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Nearest Communities to Hillman,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Hillman, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Hillman:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Hillman.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.


Hillman is located in Aroostook County.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Aroostook County: Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset & Washington.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 87 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Hillman. Of these communities, 8 are located in counties other than Aroostook County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Hillman (which is Aroostook County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Hillman

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Aroostook County   (where Hillman resides)
    • County Website:   https://aroostook.me.us/
    • County Seat for Aroostook:   Houlton
    • Note: The Canadian Province of Quebec lies to the northwest and the Province of New Brunswick to the east
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hillman   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hillman.
      • Shorey
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
        • Shorey is also located in Aroostook County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorey
      • Dudley
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Dudley is also located in Aroostook County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
      • Weeksboro
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Weeksboro is also located in Aroostook County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksboro
      • Smyrna Center
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Smyrna Center is also located in Aroostook County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Center
      • Smyrna
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Smyrna is also located in Aroostook County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
      • Merrill
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Merrill is also located in Aroostook County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
      • Smyrna Mills
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Little Canada
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Little Canada is also located in Aroostook County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Canada
      • Bennett
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Bennett is also located in Aroostook County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
      • Timoney
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Timoney is also located in Aroostook County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timoney
      • Howe Brook
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Howe Brook is also located in Aroostook County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Brook
      • Oakfield
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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        • Ludlow
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Ludlow is also located in Aroostook County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
        • Dyer Brook
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
          • Dyer Brook is also located in Aroostook County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Brook
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
        • Knowles Corner
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Knowles Corner is also located in Aroostook County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles Corner
        • Hammond
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
          • Hammond is also located in Aroostook County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
        • Batesville
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Batesville is also located in Aroostook County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
        • Moro
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Moro is also located in Aroostook County
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        • Moro Plantation
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Moro Plantation is also located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
        • Morey Brow
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Morey Brow is also located in Aroostook County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morey Brow
        • Pride
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Pride is also located in Aroostook County
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        • New Limerick
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Walker Settlement
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Walker Settlement is also located in Aroostook County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Settlement
        • Halls Corner
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Halls Corner is also located in Aroostook County
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        • Hawkins
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Hawkins is also located in Aroostook County
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        • Island Falls
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Linneus
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Linneus is also located in Aroostook County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 907 people
        • Hill
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Hill is also located in Aroostook County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill
        • Littleton
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Littleton is also located in Aroostook County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
        • Harvey
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Harvey is also located in Aroostook County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
        • Griswold
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Griswold is also located in Aroostook County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
        • Carys Mills
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Carys Mills is also located in Aroostook County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carys Mills
        • Hersey
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Hersey is also located in Aroostook County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
        • Houlton
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Houlton is also located in Aroostook County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houlton
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,766 people
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        • Sharp
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Sharp is also located in Aroostook County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
        • Monticello
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Blackwater
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Blackwater is also located in Aroostook County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
        • Jewells Corner
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Jewells Corner is also located in Aroostook County
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        • Hodgdon
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Hodgdon is also located in Aroostook County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgdon
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
        • East Hodgdon
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • East Hodgdon is also located in Aroostook County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodgdon
        • Hodgdon Corners
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Hodgdon Corners is also located in Aroostook County
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        • Crystal
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Crystal is also located in Aroostook County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
        • Cary
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Cary is also located in Aroostook County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
          • Cary has also been known as:
          • Cary Plantation
        • Jackins Settlement
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Jackins Settlement is also located in Aroostook County
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        • Huson Landing
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Huson Landing is also located in Aroostook County
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        • Bridgewater
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Snow Settlement
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Snow Settlement is also located in Aroostook County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Settlement
        • Oxbow
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • City Camp Landing
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • City Camp Landing is also located in Aroostook County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Camp Landing
        • Deadmans Corner
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Deadmans Corner is also located in Aroostook County
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        • Bridgewater Corner
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Bridgewater Corner is also located in Aroostook County
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        • Masardis
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Masardis is also located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
        • Oxbow Plantation
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Oxbow Plantation is also located in Aroostook County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow Plantation
          • Estimated population in 2018: 61 people
        • Sugar Hill
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Sugar Hill is also located in Aroostook County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
        • Estabrook Settlement
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Estabrook Settlement is also located in Aroostook County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estabrook Settlement
        • Patten Junction
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Patten Junction is also located in Aroostook County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten Junction
        • Blaine
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Blaine is also located in Aroostook County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <3>
        • Robinson
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Robinson is also located in Aroostook County
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        • Woodbridge Corner
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Woodbridge Corner is also located in Aroostook County
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        • Amity
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Amity is also located in Aroostook County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
        • North Amity
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • North Amity is also located in Aroostook County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amity
        • Grindstone
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Grindstone is also located in Aroostook County
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        • Mars Hill
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Sherman Mills
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Kings Grove
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Kings Grove is also located in Aroostook County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grove
        • Squapan
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Squapan is also located in Aroostook County
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        • South Amity
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • South Amity is also located in Aroostook County
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        • Sherman
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Sherman is also located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
        • Westfield
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Westfield is also located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
        • Glenwood Plantation
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Glenwood Plantation is also located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
        • Haynesville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Haynesville is also located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
        • Walker
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Walker is also located in Aroostook County
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        • Silver Ridge
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Silver Ridge is also located in Aroostook County
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        • Glenwood
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Glenwood is also located in Aroostook County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
        • Monarda
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Monarda is also located in Aroostook County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarda
        • Chapman
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Chapman is also located in Aroostook County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 450 people
        • Phair
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Phair is also located in Aroostook County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phair
        • Spragueville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Spragueville is also located in Aroostook County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spragueville
        • Benedicta
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Penobscot County
    • County Website:   https://www.penobscot-county.net/
    • County Seat for Penobscot:   Bangor
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hillman   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hillman.
      • Mount Chase
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Mount Chase is located in Penobscot County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Chase
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Patten
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Shin Pond
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Shin Pond is located in Penobscot County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shin Pond
      • Sherman Station
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Sherman Station is located in Penobscot County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Station
      • Siberia
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Siberia is located in Penobscot County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
      • Stacyville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Stacyville is located in Penobscot County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
      • Davidson ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Davidson was located in Penobscot County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
      • Moosehorn Crossing
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Moosehorn Crossing is located in Penobscot County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehorn Crossing

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hillman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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