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 Jacksonville (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 Jacksonville. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Jacksonville is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Aroostook, Hancock & Penobscot.

Below are the counties that are near Jacksonville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jacksonville:

• Washington County     (The home county of Jacksonville)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Jacksonville, with the one closest to Jacksonville listed first.
  • East Machias
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Machias have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Machias
    • East Machias is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Machias <2>
  • Dog Town
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
    • Dog Town is located in Washington County
  • Hoyttown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyttown
    • Hoyttown is located in Washington County
  • Machiasport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Machiasport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machiasport
    • Machiasport is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machiasport <2>
  • Machias
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machias
    • Machias is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,844 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machias <2>
  • Marshfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
    • Marshfield is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Whitneyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitneyville
    • Whitneyville is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Bucks Harbor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Harbor
    • Bucks Harbor is located in Washington County
  • Northfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
    • Northfield is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • North Cutler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Cutler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cutler
    • North Cutler is located in Washington County
  • Whiting
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiting have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
    • Whiting is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiting <2>
  • Cutler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
    • Cutler is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cutler <2>
  • Jonesboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
    • Jonesboro is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Jacksonville ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jacksonville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jacksonville, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jacksonville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Jacksonville:

• Websites specific to Maine
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Maine State Archives

• Pages specific to Washington County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Maine
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Maine
  • Cemeteries of Washington County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Maine
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Maine
  • Cemeteries of Washington County

Cemeteries Near Jacksonville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jacksonville.

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

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

• East Machias Village Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • The East Machias Village Cemetery has also been known as:
  • First Congregational Church Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Machias Village Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1518011 <4>
• Court Street Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Court Street Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89778 <4>
• O'Brien Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Brien Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Brien Cemetery
• Longfellow Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Longfellow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longfellow Cemetery
• Look Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Look Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Look Cemetery
• Bay View Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bay View Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89642 <4>
• Forest Hill Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2274405 <4>
• Old Cutler Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cutler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cutler Cemetery
• Whiting Village Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • The Whiting Village Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Whiting Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whiting Village Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157936 <4>
• Dennysville Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dennysville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dennysville Cemetery
• Greenwood Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
• West Lubec Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Lubec Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lubec Cemetery
• Continue List   (43 more) ...
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
  • Columbia Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Columbia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbia Cemetery
  • Mailey Hill Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mailey Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mailey Hill 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.<5>

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

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

• East Machias
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Machias have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Machias
  • East Machias is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Machias <2>
• Machias
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machias
  • Machias is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,844 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machias <2>
• Machiasport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Machiasport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machiasport
  • Machiasport is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Machiasport <2>
• Whitneyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitneyville
  • Whitneyville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
• Larrabee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larrabee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
  • Larrabee is located in Washington County
• Bucks Harbor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Harbor
  • Bucks Harbor is located in Washington County
• Marion
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Washington County
• North Cutler
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Cutler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cutler
  • North Cutler is located in Washington County
• Northfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
  • Northfield is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
• Whiting
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiting have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
  • Whiting is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiting <2>
• Jonesboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <2>
• Roque Bluffs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roque Bluffs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roque Bluffs
  • Roque Bluffs is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
• Continue List   (16 more) ...
  • Cutler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
    • Cutler is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cutler <2>
  • Dennysville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennysville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennysville
    • Dennysville is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennysville <2>
  • Cooper
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Cooper is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jacksonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/