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 Gerry (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 Gerry. 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.
Gerry 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 Gerry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gerry:
- Penobscot County (The home county of Gerry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gerry, with the one closest to Gerry listed first.
- West Old Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Old Town
- West Old Town is located in Penobscot County
- Hudson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Alton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- 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>
- Old Town Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
- Old Town Landing is located in Penobscot County
- South Lagrange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Lagrange. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lagrange
- South Lagrange is located in Penobscot County
- Bradford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bradford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Bradford is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,220 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradford <2>
- Glenburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
- Lucky Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Landing
- Lucky Landing is located in Penobscot County
- Costigan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Kenduskeag
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenduskeag
- Kenduskeag is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenduskeag <2>
- South Corinth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Corinth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
- South Corinth is located in Penobscot County
- Corinth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Corinth is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,830 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <2>
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gerry, with the one closest to Gerry listed first.
- Dedham
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- 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>
- Amherst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Amherst is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Great Pond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- 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
- Bucksport Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Aurora
(26 miles [41.8 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>
- Otis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Mariaville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- 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
- Bucksport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucksport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
- Bucksport is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucksport <2>
- Piscataquis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gerry, with the one closest to Gerry listed first.
- Boyd Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Atkinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Medford Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Center
- Medford Center is located in Piscataquis County
- Atkinson Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atkinson Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- South Dover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Dover. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
- South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
- Medford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Medford is located in Piscataquis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Milo
(18 miles [29 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>
- Dover South Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dover South Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
- Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Adams
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Piscataquis County
- Brownville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
- Brownville is located in Piscataquis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownville <2>
- Dover - Foxcroft
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover - Foxcroft have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover - Foxcroft
- Dover - Foxcroft is located in Piscataquis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,086 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover - Foxcroft <2>
- Sebec
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- 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>
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gerry, with the one closest to Gerry listed first.
- Ripley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Ripley is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Detroit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Detroit is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <2>
- Palmyra
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,979 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <2>
- Houston Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Saint Albans
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
- Saint Albans is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,979 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <2>
- Dogtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gerry, with the one closest to Gerry listed first.
- North Winterport
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- 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
- Winterport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterport
- Winterport is located in Waldo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterport <2>
- Frankfort
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Frankfort is located in Waldo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <2>
- Monroe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Monroe is located in Waldo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Monroe Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monroe Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gerry, see our County-by-County Page for Gerry.
Cemeteries Near Gerry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gerry.
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 Gerry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gerry, with the one closest to Gerry listed first.
- Alton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mills Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Trask Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trask Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trask Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Corner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corner Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90135 <4>
- Cedarvale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- 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.
- Kenduskeag Village Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kenduskeag Village Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1825102 <4>
- Hemlock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- 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.
- Hillside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- 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.
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (162 more) ...
- Lawndale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawndale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #797071 <4>
- Milford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- 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.
- Tribal Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tribal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2464451 <4>
- Lawndale 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 Gerry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gerry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gerry, with the one closest to Gerry listed first.
- West Old Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Old Town
- West Old Town is located in Penobscot County
- Hudson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Alton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- 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>
- Bradford Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Center
- Bradford Center is located in Penobscot County
- Pea Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - South Lagrange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Lagrange. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lagrange
- South Lagrange is located in Penobscot County
- Bradford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bradford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Bradford is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,220 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradford <2>
- Glenburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
- Argyle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - South Corinth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Corinth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
- South Corinth is located in Penobscot County
- Kenduskeag
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenduskeag
- Kenduskeag is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenduskeag <2>
- Costigan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Continue List (18 more) ...
- Corinth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Corinth is located in Penobscot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,830 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <2>
- Milford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gerry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gerry.
Newspapers Published in Gerry ...
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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gerry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gerry, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gerry.
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 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 Gerry:
- 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
- Somerset 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
- 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 Gerry. 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 Gerry, 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- Gerry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gerry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0170, Longitude: -68.8184 In this case, the coordinates for Gerry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |