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 Elliottsville (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 Elliottsville. 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 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.

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

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

• Piscataquis County     (The home county of Elliottsville)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Elliottsville, with the one closest to Elliottsville listed first.
  • Willimantic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willimantic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willimantic
    • Willimantic is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Lower Shirley Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shirley Corner
    • Lower Shirley Corner is located in Piscataquis County
  • Monson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
    • Monson is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monson <2>
  • Greenville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,628 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
  • Upper Shirley Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Shirley Corner
    • Upper Shirley Corner is located in Piscataquis County
  • Beaver Cove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cove
    • Beaver Cove is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Greenville Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Junction
    • Greenville Junction is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville Junction <2>
  • Shirley Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Mills
    • Shirley Mills is located in Piscataquis County
  • Bowerbank
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowerbank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerbank
    • Bowerbank is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
  • Shirley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
    • Shirley is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Steadman Landing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steadman Landing
    • Steadman Landing is located in Piscataquis County
  • Lily Bay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lily Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Bay
    • Lily Bay is located in Piscataquis County
  • Monson Junction
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson Junction
    • Monson Junction is located in Piscataquis County
• Penobscot County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Elliottsville, with the one closest to Elliottsville listed first.
  • Silvers Mills
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Mills
    • Silvers Mills is located in Penobscot County
  • Dexter
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
    • Dexter is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,702 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <2>
  • Russell Corner
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner
    • Russell Corner is located in Penobscot County
  • Charleston
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Charleston is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,675 people
  • Garland
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • Garland is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • North Bradford
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Bradford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradford
    • North Bradford is located in Penobscot County
  • Seboeis Plantation
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seboeis Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seboeis Plantation
    • Seboeis Plantation is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
• Somerset County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Elliottsville, with the one closest to Elliottsville listed first.
  • Somerset Junction
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Junction
    • Somerset Junction is located in Somerset County
  • Rockwood
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Rockwood is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <2>
  • Mayfield Corner
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Corner
    • Mayfield Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Cambridge
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
    • Cambridge is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <2>
  • The Forks
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Forks
    • The Forks is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • The Forks has also been known as:
    • The Forks Plantation
    • Plantation of The Forks
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for The Forks <2>
  • Ripley
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
    • Ripley is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
  • Brighton
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Brighton is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Brighton has also been known as:
    • Brighton Plantation
  • West Forks Plantation
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Forks Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Forks Plantation
    • West Forks Plantation is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people

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

Cemeteries Near Elliottsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elliottsville.

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

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

• Riverside Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Lake Road Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Road Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Hillside Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Monson Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monson Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Greenville Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenville Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Shirley Mills Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shirley Mills Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shirley Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Bowerbank Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowerbank Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowerbank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Abbot Village Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abbot Village Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abbot Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Guilford Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guilford Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guilford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Sebec Village Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sebec Village Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sebec Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Lawn Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawn Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Elmwood Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Continue List   (37 more) ...
  • Village Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rural Grove Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rural Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gray Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Elliottsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elliottsville.

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

• Onawa
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onawa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onawa
  • Onawa is located in Piscataquis County
• Willimantic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willimantic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willimantic
  • Willimantic is located in Piscataquis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
• Monson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
  • Monson is located in Piscataquis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monson <2>
• Greenville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Piscataquis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,628 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
• Shirley Mills
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Mills
  • Shirley Mills is located in Piscataquis County
• Greenville Junction
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Junction
  • Greenville Junction is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville Junction <2>
• Shirley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
  • Shirley is located in Piscataquis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
• North Guilford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Guilford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Guilford
  • North Guilford is located in Piscataquis County
• Barnard
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
  • Barnard is located in Piscataquis County
• Blanchard
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
  • Blanchard is located in Piscataquis County
• Monson Junction
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson Junction
  • Monson Junction is located in Piscataquis County
• Lily Bay
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lily Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Bay
  • Lily Bay is located in Piscataquis County
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Abbot
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbot
    • Abbot is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbot <2>
  • Sebec
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebec have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebec
    • Sebec is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebec <2>
  • Brownville Junction
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brownville Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville Junction
    • Brownville Junction is located in Piscataquis County

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

Newspapers Published in Elliottsville ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elliottsville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elliottsville, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elliottsville.

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 Elliottsville:

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

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Penobscot County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Somerset County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elliottsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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