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 Industry (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 Industry. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
Industry is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Androscoggin, Kennebec, Oxford & Somerset.
Below are the counties that are near Industry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Industry:
- Franklin County (The home county of Industry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Industry, with the one closest to Industry listed first.
- New Vineyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Vineyard is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vineyard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
- Fairbanks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairbanks is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Strong
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Strong is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Strong
- New Sharon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Farmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Farmington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farmington
- Strong
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Farmington Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Temple
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Temple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- North Chesterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
- Avon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- East Wilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Industry, with the one closest to Industry listed first.
- Livermore Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Shy Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
- North Livermore
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
- East Livermore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
- Livermore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- South Livermore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
- North Leeds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Howes Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
- North Turner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Industry, with the one closest to Industry listed first.
- Rome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vienna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Belgrade Lakes
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- North Belgrade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Belgrade is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belgrade
- North Fayette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- North Fayette is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayette
- Locks Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Locks Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Corner
- Oakland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belgrade
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Morrison Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Corner
- Fayette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kents Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Industry, with the one closest to Industry listed first.
- Canton Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Canton Point is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Point
- Dixfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbertville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Peru
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Canton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Canton is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
- West Peru
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Peru is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peru
- Mexico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roxbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dickvale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dickvale is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
- Rumford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Rumford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Rumford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rumford
- Byron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Byron is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Piscataquis County
- Wellington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Industry, with the one closest to Industry listed first.
- Starks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Starks is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Anson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Portland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mercer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- East New Portland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East New Portland is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Portland
- North Anson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barron Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Barron Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Corner
- Norridgewock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Embden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Embden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- Smithfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Madison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Madison is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Industry, see our County-by-County Page for Industry.
Cemeteries Near Industry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Industry.
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 Industry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Industry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Industry, with the one closest to Industry listed first.
- Center Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shaw Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Boardman - True Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pike Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hardy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Holley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Locke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frederic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weeks Mills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (194 more) ...
- Swan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Athearn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Emery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Industry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Industry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Industry, with the one closest to Industry listed first.
- Allens Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Allens Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- Starks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Starks is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- New Vineyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Vineyard is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vineyard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
- Fairbanks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairbanks is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Strong
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Strong is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Strong
- New Portland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Sharon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mercer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Anson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Strong
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Farmington Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Mercer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mercer
- East New Portland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East New Portland is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Portland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Industry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Industry.
Newspapers Published in Industry ...
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 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Industry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Industry, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Industry.
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 either 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 Industry:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Kennebec County
- Oxford County
- Piscataquis County
- Somerset 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> | 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 Industry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Industry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |