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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 Mainstream (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 Mainstream. 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 and hospitals 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.

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

  • Somerset County     (The home county of Mainstream)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mainstream, with the one closest to Mainstream listed first.
    • Harmony
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Harmony is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 895 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <2>
    • Cambridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Cambridge is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <2>
    • Ripley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hartland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
      • Hartland is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartland <2>
    • Saint Albans
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
      • Saint Albans is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,979 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <2>
    • Athens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Brighton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • West Palmyra
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Palmyra
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mayfield Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cornville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornville
      • Cornville is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cornville
      • From Mainstream to Cornville
    • Dogtown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Canaan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
      • Canaan is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canaan <2>
  • Franklin County
    • Industry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Industry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
      • Industry is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
  • Kennebec County
  • Penobscot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mainstream, with the one closest to Mainstream listed first.
    • Dexter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
      • Dexter is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,702 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <2>
    • Corinna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinna
      • Corinna is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,135 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinna <2>
    • Russell Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Silvers Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Newport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,248 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <2>
    • North Newport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Exeter
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Garland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • East Newport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newport
      • East Newport is located in Penobscot County
    • Stetson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • East Exeter
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Plymouth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Etna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
      • Etna is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
  • Piscataquis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mainstream, with the one closest to Mainstream listed first.
    • Wellington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Parkman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkman
      • Parkman is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 804 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkman <2>
    • Kingsbury Plantation
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbury Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Plantation
      • Kingsbury Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
    • Guilford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sangerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sangerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangerville
      • Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sangerville <2>
    • Abbot
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • East Sangerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Howard Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Monson Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Dover South Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Dover - Foxcroft
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover - Foxcroft have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover - Foxcroft
      • Dover - Foxcroft is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,086 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover - Foxcroft <2>
    • Monson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • South Dover
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mainstream, with the one closest to Mainstream listed first.
    • Burnham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Winnecook
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winnecook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
      • Winnecook is located in Waldo County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Winnecook
      • From Mainstream to Winnecook
    • Troy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
    • Unity
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
      • Unity is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unity <2>
    • Thorndike
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorndike have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndike
      • Thorndike is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorndike <2>
    • Jackson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jackson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jackson
      • From Mainstream to Jackson

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

Cemeteries Near Mainstream ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mainstream.

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

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

  • Wing Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wing Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chadborne Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chadborne Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chadborne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Libby Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Libby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Libby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Ripley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Ripley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Ripley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Road Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Memorial Garden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Garden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Garden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Leighton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leighton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leighton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jordan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jordan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Klondike Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Klondike Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Klondike Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dore Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dore Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dore Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fern - Dale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fern - Dale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fern - Dale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Lords Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lords Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lords Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Athens Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Athens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Athens 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, Mainstream had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Harmony
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Harmony is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 895 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <2>
  • Cambridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
    • Cambridge is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <2>
  • Hartland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Hartland is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartland <2>
  • Saint Albans
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
    • Saint Albans is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,979 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <2>
  • Ripley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Wellington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Athens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • West Palmyra
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Brighton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • West Athens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Athens
    • West Athens is located in Somerset County
  • Palmyra
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dexter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
    • Dexter is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,702 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <2>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • North Dexter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dexter
      • North Dexter is located in Penobscot County
    • Parkman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkman
      • Parkman is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 804 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkman <2>
    • Cornville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornville
      • Cornville is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cornville
      • From Mainstream to Cornville

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

Newspapers Published in Mainstream ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mainstream.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mainstream, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mainstream.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Mainstream:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mainstream. 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 Mainstream, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Mainstream) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mainstream. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9701, Longitude: -69.5070    









 

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