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 Prentiss (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 Prentiss. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Prentiss is located in Penobscot 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 Penobscot County: Aroostook, Hancock, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Prentiss. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prentiss:
- Penobscot County (The home county of Prentiss)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prentiss, with the one closest to Prentiss listed first.
- Plantation of Prentiss
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Carroll
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Carroll is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Carroll has also been known as:
- Carroll Plantation
- Kingman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Springfield is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Springfield
- Drew Plantation
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Drew Plantation is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Lakeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lakeville is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Lee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mattawamkeag
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Winn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Winn is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
- Woodville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Chester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chester is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Pea Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pea Ridge is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Aroostook County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prentiss, with the one closest to Prentiss listed first.
- Wytopitlock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wytopitlock is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wytopitlock
- Bancroft
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bancroft is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Macwahoc Plantation
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Macwahoc Plantation is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macwahoc Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Molunkus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Molunkus is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molunkus
- Reed Plantation
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Reed Plantation is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Weston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood Plantation
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Glenwood Plantation is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
- Haynesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Haynesville is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Orient
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Benedicta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sherman Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sherman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sherman is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prentiss, with the one closest to Prentiss listed first.
- Brookton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Danforth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Topsfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Topsfield is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Talmadge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Talmadge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Codyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Codyville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Codyville has also been known as:
- Codyville Plantation
- Forest City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Forest City Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest City Landing is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City Landing
- Waite
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waite is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Grand Lake Stream Plantation
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Lake Stream Plantation is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Stream Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Grand Lake Stream
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lambert Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lambert Lake is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Lake
- Princeton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Prentiss, see our County-by-County Page for Prentiss.
Cemeteries Near Prentiss ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prentiss.
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 Prentiss - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Prentiss covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prentiss, with the one closest to Prentiss listed first.
- Belding Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Drew Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wytopitlock Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East Winn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Village Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Academy Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rollins Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brookton Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Eaton Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Danforth Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (39 more) ...
- North Chester Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clifford Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Trout Brook Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Prentiss in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Prentiss.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Prentiss, with the one closest to Prentiss listed first.
- Carroll
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Carroll is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Carroll has also been known as:
- Carroll Plantation
- Kingman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Springfield is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Springfield
- Wytopitlock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wytopitlock is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wytopitlock
- East Winn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Winn is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Winn
- Bancroft
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bancroft is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Macwahoc
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Macwahoc is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macwahoc
- Lee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mattawamkeag
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Winn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Winn is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
- Brookton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Eaton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eaton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
- Danforth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Bancroft
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- South Bancroft is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bancroft
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Prentiss. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prentiss.
Newspapers Published in Prentiss ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prentiss.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prentiss, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prentiss.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Prentiss:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Penobscot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Aroostook County
- Washington 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 Prentiss, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Prentiss) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |