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 Parrot (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 Parrot. 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 hospitals 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.

Parrot is located in Piscataquis 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 Piscataquis County: Aroostook, Penobscot & Somerset.

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

• Piscataquis County     (The home county of Parrot)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Parrot, with the one closest to Parrot listed first.
  • Monson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
    • Monson is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monson <1>
  • Monson Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson Junction
    • Monson Junction is located in Piscataquis County
  • Abbot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbot
    • Abbot is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbot <1>
  • Lower Shirley Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shirley Corner
    • Lower Shirley Corner is located in Piscataquis County
  • Willimantic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willimantic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willimantic
    • Willimantic is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Shirley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
    • Shirley is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Kingsbury Plantation
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbury Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Plantation
    • Kingsbury Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
  • Upper Shirley Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Shirley Corner
    • Upper Shirley Corner is located in Piscataquis County
  • Shirley Mills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Mills
    • Shirley Mills is located in Piscataquis County
  • Guilford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
    • Guilford is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,468 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guilford <1>
  • Parkman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkman
    • Parkman is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 804 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkman <1>
  • Sangerville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sangerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangerville
    • Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sangerville <1>
  • Howard Corner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
    • Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
• Penobscot County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Parrot, with the one closest to Parrot listed first.
  • Silvers Mills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Mills
    • Silvers Mills is located in Penobscot County
  • Dexter
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
    • Dexter is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,702 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <1>
  • Russell Corner
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner
    • Russell Corner is located in Penobscot County
  • Garland
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • Garland is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • Charleston
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Charleston is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,675 people
  • Corinna
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinna
    • Corinna is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,135 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinna <1>
  • Exeter
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
    • Exeter is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
  • East Exeter
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Exeter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Exeter
    • East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
  • North Bradford
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Bradford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradford
    • North Bradford is located in Penobscot County
  • North Newport
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Newport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport
    • North Newport is located in Penobscot County
• Somerset County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Parrot, with the one closest to Parrot listed first.
  • Mayfield Corner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Corner
    • Mayfield Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Brighton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Brighton is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Brighton has also been known as:
    • Brighton Plantation
  • Cambridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
    • Cambridge is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <1>
  • Harmony
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Harmony is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 895 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <1>
  • Mainstream
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
    • Mainstream is located in Somerset County
  • Ripley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
    • Ripley is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
  • Bingham
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
    • Bingham is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bingham <1>
  • Moscow
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • Moscow is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <1>
  • The Forks
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Forks
    • The Forks is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • The Forks has also been known as:
    • The Forks Plantation
    • Plantation of The Forks
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for The Forks <1>
  • Caratunk
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caratunk
    • Caratunk is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caratunk <1>
  • Athens
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Athens is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • Pleasant Ridge Plantation
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Plantation
    • Pleasant Ridge Plantation is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • Saint Albans
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
    • Saint Albans is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,979 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Parrot ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parrot.

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 Parrot covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Hillside Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Monson Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monson Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Lake Road Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Road Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Abbot Village Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abbot Village Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abbot Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Riverside Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Shirley Mills Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shirley Mills Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shirley Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Lawn Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawn Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Elmwood Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Pingree Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pingree Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pingree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Parkman Corner Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parkman Corner Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parkman Corner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Foss Hill Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foss Hill Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foss Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Village Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Village Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Guilford Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guilford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guilford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenville Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Parrot in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Parrot.

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

• Blanchard
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
  • Blanchard is located in Piscataquis County
• Monson
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
  • Monson is located in Piscataquis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monson <1>
• Monson Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson Junction
  • Monson Junction is located in Piscataquis County
• Abbot
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbot
  • Abbot is located in Piscataquis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbot <1>
• North Guilford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Guilford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Guilford
  • North Guilford is located in Piscataquis County
• Willimantic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willimantic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willimantic
  • Willimantic is located in Piscataquis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
• Shirley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
  • Shirley is located in Piscataquis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
• Shirley Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Mills
  • Shirley Mills is located in Piscataquis County
• Kingsbury
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
  • Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
• Parkman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkman
  • Parkman is located in Piscataquis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkman <1>
• Guilford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
  • Guilford is located in Piscataquis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guilford <1>
• Sangerville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sangerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangerville
  • Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sangerville <1>
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  • Onawa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onawa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onawa
    • Onawa is located in Piscataquis County
  • Greenville Junction
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Junction
    • Greenville Junction is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville Junction <1>
  • Wellington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
    • Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people

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

Newspapers Published in Parrot ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parrot.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parrot, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parrot.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Parrot:

• 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 Piscataquis County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Penobscot County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Somerset County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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