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 McShea (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 McShea. 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 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.
McShea 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 McShea. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McShea:
- Aroostook County (The home county of McShea)
- The following are listed by their distance from McShea, with the one closest to McShea listed first.
- Fort Fairfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Fairfield
- Fort Fairfield is located in Aroostook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,278 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Fairfield <1>
- Morris Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Corner
- Morris Corner is located in Aroostook County
- Grimes Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Mill
- Grimes Mill is located in Aroostook County
- Hurd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - McGraw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
- McGraw is located in Aroostook County
- McGraw has also been known as:
- McGraw Siding
- Somers Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Corner
- Somers Corner is located in Aroostook County
- Easton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Caribou
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caribou have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
- Caribou is located in Aroostook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,622 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caribou <1>
- Presque Isle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presque Isle
- Presque Isle is located in Aroostook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,950 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Presque Isle <1>
- Limestone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Limestone is located in Aroostook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,164 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limestone <1>
- Crouseville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crouseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouseville
- Crouseville is located in Aroostook County
- Barretts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts
- Barretts is located in Aroostook County
- Adaline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
- Adaline is located in Aroostook County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McShea, see our County-by-County Page for McShea.
Newspapers Published in McShea ...
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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around McShea.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McShea, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McShea.
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 websites either 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 McShea:
- 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 McShea ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McShea.
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 McShea covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McShea, with the one closest to McShea listed first.
- Harvey Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harvey Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harvey Hill Cemetery
- First St. Denis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First St. Denis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First St. Denis Cemetery
- St. Denis Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Denis Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Fort Fairfield.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Denis Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1463248 <4>
- Original Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Original Riverside Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Fort Fairfield.
- The Original Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Houghton Burial Ground
- Riverside Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Original Riverside Cemetery
- Mayflower Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayflower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayflower Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90465 <4>
- Dyer Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dyer Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dyer Farm Cemetery
- Old Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Catholic Cemetery
- Green Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Ridge Cemetery
- Bean Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- The Bean Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bean Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bean Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2506149 <4>
- Beans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beans Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knight Cemetery
- Continue List (126 more) ...
- Pine Tree Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Tree Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Tree Church Cemetery
- Doyle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doyle Cemetery
- Walton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walton Cemetery
- Pine Tree Church 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 McShea in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McShea.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McShea, with the one closest to McShea listed first.
- Fort Fairfield
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Fairfield
- Fort Fairfield is located in Aroostook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,278 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Fairfield <1>
- Maple Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Aroostook County
- Parkhurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Roberts
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - East Lyndon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lyndon
- East Lyndon is located in Aroostook County
- Hurd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Easton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Presque Isle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presque Isle
- Presque Isle is located in Aroostook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,950 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Presque Isle <1>
- Caribou
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caribou have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
- Caribou is located in Aroostook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,622 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caribou <1>
- Limestone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Limestone is located in Aroostook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,164 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limestone <1>
- Westfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - North Lyndon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lyndon
- North Lyndon is located in Aroostook County
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Washburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Washburn is located in Aroostook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washburn <1>
- Mapleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Mapleton is located in Aroostook County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mapleton <1>
- Blaine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- 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>
- Washburn
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around McShea. See our List of 1890's Communities around McShea.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McShea. 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 '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- McShea) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McShea. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.7620, Longitude: -67.8534 In this case, the coordinates for McShea 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 McShea, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |