RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Maine >> Aroostook County >> Jones Mill >> Genealogy HelperIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Maine

The Commemorative Quarter for Maine





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 Jones Mill (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 Jones Mill. 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 Jones Mill ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Jones Mill: Jones Ml. (or less commonly used: Jones Mll.)
  • While the name of this community is Jones Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Jones Mill may originally have been Jone's Mill.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Jones Mill might be written as Jone Mill.

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.

Jones Mill is located in Aroostook 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 Aroostook County: Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset & Washington.

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

  • Aroostook County     (The home county of Jones Mill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
    • Saint John Plantation
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint John Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John Plantation
      • Saint John Plantation is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
    • Saint Francis
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
      • Saint Francis is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
    • Allagash
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allagash have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allagash
      • Allagash is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Wallagrass
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallagrass have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallagrass
      • Wallagrass is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
    • Eagle Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
      • Eagle Lake is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Lake <3>
    • Soldier Pond
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Winterville Plantation
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterville Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville Plantation
      • Winterville Plantation is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
    • Quimby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quimby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quimby
      • Quimby is located in Aroostook County
    • Fort Kent Mills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Kent Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Kent Mills
      • Fort Kent Mills is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Kent Mills <3>
    • Fort Kent Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Kent Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Kent Village
      • Fort Kent Village is located in Aroostook County
    • Winterville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville
      • Winterville is located in Aroostook County
    • New Canada
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Canada have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canada
      • New Canada is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
    • Fort Kent
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Jones Mill ...

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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jones Mill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jones Mill, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jones Mill.

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 Jones Mill:

  • Genealogy information for nearby counties

Cemeteries Near Jones Mill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jones Mill.

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

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

  • St. Pauls Congregational Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Congregational Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Congregational Cemetery
  • Old St. Charles Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Charles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Charles Cemetery
  • St. Charles Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Charles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Charles Cemetery
  • St. John Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Baptist Church Cemetery
  • St. John Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Catholic Cemetery
  • Bolton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bolton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bolton Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • St. Josephs the Helper Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs the Helper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs the Helper Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Longfellow Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Longfellow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longfellow Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Congregational Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Congregational Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Congregational Cemetery
    • St. Louis Catholic Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Louis Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fort Kent.
      • The St. Louis Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old St. Louis Cemetery
      • St. Louis Cemetery Old
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Louis Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2393985 <5>

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.<6>

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

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

  • Saint Francis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
    • Saint Francis is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
  • Wallagrass
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallagrass have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallagrass
    • Wallagrass is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
  • Eagle Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
    • Eagle Lake is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Lake <3>
  • Fort Kent
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Upper Frenchville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Frenchville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Frenchville
    • Upper Frenchville is located in Aroostook County
  • Frenchville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
    • Frenchville is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,031 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchville <3>
  • Portage
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
    • Portage is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <3>

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

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

The official website for Aroostook County: www.aroostook.me.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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- Jones Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jones Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.1006, Longitude: -68.8473       In this case, the coordinates for Jones Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Jones Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024