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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 High Landing (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 High Landing. 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 High Landing ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for High Landing: High Lndg. (or less commonly used: High Lndng.)

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 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.

High Landing 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 High Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to High Landing:

  • Penobscot County     (The home county of High Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Landing, with the one closest to High Landing listed first.
    • Stacyville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
      • Stacyville is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
    • Sherman Station
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman Station have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Station
      • Sherman Station is located in Penobscot County
    • Medway
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
      • Medway is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medway <2>
    • East Millinocket
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Millinocket have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Millinocket
      • East Millinocket is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,621 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Millinocket <2>
    • Patten
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Millinocket
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millinocket have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millinocket
      • Millinocket is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,244 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millinocket <2>
    • Woodville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
    • Mattawamkeag
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Drew Plantation
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drew Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew Plantation
      • Drew Plantation is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
    • Mount Chase
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Chase
      • Mount Chase is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
    • Kingman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Winn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
      • Winn is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
    • Shin Pond
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shin Pond
      • Shin Pond is located in Penobscot County
  • Aroostook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Landing, with the one closest to High Landing listed first.
    • Benedicta
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sherman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Sherman is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
    • Sherman Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Mills
      • Sherman Mills is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman Mills <2>
    • Crystal
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
      • Crystal is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Macwahoc Plantation
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macwahoc Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macwahoc Plantation
      • Macwahoc Plantation is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Molunkus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molunkus
      • Molunkus is located in Aroostook County
    • Glenwood Plantation
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Plantation
      • Glenwood Plantation is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
    • Reed Plantation
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Plantation
      • Reed Plantation is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Island Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hersey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hersey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
      • Hersey is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Wytopitlock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wytopitlock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wytopitlock
      • Wytopitlock is located in Aroostook County
    • Bancroft
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Bancroft is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Haynesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
      • Haynesville is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Piscataquis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Landing, with the one closest to High Landing listed first.
    • New City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
      • New City is located in Piscataquis County
    • Old City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
      • Old City is located in Piscataquis County
  • Washington County
    • Danforth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danforth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth
      • Danforth is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danforth <2>

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

Newspapers Published in High Landing ...

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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around High Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of High Landing, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for High Landing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 High Landing:

Cemeteries Near High Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of High Landing.

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

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

  • St. Benedict Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Benedict Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Benedict Cemetery
  • Sherman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherman Cemetery
  • Silver Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Ridge Cemetery
  • Sherman Mills Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherman Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherman Mills Cemetery
  • Golden Ridge Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Golden Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Golden Ridge Cemetery
  • Fiske Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fiske Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fiske Cemetery
  • Village Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Village Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
  • St. Martin of Tours Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Martin of Tours Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Martin of Tours Cemetery
  • Rollins Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rollins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rollins Cemetery
  • Clifford Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clifford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clifford Cemetery
  • Pierce Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierce Cemetery
  • Continue List   (50 more) ...
    • St. Agnes Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Agnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Agnes Cemetery
    • Village Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Village Cemetery
    • Crystal Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crystal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crystal 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.<4>

While we didn't find High Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of High Landing.

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

  • Benedicta
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Stacyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
    • Stacyville is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
  • Sherman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Sherman is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Monarda
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monarda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarda
    • Monarda is located in Aroostook County
  • Sherman Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Mills
    • Sherman Mills is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman Mills <2>
  • Medway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
    • Medway is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medway <2>
  • Crystal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
    • Crystal is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Macwahoc
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macwahoc have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macwahoc
    • Macwahoc is located in Aroostook County
  • Patten
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Glenwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
    • Glenwood is located in Aroostook County
  • Island Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Woodville is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Mattawamkeag
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Hersey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hersey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
      • Hersey is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Kingman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for High Landing. 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>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- High Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in High Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7892, Longitude: -68.4534       In this case, the coordinates for High Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 High Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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