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 Exeter Mills (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 Exeter Mills. 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.
Name Variations for Exeter Mills ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Exeter Mills: Exeter Mls. (or less commonly used: Exeter Mlls.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Exeter Mills 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 Exeter Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Exeter Mills:
- Penobscot County (The home county of Exeter Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Exeter Mills, with the one closest to Exeter Mills listed first.
- East Exeter
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Exeter
- Corinth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Exeter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- South Corinth
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Corinth is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
- Garland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garland is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
- Stetson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stetson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Charleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Charleston is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,675 people
- Kenduskeag
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport
- Russell Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Russell Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner
- Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hudson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,499 people
- Bradford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Corinna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Exeter Mills, with the one closest to Exeter Mills 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
- Dedham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bucksport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kennebec County
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Piscataquis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Exeter Mills, with the one closest to Exeter Mills listed first.
- Dover South Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
- Atkinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- South Dover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
- Atkinson Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Dover - Foxcroft
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Sangerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
- Boyd Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd Lake is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Lake
- Howard Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
- Sangerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Milo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Milo is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milo <1>
- Sebec
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Guilford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Parkman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Exeter Mills, with the one closest to Exeter Mills listed first.
- Ripley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ripley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Detroit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Albans
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Houston Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Dogtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- West Palmyra
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Pittsfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hartland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mainstream
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mainstream is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
- Harmony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Canaan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Exeter Mills, with the one closest to Exeter Mills listed first.
- Troy
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Jackson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Monroe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Monroe is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Monroe Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Winterport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burnham
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Frankfort
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Winnecook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winnecook is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
- Unity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thorndike
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Brooks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Knox Ledge Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Knox Ledge Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Ledge Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Exeter Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Exeter Mills.
Cemeteries Near Exeter Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Exeter Mills.
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 Exeter Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Exeter Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Exeter Mills, with the one closest to Exeter Mills listed first.
- Exeter Mills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tibbets Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bragg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boutell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- No Exeter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Corinthian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Page Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crowell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chamberlain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lucas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clark Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (195 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Exeter Mills had a population of 95 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Exeter Mills, with the one closest to Exeter Mills listed first.
- East Exeter
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Exeter
- West Corinth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Corinth is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Corinth
- South Exeter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Exeter
- Corinth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Corinth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Exeter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- West Levant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Levant is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Levant
- South Corinth
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Corinth is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
- Stetson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stetson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- West Charleston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Charleston is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charleston
- Garland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garland is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
- North Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- South Levant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Levant is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Levant
- Kenduskeag
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Charleston is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,675 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Exeter Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Exeter Mills.
Newspapers Published in Exeter Mills ...
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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Exeter Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Exeter Mills, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Exeter Mills.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Exeter Mills:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Penobscot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Kennebec County
- Piscataquis County
- Somerset County
- Waldo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
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 Exeter Mills, 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- Exeter Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |