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 Parkhurst (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 Parkhurst. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Parkhurst is located in Aroostook County.

To see how the shape of Maine's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Aroostook County: Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset & Washington.

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

• Aroostook County     (The home county of Parkhurst)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Parkhurst, with the one closest to Parkhurst listed first.
  • McGraw
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
    • McGraw is located in Aroostook County
    • McGraw has also been known as:
    • McGraw Siding
  • Fort Fairfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Fairfield
    • Fort Fairfield is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,278 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Fairfield <1>
  • Presque Isle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presque Isle
    • Presque Isle is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,950 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Presque Isle <1>
  • Grimes Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Mill
    • Grimes Mill is located in Aroostook County
  • Hurd
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurd
    • Hurd is located in Aroostook County
  • Crouseville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crouseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouseville
    • Crouseville is located in Aroostook County
  • Easton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
    • Easton is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,177 people
  • Adaline
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
    • Adaline is located in Aroostook County
  • Caribou
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caribou have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
    • Caribou is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,622 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caribou <1>
  • Somers Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Corner
    • Somers Corner is located in Aroostook County
  • Washburn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
    • Washburn is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washburn <1>
  • Barretts
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts
    • Barretts is located in Aroostook County

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

Newspapers Published in Parkhurst ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parkhurst.

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

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 Parkhurst:

• Websites specific to Maine
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Maine State Archives

• Pages specific to Aroostook County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Maine
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Maine
  • Cemeteries of Aroostook County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Maine
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Maine
  • Cemeteries of Aroostook County

Cemeteries Near Parkhurst ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parkhurst.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

• Bean Family Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • The Bean Family Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Bean Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bean Family Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2506149 <4>
• Dyer Farm Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dyer Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dyer Farm Cemetery
• Beans Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beans Cemetery
• Green Ridge Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Ridge Cemetery
• Johnson Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
• St. Marys Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
  • North Main Street Catholic Church Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1523895 <4>
• Mayflower Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayflower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayflower Cemetery
• Lyndon Center Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyndon Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyndon Center Cemetery
• Harvey Hill Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harvey Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harvey Hill Cemetery
• St. Mary's Chapman Street Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • The St. Mary's Chapman Street Cemetery has also been known as:
  • St. Marys Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Chapman Street Cemetery
• Bartlett Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bartlett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bartlett Cemetery
• Knight Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knight Cemetery
• Continue List   (125 more) ...
  • Old Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Catholic Cemetery
  • Walton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walton Cemetery
  • Doyle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doyle Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Parkhurst had railroad service and no post office.

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

• Roberts
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
  • Roberts is located in Aroostook County
• Maple Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Maple Grove is located in Aroostook County
• Presque Isle
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presque Isle
  • Presque Isle is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Presque Isle <1>
• Fort Fairfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Fairfield
  • Fort Fairfield is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Fairfield <1>
• East Lyndon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lyndon
  • East Lyndon is located in Aroostook County
• Hurd
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurd
  • Hurd is located in Aroostook County
• Easton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
  • Easton is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,177 people
• Caribou
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caribou have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
  • Caribou is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caribou <1>
• Washburn
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
  • Washburn is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washburn <1>
• Mapleton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
  • Mapleton is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mapleton <1>
• Westfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
• Limestone
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
  • Limestone is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limestone <1>
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Castle Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hill
    • Castle Hill is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • North Lyndon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lyndon
    • North Lyndon is located in Aroostook County
  • Perham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
    • Perham is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perham <1>

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Parkhurst. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Aroostook County: www.aroostook.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/