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 Perkins (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 Perkins. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Perkins 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 Perkins. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Perkins:
- Penobscot County (The home county of Perkins)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkins, with the one closest to Perkins listed first.
- Millinocket
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Millinocket
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Medway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Seboeis Plantation
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Seboeis Plantation is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seboeis Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Woodville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Pea Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pea Ridge is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Chester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chester is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Maxfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Maxfield is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Stacyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stacyville is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Lincoln
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Lincoln
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Lincoln is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lincoln
- Mattawamkeag
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Aroostook County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkins, with the one closest to Perkins listed first.
- Benedicta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Molunkus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Molunkus is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molunkus
- Sherman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
- Macwahoc Plantation
(27 miles [43.5 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 Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Piscataquis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perkins, with the one closest to Perkins listed first.
- Lake View Plantation
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Adams is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Brownville Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brownville Junction is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville Junction
- Medford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Medford is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Brownville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Medford Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Medford Center is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Center
- New City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New City is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Milo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Old City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Old City is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- Sebec
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boyd Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Boyd Lake is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Lake
- Bowerbank
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bowerbank is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerbank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Perkins, see our County-by-County Page for Perkins.
Cemeteries Near Perkins ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Perkins.
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 Perkins - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Perkins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Perkins, with the one closest to Perkins listed first.
- St. Martin of Tours Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fiske Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pine Tree Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Chester Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Center Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Winn Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Chester Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Village Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Schoodic Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- St. Benedict Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Upper Ferry Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Medford Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ridge Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 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 Perkins in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Perkins.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Perkins, with the one closest to Perkins listed first.
- Medway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Seboeis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Seboeis is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seboeis
- Woodville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Lake View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lake View is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Chester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chester is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Brownville Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brownville Junction is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville Junction
- Maxfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Maxfield is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- North Lincoln
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Lincoln is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lincoln
- Medford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Medford is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- South Lincoln
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Lincoln is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lincoln
- Lincoln
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Stacyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stacyville is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Brownville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Winn
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Winn is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Perkins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Perkins.
Newspapers Published in Perkins ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Perkins.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Perkins, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Perkins.
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 websites either 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 Perkins:
- 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 Perkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Perkins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |