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 The Pines (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 The Pines. 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.

The Pines is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Aroostook, Hancock & Penobscot.

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

• Washington County     (The home county of The Pines)
  • The following are listed by their distance from The Pines, with the one closest to The Pines listed first.
  • Grand Lake Stream
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Lake Stream have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Stream
    • Grand Lake Stream is located in Washington County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Lake Stream <2>
  • Grand Lake Stream Plantation
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Lake Stream Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Stream Plantation
    • Grand Lake Stream Plantation is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
  • Talmadge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talmadge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
    • Talmadge is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
  • Waite
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite
    • Waite is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Topsfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsfield
    • Topsfield is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Princeton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
    • Princeton is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 799 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <2>
  • Crawford
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Crawford is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
  • Wesley
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • Wesley is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesley <2>
  • Codyville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Codyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codyville
    • Codyville is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
    • Codyville has also been known as:
    • Codyville Plantation
  • Beddington
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beddington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beddington
    • Beddington is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beddington <2>
  • Brookton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton
    • Brookton is located in Washington County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookton <2>
  • Alexander
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexander have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
    • Alexander is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexander <2>
  • Baileyville
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baileyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
    • Baileyville is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baileyville <2>
• Hancock County
  • The following are listed by their distance from The Pines, with the one closest to The Pines listed first.
  • Great Pond
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Pond
    • Great Pond is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Aurora
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
    • Aurora is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <2>
  • Amherst
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
    • Amherst is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
• Penobscot County
  • The following are listed by their distance from The Pines, with the one closest to The Pines listed first.
  • Lakeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
    • Lakeville is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
  • South Springfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Springfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Springfield
    • South Springfield is located in Penobscot County
  • Carroll
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Carroll is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Carroll has also been known as:
    • Carroll Plantation
  • Springfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <2>
  • Lee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
    • Lee is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <2>
  • Plantation of Prentiss
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation of Prentiss have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation of Prentiss
    • Plantation of Prentiss is located in Penobscot County
  • Burlington
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Burlington is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <2>
  • East Lowell
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Lowell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lowell
    • East Lowell is located in Penobscot County
  • Lowell
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Lowell is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
  • Greenfield
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Greenfield is located in Penobscot County
  • Kingman
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
    • Kingman is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingman <2>
  • Lincoln
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Lincoln is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,882 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <2>
  • Winn
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
    • Winn is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people

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

Cemeteries Near The Pines ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The Pines.

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

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

• Turner Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• St. Annes Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Annes Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Annes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Lakeview Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Woodlawn Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Academy Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Academy Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Academy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Princeton Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Princeton Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Princeton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Mt. Repose Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Repose Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Repose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Half Twp. Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Half Twp. Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Half Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Page Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Page Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Page Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Belding Cemetery
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belding Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belding Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Great Pond Cemetery
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Great Pond Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Great Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Long Ridge Cemetery
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Ridge Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Continue List   (24 more) ...
  • Number 1 Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Number 1 Cemetery
  • Old Crawford Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Crawford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Crawford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Winn Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Winn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Winn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 The Pines in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of The Pines.

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

• Grand Lake Stream
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Lake Stream have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Stream
  • Grand Lake Stream is located in Washington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Lake Stream <2>
• South Springfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Springfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Springfield
  • South Springfield is located in Penobscot County
• Springfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <2>
• Carroll
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
  • Carroll is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Carroll has also been known as:
  • Carroll Plantation
• Waite
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite
  • Waite is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
• Lee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
  • Lee is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <2>
• Topsfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsfield
  • Topsfield is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
• Princeton
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <2>
• Burlington
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <2>
• Great Pond
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Pond
  • Great Pond is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
• East Winn
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Winn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Winn
  • East Winn is located in Penobscot County
• East Lowell
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Lowell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lowell
  • East Lowell is located in Penobscot County
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Wesley
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • Wesley is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesley <2>
  • Crawford
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Crawford is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
  • Lowell
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Lowell is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people

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

Newspapers Published in The Pines ...

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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around The Pines.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of The Pines, 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 The Pines.

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 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 The Pines:

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

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Hancock County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Penobscot 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 Washington County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Maine
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Maine
  • Cemeteries of Washington County

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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