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Nearest Communities to East Winn,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to East Winn, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for East Winn:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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.

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 east 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.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from East Winn.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.


East Winn 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 105 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of East Winn. Of these communities, 40 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 East Winn (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 East Winn

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Penobscot County   (where East Winn resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.penobscot-county.net/
    • County Seat for Penobscot:   Bangor
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to East Winn   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from East Winn.
      • Crockertown
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Crockertown is located in Penobscot County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockertown
      • Lee
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Lee is located in Penobscot County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <3>
      • Winn
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Winn is located in Penobscot County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
      • Mattawamkeag
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Meadowville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Meadowville is located in Penobscot County
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      • Back Settlement
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Back Settlement is located in Penobscot County
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      • Gordon ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Gordon is located in Penobscot County
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      • Webb Hill
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Webb Hill is located in Penobscot County
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      • North Lincoln
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • North Lincoln is located in Penobscot County
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      • Springfield
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Lincoln Center
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Lincoln Center is located in Penobscot County
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      • Jordan Mills
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Jordan Mills is located in Penobscot County
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        • Kingman
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • South Woodville
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • South Woodville is located in Penobscot County
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        • Woodville
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Woodville is located in Penobscot County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
        • Drake Place ‑ Historic
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Drake Place is located in Penobscot County
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        • Chester
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Chester is located in Penobscot County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
        • Lincoln
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Pea Ridge
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Pea Ridge is located in Penobscot County
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        • South Springfield
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • South Springfield is located in Penobscot County
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        • Prentiss
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Prentiss is located in Penobscot County
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        • Libby Corner
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Libby Corner is located in Penobscot County
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        • Plantation of Prentiss
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Lakeville
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Lakeville is located in Penobscot County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
        • Carroll
          (13 miles [20.9 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
        • Woodard ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Woodard is located in Penobscot County
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        • South Lincoln
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • South Lincoln is located in Penobscot County
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        • Bowerbank ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Bowerbank is located in Penobscot County
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        • Drew Plantation
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Drew Plantation is located in Penobscot County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
        • Medway
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Medway is located in Penobscot County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medway <3>
        • Burlington
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • East Lowell
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • East Lowell is located in Penobscot County
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        • Morgan Beach
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Morgan Beach is located in Penobscot County
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        • Silverwood Court
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Silverwood Court is located in Penobscot County
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        • Saponac
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Saponac is located in Penobscot County
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        • Enfield
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Enfield is located in Penobscot County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
        • Upper Drew
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Upper Drew is located in Penobscot County
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        • Oak Park Manor
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Oak Park Manor is located in Penobscot County
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        • Lowell
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Lowell is located in Penobscot County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
        • Gilford
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Gilford is located in Penobscot County
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        • East Millinocket
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Dolby
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Dolby is located in Penobscot County
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        • West Enfield
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Seboeis
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Seboeis is located in Penobscot County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seboeis
        • Howland
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Seboeis Plantation
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Seboeis Plantation is located in Penobscot County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
        • Passadumkeag
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Passadumkeag is located in Penobscot County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
        • Maxfield
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Maxfield is located in Penobscot County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
        • Gantners Landing
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Gantners Landing is located in Penobscot County
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        • Bowden ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Bowden is located in Penobscot County
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        • Little Italy
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Little Italy is located in Penobscot County
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        • Grindstone
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Grindstone is located in Penobscot County
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        • Millinocket
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Edinburg
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Edinburg is located in Penobscot County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
        • Olamon
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Olamon is located in Penobscot County
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        • High Landing
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • High Landing is located in Penobscot County
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        • Hay Brook
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Hay Brook is located in Penobscot County
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        • Norcross
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Norcross is located in Penobscot County
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        • Perkins
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Perkins is located in Penobscot County
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        • Greenfield
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Greenfield is located in Penobscot County
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        • West Seboeis
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • West Seboeis 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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        • Crocker Turn
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Crocker Turn is located in Penobscot County
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        • Cardville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Cardville is located in Penobscot County
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        • Greenbush
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Greenbush is located in Penobscot County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
  • 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 East Winn   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from East Winn.
      • Molunkus
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Molunkus is located in Aroostook County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molunkus
      • Macwahoc
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Macwahoc is located in Aroostook County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macwahoc
      • Macwahoc Plantation
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Macwahoc Plantation is located in Aroostook County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
      • Wytopitlock
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Wytopitlock is located in Aroostook County
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      • Reed Plantation
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Reed Plantation is located in Aroostook County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
      • Bancroft
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Bancroft is located in Aroostook County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • Reed
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Reed is located in Aroostook County
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      • Glenwood
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Glenwood is located in Aroostook County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
      • Monarda
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Monarda is located in Aroostook County
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      • South Bancroft
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • South Bancroft is located in Aroostook County
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      • Benedicta
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Silver Ridge
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Silver Ridge is located in Aroostook County
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        • Cropley Turn
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Cropley Turn is located in Aroostook County
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        • Glenwood Plantation
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Glenwood Plantation is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
        • North Bancroft
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • North Bancroft is located in Aroostook County
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        • Butterfield Landing
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Butterfield Landing is located in Aroostook County
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        • Weston
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Woodbridge Corner
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Woodbridge Corner is located in Aroostook County
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        • Selden
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Selden is located in Aroostook County
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  • Piscataquis County
    • County Website:   https://www.piscataquis.us/
    • County Seat for Piscataquis:   Dover - Foxcroft
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to East Winn   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from East Winn.
      • Hardy
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Hardy is located in Piscataquis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
      • Medford Center
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Medford Center is located in Piscataquis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Center
      • Lake View Plantation
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Lake View Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Medford
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Medford is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
      • Adams
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Adams is located in Piscataquis County
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      • Lake View
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Lake View is located in Piscataquis County
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      • Packards
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Packards 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 East Winn   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from East Winn.
      • The Pines
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • The Pines is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Pines
      • Irish Settlement
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Irish Settlement is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Settlement
      • Jumbo Landing
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Jumbo Landing is located in Washington County
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      • Talmadge
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Talmadge is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
      • Danforth
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Elsemore Landing
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Elsemore Landing is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsemore Landing
      • Indian Landing
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Indian Landing is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Landing
      • Brookton
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Topsfield
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Topsfield is located in Washington County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
      • Eaton
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Eaton is located in Washington County
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      • Bear Trap Landing
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Bear Trap Landing is located in Washington County
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      • Forest
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Forest is located in Washington County
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      • Waite
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Waite is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
      • Grand Lake Stream
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

Footnotes ...

<1>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- East Winn) 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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