first.
- Number 2 Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Number 2 Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Number 1 Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Number 1 Cemetery
- Cardville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cardville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cardville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Tribal Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tribal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2464451 <4>
- Milford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milford Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cedarvale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedarvale Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedarvale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1825116 <4>
- Great Pond Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Great Pond Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Great Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Dennis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dennis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dennis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Welles Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welles Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #800932 <4>
- Continue List (107 more) ...
- Sunny Slope Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunny Slope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunny Slope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hoyt Brook Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoyt Brook Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoyt Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hemlock Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hemlock Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hemlock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sunny Slope Cemetery
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.<5>
While we didn't find Crocker Turn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Crocker Turn.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crocker Turn, with the one closest to Crocker Turn listed first.
- Greenfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Penobscot County
- Cardville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Costigan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,973 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <2>
- Old Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Old Town is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,404 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Town <2>
- Great Works
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Works have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Works
- Great Works is located in Penobscot County
- Bradley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Bradley is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <2>
- Great Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Pond
- Great Pond is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Olamon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Greenbush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Argyle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Pea Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Webster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Aurora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <2>
- Lowell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crocker Turn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crocker Turn.
Newspapers Published in Crocker Turn ...
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 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crocker Turn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crocker Turn, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crocker Turn.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Crocker Turn:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Maine State Archives
- Pages specific to Penobscot County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Piscataquis County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Waldo County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hancock County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Maine
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Maine
- Cemeteries of Penobscot County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Maine
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Maine
- Cemeteries of Penobscot County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crocker Turn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Crocker Turn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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- Crocker Turn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crocker Turn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0120, Longitude: -68.4664 In this case, the coordinates for Crocker Turn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |