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Nearest Communities to Patten,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Patten, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Patten:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Patten.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.


Patten is located in Penobscot County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Penobscot County: Aroostook, Hancock, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo & Washington.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 91 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Patten. Of these communities, 69 are located in counties other than Penobscot County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Patten (which is Penobscot County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Patten

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Penobscot County   (where Patten resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.penobscot-county.net/
    • County Seat for Penobscot:   Bangor
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Patten   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Patten.
      • Mount Chase
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Mount Chase is located in Penobscot County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Chase
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Sherman Station
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Sherman Station is located in Penobscot County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Station
      • Siberia
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Siberia is located in Penobscot County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siberia
      • Shin Pond
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Stacyville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Davidson ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Davidson is located in Penobscot County
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      • High Landing
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • High Landing is located in Penobscot County
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      • Gantners Landing
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Gantners Landing is located in Penobscot County
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      • Hay Brook
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Hay Brook is located in Penobscot County
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      • Grindstone
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Grindstone is located in Penobscot County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstone
      • Bowden ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Bowden is located in Penobscot County
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      • Dolby
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Dolby is located in Penobscot County
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        • East Millinocket
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Oak Park Manor
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Oak Park Manor is located in Penobscot County
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        • Silverwood Court
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Silverwood Court is located in Penobscot County
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        • Little Italy
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Little Italy is located in Penobscot County
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        • Millinocket
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Medway
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Medway is located in Penobscot County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medway <3>
        • Moosehorn Crossing
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Moosehorn Crossing is located in Penobscot County
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        • Drew Plantation
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Drew Plantation is located in Penobscot County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
        • Jordan Mills
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Jordan Mills is located in Penobscot County
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        • Norcross
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Norcross is located in Penobscot County
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  • Aroostook County
    • County Website:   https://aroostook.me.us/
    • County Seat for Aroostook:   Houlton
    • Note: The Canadian Province of Quebec lies to the northwest and the Province of New Brunswick to the east
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Patten   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Patten.
      • Crystal
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Crystal is located in Aroostook County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
      • Hersey
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Patten Junction
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Patten Junction is located in Aroostook County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten Junction
      • Island Falls
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Sherman
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Halls Corner
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Halls Corner is located in Aroostook County
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      • Sherman Mills
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Batesville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Batesville is located in Aroostook County
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      • Woodbridge Corner
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Woodbridge Corner is located in Aroostook County
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      • Walker Settlement
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Walker Settlement is located in Aroostook County
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      • Moro
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Moro is located in Aroostook County
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      • Moro Plantation
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Moro Plantation is located in Aroostook County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Plantation
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
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        • Dyer Brook
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Benedicta
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Silver Ridge
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Silver Ridge is located in Aroostook County
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        • Knowles Corner
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Knowles Corner is located in Aroostook County
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        • Merrill
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Merrill is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
        • Oakfield
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Monarda
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Monarda is located in Aroostook County
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        • Smyrna Mills
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • City Camp Landing
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • City Camp Landing is located in Aroostook County
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        • Bennett
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Bennett is located in Aroostook County
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        • Dudley
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Dudley is located in Aroostook County
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        • Timoney
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Timoney is located in Aroostook County
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        • Hillman
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Hillman is located in Aroostook County
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        • Smyrna Center
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Smyrna Center is located in Aroostook County
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        • Smyrna
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Smyrna is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
        • Ludlow
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Ludlow is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
        • Shorey
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Shorey is located in Aroostook County
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        • Glenwood Plantation
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Glenwood Plantation is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
        • Weeksboro
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Weeksboro is located in Aroostook County
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        • Glenwood
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Glenwood is located in Aroostook County
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        • Linneus
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Reed
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Reed is located in Aroostook County
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        • New Limerick
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Howe Brook
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Howe Brook is located in Aroostook County
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        • Little Canada
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Little Canada is located in Aroostook County
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        • Haynesville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Pride
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Pride is located in Aroostook County
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        • Macwahoc Plantation
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Macwahoc Plantation is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
        • Macwahoc
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Macwahoc is located in Aroostook County
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        • Reed Plantation
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Reed Plantation is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
        • Estabrook Settlement
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Estabrook Settlement is located in Aroostook County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estabrook Settlement
        • Hawkins
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Hawkins is located in Aroostook County
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        • Molunkus
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Amity
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Amity is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
        • Cary
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Cary is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
          • Cary has also been known as:
          • Cary Plantation
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Cary
          • From Patten to Cary
        • Carys Mills
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Carys Mills is located in Aroostook County
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        • Hodgdon Corners
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Hodgdon Corners is located in Aroostook County
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        • Hodgdon
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Hammond
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Hammond is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
        • North Amity
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • North Amity is located in Aroostook County
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        • South Amity
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • South Amity is located in Aroostook County
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        • Griswold
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Griswold is located in Aroostook County
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        • Oxbow Plantation
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Oxbow Plantation is located in Aroostook County
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          • Estimated population in 2018: 61 people
        • Oxbow
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • North Bancroft
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • North Bancroft is located in Aroostook County
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        • South Bancroft
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • South Bancroft is located in Aroostook County
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        • Houlton
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Jackins Settlement
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Jackins Settlement is located in Aroostook County
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        • Blackwater
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Blackwater is located in Aroostook County
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        • Bancroft
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Selden
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Selden is located in Aroostook County
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        • Wytopitlock
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Wytopitlock is located in Aroostook County
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  • Piscataquis County
    • County Website:   https://www.piscataquis.us/
    • County Seat for Piscataquis:   Dover - Foxcroft
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Patten   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Patten.
      • Old City
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Old City is located in Piscataquis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
      • New City
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • New City is located in Piscataquis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
      • The Crossing
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • The Crossing is located in Piscataquis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Crossing
      • McCarty
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • McCarty is located in Piscataquis County
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      • Pine Knoll
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Pine Knoll is located in Piscataquis County
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Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Patten) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.