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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 North Brewer (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 North Brewer. 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.

Name Variations for North Brewer ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for North Brewer: N. Brewer

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

North Brewer is located in Penobscot 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 Penobscot County: Aroostook, Hancock, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo & Washington.

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

  • Penobscot County     (The home county of North Brewer)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Brewer, with the one closest to North Brewer listed first.
    • Eddington
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Veazie
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Veazie is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veazie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veazie <1>
    • Brewer
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Brewer is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,948 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewer <1>
    • Bangor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Bangor is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,998 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <1>
    • Orono
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Orono is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,636 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orono <1>
    • Holden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Holden is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <1>
    • Webster
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Webster is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • East Bangor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • East Bangor is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
    • East Eddington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • East Eddington is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Eddington
    • Stillwater
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Stillwater is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
    • Bradley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • North Orrington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
    • Goodale Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Brewer, with the one closest to North Brewer listed first.
    • Dedham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Otis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Otis is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
    • Bucksport Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
    • Mariaville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Mariaville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
    • Amherst
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Amherst is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
    • North Ellsworth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • North Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ellsworth
    • Bucksport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • East Orland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Orland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Verona Island
      (17 miles [27.4 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
    • Aurora
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Waltham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Waltham is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
    • North Penobscot
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • North Penobscot is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Penobscot
  • Piscataquis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Brewer, with the one closest to North Brewer listed first.
    • Boyd Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Boyd Lake is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Lake
    • Atkinson Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
    • Atkinson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Medford Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Medford Center is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Center
    • South Dover
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
  • Somerset County
    • Detroit
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Brewer, with the one closest to North Brewer listed first.
    • North Winterport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • North Winterport is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
    • Winterport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Frankfort
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Prospect Ferry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
    • Prospect
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Monroe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Monroe is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
    • Sandy Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Monroe Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
    • North Searsport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • North Searsport is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsport
    • Stockton Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Jackson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jackson is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
    • Swanville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Brooks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near North Brewer ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Brewer.

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 North Brewer - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Meadowbrook Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Brewer.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90734 <3>
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Beth Abraham Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Clewleyville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • North Eddington Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Copeland Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Pleasant Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (222 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.<4>

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

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

  • Eddington
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Veazie
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Veazie is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veazie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veazie <1>
  • Brewer
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Brewer is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,948 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewer <1>
  • Bangor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Bangor is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <1>
  • Holden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Holden is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <1>
  • Basin Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Basin Mills is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Mills
  • Orono
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Orono is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,636 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orono <1>
  • East Hampden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • East Hampden is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hampden
  • South Brewer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • South Brewer is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brewer
  • Webster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Webster is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • East Bangor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • East Bangor is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
  • West Bangor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • West Bangor is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bangor
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • East Orrington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • East Orrington is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orrington
    • East Holden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • East Holden is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holden
    • East Eddington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • East Eddington is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Eddington

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

Newspapers Published in North Brewer ...

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 127 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Brewer.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Brewer, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Brewer.

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 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 North Brewer:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- North Brewer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 North Brewer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.