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 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 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 may 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)
- The Forks is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Forks
- 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)
- West Forks Plantation is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Forks Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- West Forks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge Plantation
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Ridge Plantation is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Highland Plantation
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Plantation is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Plantation
- 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)
- Mayfield Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Corner
- Brighton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Brighton has also been known as:
- Brighton Plantation
- Solon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Embden
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Embden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- East New Portland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- East New Portland is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Portland
- 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)
- Bigelow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bigelow is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- 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)
- Coplin Plantation
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coplin Plantation is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coplin Plantation
- 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)
- Shirley is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Shirley Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shirley Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Mills
- Kingsbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Lower Shirley Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lower Shirley Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shirley Corner
- Upper Shirley Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Shirley Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Shirley Corner
- Kingsbury Plantation
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsbury Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Monson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Greenville Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wellington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Monson Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Monson Junction is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson Junction
- Abbot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Moosehead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moosehead is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehead
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.
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 Pond - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Baker Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baker Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Bingham.
- The Baker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sugartown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2354971 <3>
- Union Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bingham Village Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shirley Mills Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Foss Hill Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Taylor Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Road Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Greenville Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (31 more) ...
- Evergreens Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Monson Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Klondike Cemetery
(23 miles [37 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.<4>
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)
- The Forks is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Forks
- 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)
- Bingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shirley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shirley is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Kingsbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Blanchard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Blanchard is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Shirley Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shirley Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Mills
- Lexington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lexington is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Brighton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Brighton has also been known as:
- Brighton Plantation
- Solon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Monson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Greenville Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wellington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Greenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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]<2>. 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 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 Pleasant Pond:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Somerset County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Piscataquis 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> | 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |