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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 Lily Bay (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 Lily Bay. 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 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.

Lily Bay is located in Piscataquis 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 Piscataquis County: Aroostook, Penobscot & Somerset.

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

  • Piscataquis County     (The home county of Lily Bay)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lily Bay, with the one closest to Lily Bay listed first.
    • Beaver Cove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cove
      • Beaver Cove is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Kokadjo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokadjo
      • Kokadjo is located in Piscataquis County
    • Greenville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,628 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
    • Greenville Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Moosehead
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moosehead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehead
      • Moosehead is located in Piscataquis County
    • Upper Shirley Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Shirley Corner
      • Upper Shirley Corner is located in Piscataquis County
    • Lower Shirley Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shirley Corner
      • Lower Shirley Corner is located in Piscataquis County
    • Shirley Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Mills
      • Shirley Mills is located in Piscataquis County
    • Shirley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
      • Shirley is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • Willimantic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willimantic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willimantic
      • Willimantic is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Monson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
      • Monson is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monson <2>
    • Bowerbank
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowerbank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerbank
      • Bowerbank is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lily Bay, with the one closest to Lily Bay listed first.
    • Rockwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
      • Rockwood is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <2>
    • Somerset Junction
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Junction
      • Somerset Junction is located in Somerset County
    • Mackamp
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackamp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackamp
      • Mackamp is located in Somerset County
    • Long Pond
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pond
      • Long Pond is located in Somerset County
    • The Forks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Forks
      • The Forks is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
      • The Forks has also been known as:
      • The Forks Plantation
      • Plantation of The Forks
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for The Forks <2>
    • West Forks Plantation
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Forks Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Forks Plantation
      • West Forks Plantation is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • West Forks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Forks
      • West Forks is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Forks <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Lily Bay ...

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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lily Bay.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lily Bay, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lily Bay.

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 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 Lily Bay:

Cemeteries Near Lily Bay ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lily Bay.

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

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

  • Greenville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenville Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Shirley Mills Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shirley Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shirley Mills Cemetery
  • Lake Road Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Road Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
  • Monson Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monson Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • Bowerbank Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowerbank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowerbank Cemetery
  • Abbot Village Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abbot Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abbot Village Cemetery
  • Pine Tree Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Tree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Tree Cemetery
  • Guilford Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guilford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guilford Cemetery
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Sebec Village Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sebec Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sebec Village 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lily Bay had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Greenville Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,628 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <2>
  • Moosehead
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moosehead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehead
    • Moosehead is located in Piscataquis County
  • Shirley Mills
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Mills
    • Shirley Mills is located in Piscataquis County
  • Onawa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onawa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onawa
    • Onawa is located in Piscataquis County
  • Shirley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
    • Shirley is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • North East Carry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North East Carry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North East Carry
    • North East Carry is located in Piscataquis County
  • Willimantic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willimantic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willimantic
    • Willimantic is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Monson
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
    • Monson is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monson <2>
  • Blanchard
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
    • Blanchard is located in Piscataquis County
  • Mackamp
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackamp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackamp
    • Mackamp is located in Somerset County
  • North Guilford
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Guilford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Guilford
    • North Guilford is located in Piscataquis County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Monson Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson Junction
      • Monson Junction is located in Piscataquis County
    • Barnard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
      • Barnard is located in Piscataquis County
    • Abbot
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbot
      • Abbot is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbot <2>

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

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

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>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- Lily Bay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lily Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.5999, Longitude: -69.5087       In this case, the coordinates for Lily Bay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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 Lily Bay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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