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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 Montpelier (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 Montpelier. 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 hospitals and 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.

Montpelier is located in Knox 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 Knox County: Lincoln & Waldo.

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

  • Knox County     (The home county of Montpelier)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montpelier, with the one closest to Montpelier listed first.
    • Thomaston
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • South Thomaston
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Warren
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint George
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Saint George is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
    • Owls Head
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Glen Cove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Glen Cove is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
    • Spruce Head
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cushing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Warren Station
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Warren Station is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
    • Long Cove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Long Cove is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cove
    • West Rockport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Rockport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montpelier, with the one closest to Montpelier listed first.
    • Sunset
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Stonington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Cape Rosier
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
    • Harborside
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Deer Isle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Oceanville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Oceanville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
    • Castine
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Little Deer Isle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Penobscot
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountainville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Mountainville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
    • Sargentville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sargentville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
    • West Brooksville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
    • Brooksville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montpelier, with the one closest to Montpelier listed first.
    • South Windsor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
    • Windsor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • East Pittston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
    • Branch Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
    • North Windsor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
    • Chelsea
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • South China
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • South Gardiner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
    • Pittston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Pittston is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montpelier, with the one closest to Montpelier listed first.
    • South Waldoboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldoboro
    • Waldoboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Davis Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
    • Eugley Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
    • Flanders Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
    • Medomak
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Medomak is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medomak
    • Bremen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Nobleboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jefferson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Loudville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Loudville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudville
    • Harrington Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
    • Round Pond
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Damariscotta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Sagadahoc County
    • Murphys Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Murphys Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montpelier, with the one closest to Montpelier listed first.
    • Lincolnville Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Lincolnville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bickfords Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Bickfords Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
    • Searsmont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Slab City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Slab City is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
    • Belmont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Belmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
    • Center Belmont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
    • Greers Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Greers Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Corner
    • South Montville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • South Montville is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
    • Islesboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Islesboro is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islesboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • Northport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Belmont Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Belmont Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Corner
    • East Northport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • East Northport is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport

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

Cemeteries Near Montpelier ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Montpelier.

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

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

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

  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • The Village Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Thomaston Village Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Farnsworth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Head of Bay Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Achorn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tolman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Newcomb Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Counce Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • South Warren Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (231 more) ...

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 Montpelier in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Montpelier.

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

  • Thomaston
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • South Thomaston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • South Warren
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • South Warren is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warren
  • North Cushing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • North Cushing is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cushing
  • Rockland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint George
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Saint George is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
  • Ash Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ash Point is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Point
  • Warren
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cushing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Spruce Head
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Owls Head
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rockville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockville is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Warren Station
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Warren Station is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
    • South Waldoboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldoboro
    • East Friendship
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • East Friendship is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Friendship

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

Newspapers Published in Montpelier ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Montpelier.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Montpelier, 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 Montpelier.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Montpelier:

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 Montpelier, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Montpelier) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.