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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 Mackamp (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 Mackamp. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Mackamp is located in Somerset 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 Somerset County: Franklin, Kennebec, Penobscot, Piscataquis & Waldo.

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

  • Somerset County     (The home county of Mackamp)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mackamp, with the one closest to Mackamp listed first.
    • Long Pond
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Somerset Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jackman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackman
      • Jackman is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackman <2>
    • Moose River
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose River
      • Moose River is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Rockwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • West Forks Plantation
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Dennistown Plantation
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennistown Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennistown Plantation
      • Dennistown Plantation is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • The Forks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Holeb
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holeb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holeb
      • Holeb is located in Somerset County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Holeb
      • From Mackamp to Holeb
    • Caratunk
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Piscataquis County

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

Cemeteries Near Mackamp ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mackamp.

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

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

  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • 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.
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Greenville Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenville Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Shirley Mills Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shirley Mills Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Flagstaff Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flagstaff Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flagstaff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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, Mackamp had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Long Pond
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Moose River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose River
    • Moose River is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Jackman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackman
    • Jackman is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackman <2>
  • Moosehead
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moosehead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehead
    • Moosehead is located in Piscataquis County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Moosehead
    • From Mackamp to Moosehead
  • West Forks
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • The Forks
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Greenville Junction
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Holeb
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holeb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holeb
    • Holeb is located in Somerset County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Holeb
    • From Mackamp to Holeb
  • Greenville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Lily Bay
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lily Bay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Bay
    • Lily Bay is located in Piscataquis County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lily Bay
    • From Mackamp to Lily Bay
  • Shirley
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Shirley Mills
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • North East Carry
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)

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

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 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 Mackamp:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mackamp. 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>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>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 Mackamp, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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