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 Hackett 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 Hackett 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 Hackett 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hackett Mills: Hackett Mls. (or less commonly used: Hackett 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Hackett Mills is located in Androscoggin 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 Androscoggin County: Cumberland, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford & Sagadahoc.
Below are the counties that are near Hackett Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hackett Mills:
- Androscoggin County (The home county of Hackett Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hackett Mills, with the one closest to Hackett Mills listed first.
- Minot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- Moussam
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Moussam is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moussam
- East Poland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Littlefield Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Littlefield Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Corner
- Mechanic Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Poland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rumford Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rumford Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford Junction
- Auburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Auburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
- Danville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Lewiston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Minot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
- West Poland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hackett Mills, with the one closest to Hackett Mills listed first.
- Shaker Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shaker Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- New Gloucester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cobb Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cobb Cove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cove
- Crescent Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Lake
- Casco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Otisfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Otisfield is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Dry Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dry Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Mills
- North Pownal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Pownal is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pownal
- East Gray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- East Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gray
- Gray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gray is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <1>
- Raymond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Casco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Naples
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hackett Mills, with the one closest to Hackett Mills listed first.
- Chisholm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chisholm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Jay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jay is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <1>
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hackett Mills, with the one closest to Hackett Mills listed first.
- Litchfield Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Litchfield Corners is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Corners
- South Monmouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- South Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monmouth
- Monmouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Litchfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Batchelders Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Batchelders Crossing is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelders Crossing
- East Monmouth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Monmouth is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monmouth
- North Monmouth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Purgatory
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Purgatory is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purgatory
- Wayne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Gardiner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
- Winthrop
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- North Wayne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Wayne is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wayne
- Maranacook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maranacook is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maranacook
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hackett Mills, with the one closest to Hackett Mills listed first.
- Hatchs Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- South Dresden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- Dresden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hackett Mills, with the one closest to Hackett Mills listed first.
- Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Otisfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Otisfield is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otisfield
- Spurrs Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spurrs Corner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurrs Corner
- South Paris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Norway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buckfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Paris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paris is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
- East Sumner
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Sumner is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumner
- North Norway
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- North Norway is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norway
- Hartford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hartford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- South Waterford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Waterford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Waterford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Waterford has also been known as:
- Sweats Island
- Sweet Island
- Swetts Island
- Waterford Flat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterford <1>
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hackett Mills, with the one closest to Hackett Mills listed first.
- Bowdoin Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Bowdoin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Pejepscot
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Topsham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdoinham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Richmond Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Harwards
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Richmond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Days Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- West Bath
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bath
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sabino
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- Woolwich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hackett Mills, with the one closest to Hackett Mills listed first.
- Chicopee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chicopee is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicopee
- North Limington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Limington
- Kimbles Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kimbles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbles Corner
- East Limington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Limington is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Limington
- Cornish
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Limington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hackett Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Hackett Mills.
Cemeteries Near Hackett Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hackett 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 Hackett Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hackett Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hackett Mills, with the one closest to Hackett Mills listed first.
- Lane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Center Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brookvale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Atkinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (505 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fitz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beth Abraham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find Hackett Mills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hackett Mills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hackett Mills, with the one closest to Hackett Mills listed first.
- Minot
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
- East Poland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Poland
- Poland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lewiston Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lewiston Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Junction
- Mechanic Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Poland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Poland is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Poland
- Poland Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Danville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Danville is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Auburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Auburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Auburn
- West Poland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Minot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Minot is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Minot
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Upper Gloucester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Upper Gloucester is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Gloucester
- Lewiston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Auburn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hackett Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hackett Mills.
Newspapers Published in Hackett 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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hackett Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hackett Mills, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hackett 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 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 Hackett Mills:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Androscoggin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Kennebec County
- Lincoln County
- Oxford County
- Sagadahoc County
- York 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 Hackett 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hackett Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |