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 Pleasant Island (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 Pleasant Island. 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 Pleasant Island ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pleasant Island: Pleasant Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 hospitals 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.
Pleasant Island is located in Oxford 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 Oxford County: Androscoggin, Cumberland, Franklin, York, Carroll (NH) & Coos (NH).
Below are the counties that are near Pleasant Island. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasant Island:
- Oxford County (The home county of Pleasant Island)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Island, with the one closest to Pleasant Island listed first.
- Upper Dam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Upper Dam is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Dam
- Lincoln Plantation
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Plantation is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Wilsons Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsons Mills is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Mills
- Magalloway Plantation
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Magalloway Plantation is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magalloway Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Middle Dam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Middle Dam is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Dam
- Byron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Byron is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Upton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Andover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Roxbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Andover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- East Andover is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Andover
- South Andover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- South Andover is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Andover
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Island, with the one closest to Pleasant Island listed first.
- Oquossoc
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainview is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainview
- Davis Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Davis Town is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Town
- Rangeley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bemis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bemis is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Dallas Plantation
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dallas Plantation is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Sandy River Plantation
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy River Plantation is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Coplin Plantation
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Coplin Plantation is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coplin Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Madrid
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eustis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stratton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Madrid
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- East Madrid is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madrid
- Bigelow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bigelow is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Coos County (NH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Island, with the one closest to Pleasant Island listed first.
- Atkinson and Gilmanton Academy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Second College Grant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Second College Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second College Grant
- Dixs Grant
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dixs Grant is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixs Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
- Idlewilde
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Idlewilde is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
- Errol
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clarksville is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Happy Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Happy Corner is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Corner
- Dixville Notch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dixville Notch is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixville Notch
- Pittsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ervings Location
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ervings Location is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ervings Location
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant Island, see our County-by-County Page for Pleasant Island.
Cemeteries Near Pleasant Island ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleasant Island.
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 Pleasant Island - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pleasant Island covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Island, with the one closest to Pleasant Island listed first.
- Rangeley Village Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stockbridge Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Madrid Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eustis Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flagstaff Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Byron Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Andover Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Robertson Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Phillips - Maine Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pineview Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Center Hill Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 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 Pleasant Island in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pleasant Island.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Island, with the one closest to Pleasant Island listed first.
- Rangeley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wilsons Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsons Mills is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Mills
- Bemis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bemis is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Dead River ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dead River is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dead River
- Middle Dam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Middle Dam is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Dam
- Madrid
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Errol
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Byron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Byron is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Eustis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stratton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Upton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- East Madrid
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- East Madrid is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madrid
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Clarksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clarksville is located in Coos County (NH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Andover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Roxbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pleasant Island. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Island.
Newspapers Published in Pleasant Island ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Island.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pleasant Island, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pleasant Island.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Pleasant Island:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Oxford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Coos 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 Pleasant Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant Island) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |