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 Monhegan Plantation (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 Monhegan Plantation. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Monhegan Plantation is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Kennebec, Knox, Sagadahoc & Waldo.
Below are the counties that are near Monhegan Plantation. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Monhegan Plantation:
- Lincoln County (The home county of Monhegan Plantation)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monhegan Plantation, with the one closest to Monhegan Plantation listed first.
- Monhegan
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monhegan
- Monhegan is located in Lincoln County
- Pemaquid Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemaquid Point
- Pemaquid Point is located in Lincoln County
- Chamberlain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Harbor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Harbor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harbor
- New Harbor is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Harbor <1>
- Loudville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudville
- Loudville is located in Lincoln County
- Pemaquid Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemaquid Beach
- Pemaquid Beach is located in Lincoln County
- Pemaquid Harbor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemaquid Harbor
- Pemaquid Harbor is located in Lincoln County
- Pemaquid
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Round Pond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Pond
- Round Pond is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Pond <1>
- South Bristol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bristol
- South Bristol is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Bristol <1>
- East Boothbay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Boothbay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boothbay
- East Boothbay is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Boothbay <1>
- Linekin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linekin
- Linekin is located in Lincoln County
- Bayville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
- Bayville is located in Lincoln County
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monhegan Plantation, with the one closest to Monhegan Plantation listed first.
- Cundys Harbor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cundys Harbor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundys Harbor
- Cundys Harbor is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cundys Harbor <1>
- East Harpswell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Harpswell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harpswell
- East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Harding
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Harding is located in Cumberland County
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monhegan Plantation, with the one closest to Monhegan Plantation listed first.
- Port Clyde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Clyde
- Port Clyde is located in Knox County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Clyde <1>
- Martinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in Knox County
- Pleasant Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
- Pleasant Point is located in Knox County
- Tenants Harbor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Friendship
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendship <1>
- South Cushing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Cushing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cushing
- South Cushing is located in Knox County
- Long Cove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cove
- Long Cove is located in Knox County
- Cushing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cushing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
- Cushing is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,500 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cushing <1>
- Saint George
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint George. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Saint George is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
- Spruce Head
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spruce Head have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Head
- Spruce Head is located in Knox County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spruce Head <1>
- South Thomaston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Thomaston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Thomaston
- South Thomaston is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Thomaston <1>
- Criehaven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criehaven
- Criehaven is located in Knox County
- Estimated population in 2015: 1 people
- Matinicus Isle Plantation
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matinicus Isle Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matinicus Isle Plantation
- Matinicus Isle Plantation is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monhegan Plantation, with the one closest to Monhegan Plantation listed first.
- MacMahan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacMahan
- MacMahan is located in Sagadahoc County
- Georgetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Sagadahoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <1>
- Murphys Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
- Murphys Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Arrowsic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrowsic have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowsic
- Arrowsic is located in Sagadahoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arrowsic <1>
- Popham Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Popham Beach. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popham Beach
- Popham Beach is located in Sagadahoc County
- Phippsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phippsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phippsburg
- Phippsburg is located in Sagadahoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phippsburg <1>
- Bath
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Small Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Small Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Point
- Small Point is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Small Point <1>
- Woolwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woolwich have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolwich
- Woolwich is located in Sagadahoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,218 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woolwich <1>
- Days Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Sebasco Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebasco Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebasco Estates
- Sebasco Estates is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebasco Estates <1>
- Sabino
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabino
- Sabino is located in Sagadahoc County
- West Bath
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bath
- West Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,932 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Bath <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Monhegan Plantation, see our County-by-County Page for Monhegan Plantation.
Cemeteries Near Monhegan Plantation ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monhegan Plantation.
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 Monhegan Plantation covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Monhegan Plantation, with the one closest to Monhegan Plantation listed first.
- Loudville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loudville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loudville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hillside Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Ocean Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ocean Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ocean Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Seaside Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seaside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seaside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Chamberlain Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harbor Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harbor Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harbor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Poole - Greenlaw Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wayside Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wayside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wayside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Main Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Main Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Main Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Farnham Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farnham Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farnham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Hillside Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- West Bristol Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Bristol Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Bristol Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaklawn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oaklawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
While we didn't find Monhegan Plantation in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Monhegan Plantation.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Monhegan Plantation, with the one closest to Monhegan Plantation listed first.
- Monhegan
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monhegan
- Monhegan is located in Lincoln County
- Port Clyde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Clyde
- Port Clyde is located in Knox County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Clyde <1>
- New Harbor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Harbor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harbor
- New Harbor is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Harbor <1>
- Martinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in Knox County
- Pemaquid Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemaquid Beach
- Pemaquid Beach is located in Lincoln County
- Round Pond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Pond
- Round Pond is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Pond <1>
- Tenants Harbor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
- Pleasant Point is located in Knox County
- Pemaquid
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Bristol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bristol
- South Bristol is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Bristol <1>
- South Cushing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Cushing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cushing
- South Cushing is located in Knox County
- Friendship
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendship <1>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- East Boothbay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Boothbay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Boothbay
- East Boothbay is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Boothbay <1>
- Linekin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linekin
- Linekin is located in Lincoln County
- Ocean Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Point
- Ocean Point is located in Lincoln County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Monhegan Plantation. See our List of 1890's Communities around Monhegan Plantation.
Newspapers Published in Monhegan Plantation ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monhegan Plantation.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Monhegan Plantation, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Monhegan Plantation.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Monhegan Plantation:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Lincoln County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cumberland County
- Knox County
- Sagadahoc County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Monhegan Plantation. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.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> | 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. |
<3> | 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. |
<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 Monhegan Plantation, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Monhegan Plantation) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Monhegan Plantation. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7787, Longitude: -69.3109 In this case, the coordinates for Monhegan Plantation have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |