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 Millvale (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 Millvale. 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 and hospitals 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.
Millvale is located in Hancock 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 Hancock County: Penobscot, Waldo & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Millvale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Millvale:
- Hancock County (The home county of Millvale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millvale, with the one closest to Millvale listed first.
- Bucksport Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- Bucksport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Verona Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Verona Island is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Former name for Verona Island:
- Verona
- Orland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dedham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Orland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Penobscot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Penobscot
- West Penobscot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
- North Ellsworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ellsworth
- West Brooksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
- Otis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Otis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Castine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Penobscot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millvale, with the one closest to Millvale listed first.
- Lake City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- West Appleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millvale, with the one closest to Millvale listed first.
- Goodale Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
- Orrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Orrington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
- Hampden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Holden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brewer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hampden Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
- Bangor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Newburgh Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
- South Newburgh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
- Newburgh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
- North Newburgh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newburgh
- East Eddington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Eddington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Eddington
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millvale, with the one closest to Millvale listed first.
- Detroit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Houston Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millvale, with the one closest to Millvale listed first.
- Winterport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Winterport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Winterport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
- Prospect Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
- Frankfort
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Prospect
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Searsport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Searsport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsport
- Stockton Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Monroe is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Swanville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Searsport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Millvale, see our County-by-County Page for Millvale.
Cemeteries Near Millvale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Millvale.
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 Millvale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Millvale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Millvale, with the one closest to Millvale listed first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cottle Cemetery
- The Cottle Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2438532 <2>
- Silver Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Buck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Riverview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Buck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wiswell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gross Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (286 more) ...
- Leaches Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Millvale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Millvale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Millvale, with the one closest to Millvale listed first.
- Bucks Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bucks Mills is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Mills
- North Bucksport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Bucksport is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bucksport
- Winterport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bucksport Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- Prospect Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
- Bucksport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Orland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Bucksport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- East Bucksport is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bucksport
- North Winterport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Winterport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
- Frankfort
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Orrington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Orrington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Orrington
- Goodale Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Prospect
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Orland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Orland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Orland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Millvale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Millvale.
Newspapers Published in Millvale ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Millvale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Millvale, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Millvale.
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 Millvale:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Knox County
- Penobscot County
- Somerset County
- Waldo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 Millvale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Millvale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |