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 Rollins Mill (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 Rollins Mill. 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 Rollins Mill ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Rollins Mill: Rollins Ml. (or less commonly used: Rollins Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Rollins Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Rollins Mill may originally have been Rollin's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Rollins Mill might be written as Rollin Mill.
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 northwest 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 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.
Rollins Mill 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 Rollins Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rollins Mill:
- Penobscot County (The home county of Rollins Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins Mill, with the one closest to Rollins Mill listed first.
- Charleston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Charleston is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,675 people
- Bradford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Corinth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Bradford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Bradford is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradford
- Bradford Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bradford Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Center
- South Corinth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Corinth is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
- Garland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
- East Exeter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Exeter
- Exeter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,499 people
- Kenduskeag
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Russell Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins Mill, with the one closest to Rollins Mill listed first.
- Bucksport Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- Dedham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Piscataquis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins Mill, with the one closest to Rollins Mill listed first.
- Atkinson Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Atkinson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Dover South Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
- South Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
- Boyd Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd Lake is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Lake
- Dover - Foxcroft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Milo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Milo is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milo <2>
- East Sangerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
- Sebec
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Howard Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
- Medford Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Medford Center is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Center
- Steadman Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Steadman Landing is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steadman Landing
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins Mill, with the one closest to Rollins Mill listed first.
- Ripley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ripley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Palmyra
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Albans
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Detroit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dogtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Hartland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Houston Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Mainstream
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mainstream is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
- West Palmyra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Pittsfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins Mill, with the one closest to Rollins Mill listed first.
- North Winterport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Winterport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
- Troy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Winterport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Monroe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Monroe is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rollins Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Rollins Mill.
Cemeteries Near Rollins Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rollins Mill.
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 Rollins Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rollins Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rollins Mill, with the one closest to Rollins Mill listed first.
- Corinthian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Trask Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Corner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- No Exeter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Exeter Mills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Boutell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crowell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tibbets Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (166 more) ...
- Hart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Rollins Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rollins Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rollins Mill, with the one closest to Rollins Mill listed first.
- Charleston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Charleston is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,675 people
- West Charleston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Charleston is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charleston
- East Corinth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Corinth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bradford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Bradford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Bradford is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradford
- Exeter Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Exeter Mills is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Mills
- West Corinth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Corinth is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Corinth
- South Corinth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Corinth is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
- Bradford Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bradford Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Center
- Garland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
- Atkinson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Exeter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- East Exeter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Exeter
- Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,499 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rollins Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rollins Mill.
Newspapers Published in Rollins Mill ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rollins Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rollins Mill, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rollins Mill.
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 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 Rollins Mill:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Penobscot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Piscataquis County
- Somerset County
- Waldo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Rollins Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rollins Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |