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 Ridge Plantation (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 Ridge Plantation. 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 Ridge Plantation ...
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 Pleasant Ridge Plantation: Pleasant Rdg. Plantation (or less commonly used: Pleasant Rdge. Plantation or Pleasant Ridg. Plantation)
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Pleasant Ridge Plantation 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 Ridge Plantation. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasant Ridge Plantation:
- Somerset County (The home county of Pleasant Ridge Plantation)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge Plantation, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge Plantation listed first.
- Highland Plantation
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Highland Plantation is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Moscow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caratunk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Solon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- 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
- Mayfield Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mayfield Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Corner
- East New Portland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East New Portland is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Portland
- Embden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Embden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- The Forks
(15 miles [24.1 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>
- New Portland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- North Anson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge Plantation, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge Plantation listed first.
- Kingfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carrabassett Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bigelow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bigelow is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- New Vineyard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Vineyard is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vineyard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
- Eustis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stratton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Madrid
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- East Madrid is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madrid
- Strong
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Coplin Plantation
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Coplin Plantation is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coplin Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Industry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Industry is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
- Avon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Avon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- South Strong
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Strong is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Strong
- Piscataquis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant Ridge Plantation, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge Plantation listed first.
- Kingsbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Kingsbury Plantation
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kingsbury Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Wellington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Shirley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shirley is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Lower Shirley Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Shirley Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shirley Corner
- Shirley Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shirley Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Mills
- Abbot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Monson Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Monson Junction is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson Junction
- Monson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Shirley Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Shirley Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Shirley Corner
- Parkman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Guilford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant Ridge Plantation, see our County-by-County Page for Pleasant Ridge Plantation.
Cemeteries Near Pleasant Ridge Plantation ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleasant Ridge Plantation.
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 Ridge Plantation - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pleasant Ridge Plantation covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Ridge Plantation, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge Plantation listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bingham Village Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- 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<3> to the northeast of Bingham.
- The Baker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sugartown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2354971 <2>
- Pierce Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flagstaff Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreens Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jewett Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Foss Hill Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Emery Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Continue List (68 more) ...
- Dore Hill Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Klondike Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kinsman Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 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 Ridge Plantation in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pleasant Ridge Plantation.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant Ridge Plantation, with the one closest to Pleasant Ridge Plantation listed first.
- Bingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lexington is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- North New Portland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Solon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kingfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- East New Portland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- East New Portland is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Portland
- Embden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Embden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- Brighton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- 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
- The Forks
(15 miles [24.1 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>
- New Portland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kingsbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- South Solon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Solon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- West Athens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Athens is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Athens
- North Anson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wellington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pleasant Ridge Plantation. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant Ridge Plantation.
Newspapers Published in Pleasant Ridge Plantation ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant Ridge Plantation.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pleasant Ridge Plantation, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pleasant Ridge Plantation.
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 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 Ridge Plantation:
- 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Ridge Plantation) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ridge Plantation, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |