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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 Pond (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 Pond. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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 Pond is located in Somerset 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 Somerset County: Franklin, Kennebec, Penobscot, Piscataquis & Waldo.

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

  • Somerset County     (The home county of Pleasant Pond)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Pond, with the one closest to Pleasant Pond listed first.
    • Caratunk
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Forks
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Forks
      • The Forks is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
      • The Forks has also been known as:
      • The Forks Plantation
      • Plantation of The Forks
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for The Forks <1>
    • West Forks Plantation
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Forks Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Forks Plantation
      • West Forks Plantation is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • West Forks
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Forks
      • West Forks is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Forks <1>
    • Pleasant Ridge Plantation
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Plantation
      • Pleasant Ridge Plantation is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Highland Plantation
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Plantation
      • Highland Plantation is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Bingham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Moscow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Mayfield Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Corner
      • Mayfield Corner is located in Somerset County
    • Brighton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
      • Brighton is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Brighton has also been known as:
      • Brighton Plantation
    • Solon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
      • Solon is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <1>
    • Embden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Embden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
      • Embden is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
    • East New Portland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East New Portland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Portland
      • East New Portland is located in Somerset County
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Pond, with the one closest to Pleasant Pond listed first.
    • Carrabassett Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrabassett Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrabassett Valley
      • Carrabassett Valley is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrabassett Valley <1>
    • Bigelow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
      • Bigelow is located in Franklin County
    • Kingfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Eustis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Stratton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
      • Stratton is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratton <1>
    • Coplin Plantation
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coplin Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coplin Plantation
      • Coplin Plantation is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
  • Piscataquis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Pond, with the one closest to Pleasant Pond listed first.
    • Shirley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
      • Shirley is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • Shirley Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Mills
      • Shirley Mills is located in Piscataquis County
    • Lower Shirley Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shirley Corner
      • Lower Shirley Corner is located in Piscataquis County
    • Upper Shirley Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Shirley Corner
      • Upper Shirley Corner is located in Piscataquis County
    • Kingsbury Plantation
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbury Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Plantation
      • Kingsbury Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
    • Monson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
      • Monson is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monson <1>
    • Greenville Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,628 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <1>
    • Wellington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
      • Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
    • Abbot
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbot
      • Abbot is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbot <1>
    • Monson Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson Junction
      • Monson Junction is located in Piscataquis County
    • Moosehead
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moosehead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehead
      • Moosehead is located in Piscataquis County
    • Parkman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkman
      • Parkman is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 804 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkman <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Pleasant Pond ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleasant Pond.

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

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

  • Flagstaff Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flagstaff Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flagstaff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baker Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Baker Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southwest of Bingham.
    • The Baker Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sugartown Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2354971 <5>
  • Union Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bingham Village Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Shirley Mills Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shirley Mills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shirley Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Foss Hill Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foss Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foss Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pierce Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierce Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lake Road Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Road Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenville Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (31 more) ...
    • Evergreens Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Monson Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Klondike Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Klondike Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Klondike Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<6>

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

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

  • The Forks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Forks
    • The Forks is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • The Forks has also been known as:
    • The Forks Plantation
    • Plantation of The Forks
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for The Forks <1>
  • West Forks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Forks
    • West Forks is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Forks <1>
  • Bingham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Shirley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
    • Shirley is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Kingsbury
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
    • Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
  • Blanchard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
    • Blanchard is located in Piscataquis County
  • Shirley Mills
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Mills
    • Shirley Mills is located in Piscataquis County
  • Lexington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
    • Lexington is located in Somerset County
  • Brighton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Brighton is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Brighton has also been known as:
    • Brighton Plantation
  • Solon
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
    • Solon is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solon <1>
  • Monson
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
    • Monson is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monson <1>
  • Greenville Junction
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Wellington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
      • Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
    • Greenville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,628 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <1>
    • Kingfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Pleasant Pond ...

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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Pond.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pleasant Pond, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pleasant Pond.

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 Pleasant Pond:

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

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

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant Pond) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pleasant Pond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2567, Longitude: -69.9417       In this case, the coordinates for Pleasant Pond have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Pond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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