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 Pierre (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 Pierre. 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 and doctors 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.

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

• Aroostook County     (The home county of Pierre)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Pierre, with the one closest to Pierre listed first.
  • Fort Kent Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Kent Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Kent Village
    • Fort Kent Village is located in Aroostook County
  • Fort Kent Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Kent Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Kent Mills
    • Fort Kent Mills is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Kent Mills <2>
  • Fort Kent
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Kent
    • Fort Kent is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,805 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Kent <2>
  • Soldier Pond
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier Pond
    • Soldier Pond is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soldier Pond <2>
  • Wallagrass
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallagrass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallagrass
    • Wallagrass is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
  • Saint John Plantation
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint John Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John Plantation
    • Saint John Plantation is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Saint Francis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
    • Saint Francis is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
  • New Canada
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Canada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canada
    • New Canada is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
  • Eagle Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
    • Eagle Lake is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Lake <2>
  • Frenchville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
    • Frenchville is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,031 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchville <2>
  • Saint Agatha
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Agatha
    • Saint Agatha is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Agatha <2>
  • Madawaska
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madawaska have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madawaska
    • Madawaska is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madawaska <2>
  • Quimby
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quimby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quimby
    • Quimby is located in Aroostook County

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

Newspapers Published in Pierre ...

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 2 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pierre.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pierre, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pierre.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Pierre:

• 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 Pierre ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pierre.

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

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

• St. John Catholic Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Catholic Cemetery
• Congregational Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Congregational Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Congregational Cemetery
• St. Louis Catholic Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Louis Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fort Kent.
  • The St. Louis Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Old St. Louis Cemetery
  • St. Louis Cemetery Old
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Louis Catholic Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2393985 <4>
• St. Louis Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Louis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Louis Cemetery
• St. John Baptist Church Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Baptist Church Cemetery
• St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery
• St. Josephs the Helper Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs the Helper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs the Helper Cemetery
• Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery is located in Soldier Pond.
  • The Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
  • St. Joseph RC Church Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2382341 <4>
• St. Josephs Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
• St. Charles Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Charles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Charles Cemetery
• Baker Brook Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Brook Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2644296 <4>
• St. Pauls Congregational Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Congregational Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Congregational Cemetery
• Continue List   (27 more) ...
  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
  • Old St. Charles Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Charles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Charles Cemetery
  • St. Hilaire Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The St. Hilaire Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cimetiere St. Hilaire
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Hilaire 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>

While we didn't find Pierre in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pierre.

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

• Fort Kent
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Kent
  • Fort Kent is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,805 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Kent <2>
• Wallagrass
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallagrass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallagrass
  • Wallagrass is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
• Saint Francis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
  • Saint Francis is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
• Upper Frenchville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Frenchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Frenchville
  • Upper Frenchville is located in Aroostook County
• Eagle Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
  • Eagle Lake is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Lake <2>
• Frenchville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
  • Frenchville is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchville <2>
• Saint David
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint David have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint David
  • Saint David is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint David <2>
• Jemtland
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jemtland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jemtland
  • Jemtland is located in Aroostook County

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pierre. 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/