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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 Pea Cove (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 Pea Cove. 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 Pea Cove ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Pea Cove: Pea Cv.

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.

Pea Cove 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 Pea Cove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pea Cove:

  • Penobscot County     (The home county of Pea Cove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pea Cove, with the one closest to Pea Cove listed first.
    • Costigan
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Costigan is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costigan
    • Alton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Alton is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <1>
    • Milford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Town
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • West Old Town
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • West Old Town is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Old Town
    • Stillwater
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Stillwater is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
    • Bradley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Town Landing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Old Town Landing is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
    • Greenbush
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Greenbush is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
    • Webster
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Webster is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Orono
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Orono is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,636 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orono <1>
    • Lucky Landing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lucky Landing is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Landing
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pea Cove, with the one closest to Pea Cove listed first.
    • Amherst
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Amherst is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
    • Great Pond
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Great Pond is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Pond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Dedham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Aurora
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mariaville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Mariaville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
    • Otis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Otis is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
    • Bucksport Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
    • Waltham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Waltham is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
    • North Ellsworth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • North Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ellsworth
    • Osborn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Osborn is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Bucksport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • East Orland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Piscataquis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pea Cove, with the one closest to Pea Cove listed first.
    • Boyd Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Boyd Lake is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Lake
    • Medford Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Medford Center is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Center
    • Atkinson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Medford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Medford is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • Atkinson Mills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
    • Milo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Milo is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milo <1>
    • South Dover
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
    • Adams
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Adams is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Dover South Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
    • Lake View Plantation
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Lake View Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Plantation
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Brownville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sebec
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sebec is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebec
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebec <1>
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pea Cove, with the one closest to Pea Cove listed first.
    • North Winterport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • North Winterport is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
    • Winterport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Frankfort
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Prospect Ferry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
    • Monroe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Monroe is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people

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

Cemeteries Near Pea Cove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pea Cove.

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 Pea Cove - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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 Pea Cove had a population of 218 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Milford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Alton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Alton is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <1>
  • Costigan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Costigan is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costigan
  • Old Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Argyle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Argyle is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
  • West Old Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • West Old Town is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Old Town
  • Great Works
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Great Works is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Works
  • Bradley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Webster
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Webster is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • Cardville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cardville is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardville
  • Greenbush
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Greenbush is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
  • Orono
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Orono is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,636 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orono <1>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Basin Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Basin Mills is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Mills
    • Glenburn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
    • Hudson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Hudson is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,499 people

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

Newspapers Published in Pea Cove ...

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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pea Cove.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pea Cove, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pea Cove.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Pea Cove:

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 Pea Cove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pea Cove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.