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 Pishon Ferry (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 Pishon Ferry. 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 Pishon Ferry ...
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 Pishon Ferry: Pishon Fry. (or less commonly used: Pishon Frry.)
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Pishon Ferry is located in Kennebec 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 Kennebec County: Androscoggin, Franklin, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Somerset & Waldo.
Below are the counties that are near Pishon Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pishon Ferry:
- Kennebec County (The home county of Pishon Ferry)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pishon Ferry, with the one closest to Pishon Ferry listed first.
- Morrison Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Corner
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Benton Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Benton Station is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
- Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
- Benton Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
- Waterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Winslow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Vassalboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
- Rome
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Albion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Belgrade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Belgrade is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belgrade
- China
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pishon Ferry, with the one closest to Pishon Ferry listed first.
- New Sharon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Industry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Industry is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
- Farmington Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chesterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- North Chesterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
- Farmington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Vineyard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- New Vineyard is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vineyard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
- West Farmington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- West Farmington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farmington
- Fairbanks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fairbanks is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- East Wilton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
- Dryden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dryden is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
- South Strong
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- South Strong is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Strong
- Temple
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Temple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pishon Ferry, with the one closest to Pishon Ferry listed first.
- West Appleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Razorville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Burkettville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pishon Ferry, with the one closest to Pishon Ferry listed first.
- Somerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Coopers Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pishon Ferry, with the one closest to Pishon Ferry listed first.
- Newport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- East Newport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newport
- Dixmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
- Corinna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Newport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport
- Etna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Etna is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
- East Dixmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
- Stetson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stetson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Dexter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carmel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Russell Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Russell Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner
- Exeter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- Piscataquis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pishon Ferry, with the one closest to Pishon Ferry listed first.
- Wellington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Kingsbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pishon Ferry, with the one closest to Pishon Ferry listed first.
- Hinckley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hinckley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Nyes Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Nyes Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyes Corner
- Shawmut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shawmut is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Canaan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Skowhegan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Norridgewock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cornville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cornville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Smithfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Madison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Madison is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
- Pittsfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Anson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barron Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barron Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Corner
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pishon Ferry, with the one closest to Pishon Ferry listed first.
- Burnham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Burnham is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
- Winnecook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Winnecook is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
- Unity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Thorndike
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Troy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Freedom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Palermo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Palermo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
- Palermo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Knox Ledge Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Knox Ledge Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Ledge Corner
- Knox
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Knox is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Montville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Jackson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jackson is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Brooks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pishon Ferry, see our County-by-County Page for Pishon Ferry.
Cemeteries Near Pishon Ferry ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pishon Ferry.
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 Pishon Ferry - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pishon Ferry covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pishon Ferry, with the one closest to Pishon Ferry listed first.
- Covell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nobels Ferry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Joy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pooler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Friend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tozier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Emery Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blunt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ames Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (287 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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>
While we didn't find Pishon Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pishon Ferry.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pishon Ferry, with the one closest to Pishon Ferry listed first.
- Morrison Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Corner
- North Fairfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Fairfield is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- Shawmut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shawmut is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Larone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Larone is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larone
- Fairfield Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Center is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Fairfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
- Skowhegan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Benton Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
- Norridgewock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Waterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Winslow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Smithfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pishon Ferry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pishon Ferry.
Newspapers Published in Pishon Ferry ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pishon Ferry.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pishon Ferry, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pishon Ferry.
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 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 Pishon Ferry:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Kennebec County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Knox County
- Lincoln County
- Penobscot County
- Piscataquis County
- Somerset County
- Waldo 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> | 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 Pishon Ferry, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pishon Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |