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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 Littleton (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 Littleton. 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 hospitals and 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.

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

  • Aroostook County     (The home county of Littleton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Littleton, with the one closest to Littleton listed first.
    • Monticello
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hammond
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Houlton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • New Limerick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ludlow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
      • Ludlow is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
    • Hodgdon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgdon
      • Hodgdon is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
    • Smyrna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
      • Smyrna is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
    • Bridgewater
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
      • Bridgewater is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <1>
    • Linneus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
      • Linneus is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 907 people
    • Cary
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
      • Cary is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
      • Cary has also been known as:
      • Cary Plantation
    • Smyrna Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Littleton ...

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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Littleton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Littleton, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Littleton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Littleton:

  • Genealogy information for nearby counties

Cemeteries Near Littleton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Littleton.

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

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

  • Weed Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weed Cemetery
  • Littleton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Littleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Littleton Cemetery
  • Henderson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
  • Perry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry Cemetery
  • Watson Settlement Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Watson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Cemetery
  • Foster Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
  • Village Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Village Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jewell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jewell Cemetery
  • Ludlow Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ludlow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ludlow Cemetery
  • New St. Marys Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New St. Marys Cemetery
  • Continue List   (104 more) ...
    • St. Mary of the Visitation RC Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary of the Visitation RC Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Houlton.
      • The St. Mary of the Visitation RC Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Mary of the Visitation Cemetery
      • St. Marys Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary of the Visitation RC Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2400716 <4>
    • Old St. Marys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Marys Cemetery
    • Old Soldiers Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Soldiers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Soldiers 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Littleton had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Littleton had a population of 982 people.

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

  • Monticello
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Houlton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • New Limerick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Smyrna
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Smyrna is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
  • Hodgdon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgdon
    • Hodgdon is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
  • Bridgewater
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
    • Bridgewater is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <1>
  • Linneus
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
    • Linneus is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 907 people
  • Smyrna Mills
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Blaine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blaine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Blaine is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <1>
  • Dyer Brook
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Brook
    • Dyer Brook is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
  • North Amity
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Amity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Amity
    • North Amity is located in Aroostook County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Mars Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mars Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
      • Mars Hill is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,461 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mars Hill <1>
    • Amity
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
      • Amity is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Westfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Westfield is located in Aroostook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Littleton. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Littleton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Littleton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2309, Longitude: -67.8411       In this case, the coordinates for Littleton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Littleton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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