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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 Molunkus (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 Molunkus. 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.

Molunkus is located in Aroostook 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 Aroostook County: Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset & Washington.

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

  • Aroostook County     (The home county of Molunkus)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Molunkus, with the one closest to Molunkus listed first.
    • Macwahoc Plantation
      (3 miles [4.8 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
      (10 miles [16.1 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
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Wytopitlock is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wytopitlock
    • Bancroft
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Benedicta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Glenwood Plantation
      (16 miles [25.7 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
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Sherman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Haynesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Weston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Crystal
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Crystal is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Orient
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Penobscot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Molunkus, with the one closest to Molunkus listed first.
    • Kingman
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mattawamkeag
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Drew Plantation
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Drew Plantation is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew Plantation
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
    • Woodville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodville is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
    • Winn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Winn is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
    • Medway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Plantation of Prentiss
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • East Millinocket
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Lee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Springfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Chester
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pea Ridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington County

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

Cemeteries Near Molunkus ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Molunkus.

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 Molunkus - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Village Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Rollins Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Wytopitlock Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Silver Ridge Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Clifford Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Fiske Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • North Chester Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Drew Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • South Winn Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • East Winn Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Belding Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (43 more) ...
    • Snow Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Benedict Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pierce Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 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>

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

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

  • Macwahoc
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Macwahoc is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macwahoc
  • Kingman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mattawamkeag
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Woodville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodville is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Winn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Winn is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
  • Medway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Wytopitlock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Wytopitlock is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wytopitlock
  • Monarda
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Monarda is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarda
  • East Winn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • East Winn is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Winn
  • Bancroft
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Benedicta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Glenwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenwood is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • North Lincoln
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • North Lincoln is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lincoln
    • South Bancroft
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • South Bancroft is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bancroft
    • Chester
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Molunkus ...

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 Molunkus.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Molunkus, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Molunkus.

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 Molunkus:

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 Molunkus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Molunkus) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.