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 Oak Park Manor (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 Oak Park Manor. 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 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.
Oak Park Manor 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 Oak Park Manor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oak Park Manor:
- Penobscot County (The home county of Oak Park Manor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Park Manor, with the one closest to Oak Park Manor listed first.
- East Millinocket
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Medway
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Millinocket
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Mattawamkeag
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pea Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pea Ridge is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Winn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Winn is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
- Chester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chester is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Stacyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stacyville is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Kingman
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lincoln
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sherman Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sherman Station is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Station
- Seboeis Plantation
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Seboeis Plantation is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seboeis Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Aroostook County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Park Manor, with the one closest to Oak Park Manor listed first.
- Molunkus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Molunkus is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molunkus
- Benedicta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Macwahoc Plantation
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Macwahoc Plantation is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macwahoc Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Sherman
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sherman is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
- Sherman Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Plantation
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Reed Plantation is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Wytopitlock
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wytopitlock is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wytopitlock
- Bancroft
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bancroft is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Crystal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Crystal is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Glenwood Plantation
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood Plantation is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
- Island Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haynesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haynesville is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Piscataquis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oak Park Manor, with the one closest to Oak Park Manor listed first.
- Lake View Plantation
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lake View Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Adams
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Adams is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Medford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Medford is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Medford Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Medford Center is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Center
- New City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New City is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Old City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old City is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- Brownville Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brownville Junction is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville Junction
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak Park Manor, see our County-by-County Page for Oak Park Manor.
Cemeteries Near Oak Park Manor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak Park Manor.
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 Oak Park Manor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oak Park Manor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oak Park Manor, with the one closest to Oak Park Manor listed first.
- Fiske Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Martin of Tours Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Snow Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Winn Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Chester Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Village Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Middle Chester Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- St. Benedict Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Center Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Silver Ridge Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Winn Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (32 more) ...
- Sherman Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sherman Mills Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Half Twp. Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 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.<2>
While we didn't find Oak Park Manor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oak Park Manor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Park Manor, with the one closest to Oak Park Manor listed first.
- Medway
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Mattawamkeag
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Winn is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
- North Lincoln
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- North Lincoln is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lincoln
- Macwahoc
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Macwahoc is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macwahoc
- Benedicta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chester is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Lincoln Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
- Monarda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monarda is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarda
- Stacyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stacyville is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Lincoln
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- East Winn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- East Winn is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Winn
- Kingman
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sherman
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sherman is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oak Park Manor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak Park Manor.
Newspapers Published in Oak Park Manor ...
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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Park Manor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak Park Manor, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oak Park Manor.
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 Oak Park Manor:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Penobscot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Aroostook County
- Piscataquis 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 Oak Park Manor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Park Manor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |