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 North Monroe (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 Monroe. 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 Monroe ...
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 Monroe: N. Monroe
You might be interested in other communities that are also named North Monroe. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Monroe.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Monroe is located in Waldo 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 Waldo County: Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Penobscot & Somerset.
Below are the counties that are near North Monroe. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Monroe:
- Waldo County (The home county of North Monroe)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Monroe, with the one closest to North Monroe listed first.
- Jackson
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Monroe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Monroe is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Monroe Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Brooks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Knox Ledge Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knox Ledge Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Ledge Corner
- Troy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Searsport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Searsport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsport
- Swanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Knox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knox is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Thorndike
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Frankfort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Freedom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Unity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Monroe, with the one closest to North Monroe listed first.
- Bucksport Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- Bucksport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Verona Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- West Penobscot
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
- East Orland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dedham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Castine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Penobscot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Penobscot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- North Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Penobscot
- West Brooksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
- Harborside
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cape Rosier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Monroe, with the one closest to North Monroe listed first.
- Albion
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Clinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Benton Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
- Benton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
- Branch Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
- China
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Morrison Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Corner
- Benton Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Benton Station is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
- Waterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Winslow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Vassalboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
- North Vassalboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
- South China
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Monroe, with the one closest to North Monroe listed first.
- West Appleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Appleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Burkettville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Lake City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lake City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lucas Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Camden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- South Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- Razorville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stickney Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
- Globe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Lincoln County
- Somerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Monroe, with the one closest to North Monroe listed first.
- East Dixmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
- Dixmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
- Newburgh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
- South Newburgh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
- Newburgh Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
- North Newburgh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newburgh
- Plymouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carmel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Etna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Etna is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
- Hampden Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
- East Newport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newport
- Hampden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hermon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Monroe, with the one closest to North Monroe listed first.
- Detroit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Houston Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Dogtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Pittsfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Palmyra
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Hartland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fairfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shawmut
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shawmut is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Saint Albans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nyes Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Nyes Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyes Corner
- Hinckley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hinckley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Monroe, see our County-by-County Page for North Monroe.
Cemeteries Near North Monroe ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Monroe.
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 Monroe - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Monroe covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Monroe, with the one closest to North Monroe listed first.
- Mudgett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fogg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Place Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Styles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Porter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stephen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Robertson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Solitude Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (304 more) ...
- Bickford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lufkin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jewel 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that North Monroe had a population of 42 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Monroe, with the one closest to North Monroe listed first.
- Jackson
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Monroe Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Monroe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Monroe is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- East Dixmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
- Dixmont Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dixmont Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont Center
- East Thorndike
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Thorndike is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thorndike
- Brooks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dixmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
- South Newburgh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
- Newburgh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
- East Troy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Troy is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Troy
- West Winterport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Winterport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Winterport
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- North Dixmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dixmont
- Newburgh Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
- Troy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Monroe. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Monroe.
Newspapers Published in North Monroe ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Monroe.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Monroe, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Monroe.
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 North Monroe:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Waldo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Kennebec County
- Knox County
- Lincoln County
- Penobscot County
- Somerset 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> | 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 Monroe, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North Monroe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |