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 Higginsville (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 Higginsville. 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 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.
Higginsville 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 Higginsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Higginsville:
- Penobscot County (The home county of Higginsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Higginsville, with the one closest to Higginsville listed first.
- Kenduskeag
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- South Corinth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Corinth is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
- Corinth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Levant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Glenburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
- Hudson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,499 people
- Lucky Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lucky Landing is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Landing
- Old Town Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Old Town Landing is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
- East Exeter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Exeter
- Bradford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Snow Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Snow Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Corner
- Bradford Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bradford Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Center
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Higginsville, with the one closest to Higginsville listed first.
- Bucksport Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- Dedham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bucksport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Verona Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Verona Island is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Former name for Verona Island:
- Verona
- Orland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Orland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amherst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Amherst is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Otis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Otis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Mariaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mariaville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- North Ellsworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ellsworth
- Piscataquis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Higginsville, with the one closest to Higginsville listed first.
- Atkinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Atkinson Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Dover South Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
- South Dover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
- Boyd Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Boyd Lake is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Lake
- Milo
(21 miles [33.8 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>
- Dover - Foxcroft
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Medford Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Medford Center is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Center
- East Sangerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
- Howard Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
- Medford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Medford is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Sebec
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Higginsville, with the one closest to Higginsville listed first.
- Detroit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ripley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ripley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Houston Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Dogtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Saint Albans
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pittsfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Palmyra
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Hartland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cambridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mainstream
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mainstream is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
- Harmony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Higginsville, with the one closest to Higginsville listed first.
- North Winterport
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- North Winterport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
- Winterport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Monroe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Monroe is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Frankfort
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Jackson
(23 miles [37 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 Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Troy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- North Searsport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Searsport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsport
- Prospect Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
- Prospect
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Brooks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Burnham
(28 miles [45.1 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Higginsville, see our County-by-County Page for Higginsville.
Cemeteries Near Higginsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Higginsville.
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 Higginsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Higginsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Higginsville, with the one closest to Higginsville listed first.
- Kenduskeag Village Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lucas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Waughn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boutell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Page Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Birch Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Corinthian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Exeter Mills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (202 more) ...
- Tibbets Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Tree Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Higginsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Higginsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Higginsville, with the one closest to Higginsville listed first.
- Kenduskeag
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- South Corinth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Corinth is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
- West Levant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Levant is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Levant
- West Corinth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Corinth is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Corinth
- Levant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Corinth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glenburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
- Hudson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,499 people
- East Corinth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Levant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Levant is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Levant
- Exeter Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Exeter Mills is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Mills
- North Hermon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Hermon is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hermon
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- East Exeter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Exeter
- Snow Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Snow Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Corner
- Six Mile Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Six Mile Falls is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile Falls
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Higginsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Higginsville.
Newspapers Published in Higginsville ...
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 129 newspapers that have been published in the area around Higginsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Higginsville, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Higginsville.
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 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 Higginsville:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Penobscot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Higginsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Higginsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |