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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 Lille (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 Lille. 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 northeast 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 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.

Lille 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 Lille. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lille:

  • Aroostook County     (The home county of Lille)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lille, with the one closest to Lille listed first.
    • Grand Isle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Isle
      • Grand Isle is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Isle <2>
    • Saint David
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Agatha
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Sinclair
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sinclair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
      • Sinclair is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinclair <2>
    • Madawaska
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madawaska have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madawaska
      • Madawaska is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madawaska <2>
    • Van Buren
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
      • Van Buren is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <2>
    • Frenchville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Cyr Plantation
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cyr Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyr Plantation
      • Cyr Plantation is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Upper Frenchville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Stockholm
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hamlin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hamlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
      • Hamlin is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hamlin
      • From Lille to Hamlin
    • Caswell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caswell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caswell
      • Caswell is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
    • Fort Kent Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Kent Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Lille ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lille.

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

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

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 Lille in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lille.

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

  • Saint David
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Van Buren
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
    • Van Buren is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <2>
  • Frenchville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Upper Frenchville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jemtland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jemtland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jemtland
    • Jemtland is located in Aroostook County
  • Acadia
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acadia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acadia
    • Acadia is located in Aroostook County
  • Hamlin
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hamlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
    • Hamlin is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hamlin
    • From Lille to Hamlin
  • Caswell
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caswell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caswell
    • Caswell is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
  • Fort Kent
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • New Sweden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Sweden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
      • New Sweden is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Sweden <2>
    • North Lyndon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Wallagrass
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallagrass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Limestone
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
      • Limestone is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,164 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limestone <2>
    • Caribou
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caribou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
      • Caribou is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,622 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caribou <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Lille ...

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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lille.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lille, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lille.

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 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 Lille:

  • Genealogy information for nearby counties

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lille. 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Lille, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Lille) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lille. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2794, Longitude: -68.1089    









 

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