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 Pittston (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 Pittston. 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 Pittston ...
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 Pittston: N. Pittston
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 doctors 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 Pittston is located in Kennebec 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 Kennebec County: Androscoggin, Franklin, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Somerset & Waldo.
Below are the counties that are near North Pittston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Pittston:
- Kennebec County (The home county of North Pittston)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pittston, with the one closest to North Pittston listed first.
- Chelsea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Pittston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
- Pittston
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Randolph
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Gardiner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
- Farmingdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gardiner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- South Windsor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
- Hallowell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Augusta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Gardiner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gardiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,376 people
- Manchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pittston, with the one closest to North Pittston listed first.
- Wales Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wales Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales Corner
- Wales
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wales is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
- Curtis Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Curtis Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
- Leeds Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Leeds Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Junction
- Drinkwater Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Drinkwater Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkwater Corner
- Leeds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <1>
- Nason Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Nason Beach is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Beach
- Sabattus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Greene
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lisbon Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Greene Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Greene Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Corner
- North Leeds
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Foggs Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Foggs Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foggs Corner
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pittston, with the one closest to North Pittston listed first.
- Harding
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Harding is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Brunswick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Harpswell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- East Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harpswell
- Pennellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pennellville is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennellville
- Bunganuc Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bunganuc Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunganuc Landing
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pittston, with the one closest to North Pittston listed first.
- Chesterville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- Chisholm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chisholm is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pittston, with the one closest to North Pittston listed first.
- Globe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Razorville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Stickney Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
- Washington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lucas Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- Burkettville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Warren Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Warren Station is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
- Appleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Warren
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Appleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- South Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- Friendship
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pittston, with the one closest to North Pittston listed first.
- Whitefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Whitefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- Coopers Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dresden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Head Tide
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Head Tide is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Tide
- Alna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Somerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- North Newcastle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newcastle
- Hatchs Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hatchs Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs Corner
- South Dresden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- South Dresden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dresden
- Flanders Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
- Harrington Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pittston, with the one closest to North Pittston listed first.
- Richmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Harwards
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Bowdoin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Bowdoinham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bowdoin Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Days Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Days Ferry is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Ferry
- Murphys Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Murphys Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
- Woolwich
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bath
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pejepscot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pejepscot is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pejepscot
- Topsham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Bath
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pittston, with the one closest to North Pittston listed first.
- Fairfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shawmut
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shawmut is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Smithfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nyes Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nyes Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyes Corner
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Pittston, with the one closest to North Pittston listed first.
- Palermo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Palermo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Palermo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
- Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Montville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- South Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
- Montville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- West Searsmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
- Searsmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Slab City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Slab City is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Bickfords Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bickfords Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
- Freedom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greers Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Greers Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Corner
- Lincolnville Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Belmont Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Pittston, see our County-by-County Page for North Pittston.
Cemeteries Near North Pittston ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Pittston.
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 Pittston - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Pittston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Pittston, with the one closest to North Pittston listed first.
- Putnam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Goodspeed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Togus National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blanchard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Gardiner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Preble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maine Ave. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plaisted Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaisted Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Plaisted Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Gardiner.
- The Plaisted Cemetery has also been known as:
- Highland Ave. Cemetery
- West Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90690 <2>
- Continue List (412 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whitefield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that North Pittston had a population of 37 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Pittston, with the one closest to North Pittston listed first.
- Chelsea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Pittston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
- Randolph
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pittston
(3 miles [4.8 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
- South Gardiner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
- Whitefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Farmingdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gardiner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- North Whitefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- South Windsor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
- Hallowell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coopers Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Augusta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Iceboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Iceboro is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iceboro
- Cedar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Pittston. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Pittston.
Newspapers Published in North Pittston ...
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 119 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Pittston.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Pittston, 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 North Pittston.
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 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 Pittston:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Kennebec County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Knox County
- Lincoln County
- Sagadahoc County
- Somerset County
- Waldo 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> | 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 North Pittston, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Pittston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |