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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 Mattawamkeag (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 Mattawamkeag. 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 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.

Mattawamkeag is located in Penobscot County.

To see how the shape of Maine's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Penobscot County: Aroostook, Hancock, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo & Washington.

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

  • Penobscot County     (The home county of Mattawamkeag)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mattawamkeag, with the one closest to Mattawamkeag listed first.
    • Winn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Winn is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
    • Woodville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Woodville is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
    • Kingman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Medway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Medway is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medway <1>
    • Chester
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pea Ridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Lincoln
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Plantation of Prentiss
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Drew Plantation
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Drew Plantation is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew Plantation
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
    • East Millinocket
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Springfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Carroll
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Aroostook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mattawamkeag, with the one closest to Mattawamkeag listed first.
    • Molunkus
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Macwahoc Plantation
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Macwahoc Plantation is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macwahoc Plantation
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Reed Plantation
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Reed Plantation is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Plantation
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Wytopitlock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wytopitlock is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wytopitlock
    • Bancroft
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Benedicta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Glenwood Plantation
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Glenwood Plantation is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Plantation
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
    • Sherman Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Sherman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Haynesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Weston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Crystal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Crystal is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Piscataquis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mattawamkeag, with the one closest to Mattawamkeag listed first.
    • Lake View Plantation
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Lake View Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Plantation
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Medford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Adams
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Medford Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mattawamkeag, with the one closest to Mattawamkeag listed first.
    • Danforth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Brookton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Talmadge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Talmadge is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Topsfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Mattawamkeag ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mattawamkeag.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Mattawamkeag - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mattawamkeag covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • North Chester Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Snow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • South Winn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • East Winn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Middle Chester Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Village Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln Center Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Academy Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Fiske Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Half Twp. Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (43 more) ...
    • Belding Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Transalpine Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Drew Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mattawamkeag had a population of 350 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mattawamkeag had a population of 650 people.

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

  • Winn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Winn is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
  • Woodville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Woodville is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • East Winn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • East Winn is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Winn
  • North Lincoln
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • North Lincoln is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lincoln
  • Kingman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Macwahoc
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Macwahoc is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macwahoc
  • Chester
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincoln Center is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
  • Medway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Medway is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medway <1>
  • Lee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Springfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Mattawamkeag ...

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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mattawamkeag.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mattawamkeag, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mattawamkeag.

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 Mattawamkeag:

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>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 Mattawamkeag, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mattawamkeag) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.