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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 Lee (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 Lee. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Lee is located in Penobscot 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 Penobscot County: Aroostook, Hancock, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo & Washington.

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

  • Penobscot County     (The home county of Lee)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
    • Springfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lakeville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Lakeville is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • South Springfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Winn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Winn is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
    • Chester
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lincoln
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Mattawamkeag
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Carroll
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Carroll is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
      • Carroll has also been known as:
      • Carroll Plantation
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Carroll
      • From Lee to Carroll
    • Burlington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pea Ridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Kingman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Woodville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodville is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
    • East Lowell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Aroostook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
    • Molunkus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Macwahoc Plantation
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Macwahoc Plantation is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macwahoc Plantation
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Wytopitlock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Wytopitlock is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wytopitlock
    • Reed Plantation
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Reed Plantation is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Plantation
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Bancroft
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Hancock County
    • Great Pond
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Great Pond is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Pond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Piscataquis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
    • Medford Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Medford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Adams
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Lake View Plantation
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Lake View Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Plantation
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lee, with the one closest to Lee listed first.
    • Talmadge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Talmadge is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Topsfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Brookton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Grand Lake Stream
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Grand Lake Stream Plantation
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Grand Lake Stream Plantation is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Stream Plantation
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
    • Danforth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Waite
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Lee ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lee.

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 Lee - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Academy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Half Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • East Winn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Long Ridge Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • North Chester Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • South Winn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Snow Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Transalpine Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Middle Chester Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln Center Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Page Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (39 more) ...
    • Turner Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Mt. Repose Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lowell Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lee had a population of 220 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Lee had a population of 870 people.

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

  • East Winn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • East Winn is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Winn
  • Springfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Winn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Winn is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
  • South Springfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • North Lincoln
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • North Lincoln is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lincoln
  • Lincoln Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Lincoln Center is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
  • Chester
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mattawamkeag
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Burlington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Carroll
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Carroll is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Carroll has also been known as:
    • Carroll Plantation
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Carroll
    • From Lee to Carroll
  • East Lowell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Woodville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodville is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
    • Kingman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lowell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lowell is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people

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

Newspapers Published in Lee ...

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 Lee.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lee, 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 Lee.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Lee:

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 Lee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Lee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.