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 Easton (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 Easton. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Easton is located in Aroostook 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 Aroostook County: Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset & Washington.

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

• Aroostook County     (The home county of Easton)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Easton, with the one closest to Easton listed first.
  • Westfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Westfield is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
  • Presque Isle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presque Isle
    • Presque Isle is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,950 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Presque Isle <2>
  • Kings Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grove
    • Kings Grove is located in Aroostook County
  • Mars Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mars Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
    • Mars Hill is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,461 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mars Hill <2>
  • Fort Fairfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Fairfield
    • Fort Fairfield is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,278 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Fairfield <2>
  • Blaine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blaine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Blaine is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <2>
  • Crouseville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crouseville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouseville
    • Crouseville is located in Aroostook County
  • Chapman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
    • Chapman is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 450 people
  • McGraw
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
    • McGraw is located in Aroostook County
    • McGraw has also been known as:
    • McGraw Siding
  • Mapleton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
    • Mapleton is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mapleton <2>
  • Adaline
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
    • Adaline is located in Aroostook County
  • Grimes Mill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Mill
    • Grimes Mill is located in Aroostook County

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

Newspapers Published in Easton ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Easton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Easton, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Easton.

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 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 Easton:

• 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 Aroostook County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Maine
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Maine
  • Cemeteries of Aroostook County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Maine
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Maine
  • Cemeteries of Aroostook County

Cemeteries Near Easton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Easton.

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 Easton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Estey Park Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Estey Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Estey Park Cemetery
• Getchell Farnham Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Getchell Farnham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Getchell Farnham Cemetery
• Mt. Shilo Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Shilo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Shilo Cemetery
• Bartlett Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bartlett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bartlett Cemetery
• Glenwood Park Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenwood Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwood Park Cemetery
• Pine Tree Church Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Tree Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Tree Church Cemetery
• Knight Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knight Cemetery
• Ladner Fuller Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ladner Fuller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ladner Fuller Cemetery
• Fairmount Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairmount Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #793040 <4>
• Marshall Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • The Marshall Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Westfield Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marshall Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90205 <4>
• Pierce Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierce Cemetery
• Beans Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beans Cemetery
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  • Mayflower Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayflower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayflower Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
    • North Main Street Catholic Church Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1523895 <4>
  • St. Mary's Chapman Street Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Mary's Chapman Street Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Marys Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Chapman Street 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Easton had a population of 76 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Easton had a population of 1,177 people.

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

• Westfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
• Presque Isle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presque Isle
  • Presque Isle is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Presque Isle <2>
• Maple Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Maple Grove is located in Aroostook County
• Parkhurst
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhurst
  • Parkhurst is located in Aroostook County
• Mars Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mars Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
  • Mars Hill is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mars Hill <2>
• Blaine
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blaine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Blaine is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <2>
• Fort Fairfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Fairfield
  • Fort Fairfield is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Fairfield <2>
• Roberts
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
  • Roberts is located in Aroostook County
• Mapleton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
  • Mapleton is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mapleton <2>
• East Lyndon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lyndon
  • East Lyndon is located in Aroostook County
• Hurd
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurd
  • Hurd is located in Aroostook County
• Bridgewater
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
  • Bridgewater is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <2>
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  • Washburn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
    • Washburn is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washburn <2>
  • Castle Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hill
    • Castle Hill is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Caribou
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caribou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
    • Caribou is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,622 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caribou <2>

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Easton: www.easton.me.us/

The official website for Aroostook County: www.aroostook.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/