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 Madawaska (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 Madawaska. 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 hospitals and 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.

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

• Aroostook County     (The home county of Madawaska)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Madawaska, with the one closest to Madawaska listed first.
  • Saint David
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint David have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint David
    • Saint David is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint David <2>
  • Frenchville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Saint Agatha
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Agatha
    • Saint Agatha is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Agatha <2>
  • Grand Isle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Lille
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lille
    • Lille is located in Aroostook County
  • Sinclair
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Fort Kent Mills
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Fort Kent
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Kent
    • Fort Kent is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,805 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Kent <2>
  • Fort Kent Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Kent Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Kent Village
    • Fort Kent Village is located in Aroostook County
  • Soldier Pond
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier Pond
    • Soldier Pond is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soldier Pond <2>
  • New Canada
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Canada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canada
    • New Canada is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
  • Wallagrass
    (20 miles [32.2 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
  • Van Buren
    (22 miles [35.4 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>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Madawaska ...

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 Madawaska.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

• A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Madawaska. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Madawaska and those printed in the larger area surrounding Madawaska.
• An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> of Madawaska.

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 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 Madawaska:

• Websites specific to Maine
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Maine State Archives

• Pages specific to Aroostook County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Maine
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Maine
  • Cemeteries of Aroostook County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Maine
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Maine
  • Cemeteries of Aroostook County

Cemeteries Near Madawaska ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Madawaska.

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

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

• St. Thomas Aquinas Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • The St. Thomas Aquinas Cemetery has also been known as:
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Aquinas Cemetery
• St. David Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • The St. David Cemetery has also been known as:
  • St. David Catholic Church Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. David Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1941129 <4>
• St. Basile Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Basile Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2214427 <4>
• St. Jacques Church Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Jacques Church Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2514352 <4>
• St. Hilaire Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • The St. Hilaire Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Cimetiere St. Hilaire
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Hilaire Cemetery
• St. Luce Catholic Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • The St. Luce Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
  • St. Luce Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luce Catholic Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2160290 <4>
• St. Agatha Catholic Church Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Agatha Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Saint Agatha.
  • The St. Agatha Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
  • St. Agatha Cemetery
  • St. Agatha Upper Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Agatha Catholic Church Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1547322 <4>
• St. Agatha Lower Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • The St. Agatha Lower Cemetery has also been known as:
  • St. Agatha Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Agatha Lower Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2271479 <4>
• Baker Brook Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Brook Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2644296 <4>
• St. Gerard Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Gerard Cemetery
• Mt. Carmel Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Mont Carmel Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2364120 <4>
• Notre Dame du Mt. Carmel Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Notre Dame du Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Notre Dame du Mt. Carmel Cemetery
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  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • 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. Louis Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Louis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Louis 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>

While we didn't find Madawaska in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Madawaska.

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

• Saint David
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint David have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint David
  • Saint David is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint David <2>
• Frenchville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Frenchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Frenchville
  • Upper Frenchville is located in Aroostook County
• Fort Kent
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Kent
  • Fort Kent is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,805 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Kent <2>
• Wallagrass
  (20 miles [32.2 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
• Van Buren
  (22 miles [35.4 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>
• Eagle Lake
  (25 miles [40.2 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>
• Jemtland
  (25 miles [40.2 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
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
• Saint Francis
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
  • Saint Francis is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Madawaska. 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/