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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 Rollins Mills (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 Mills. 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 Mills ...
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 Mills: Rollins Mls. (or less commonly used: Rollins Mlls.)
- While the name of this community is Rollins Mills, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Rollins Mills may originally have been Rollin's Mills.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Rollins Mills might be written as Rollin Mills.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Rollins Mills 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 Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rollins Mills:
- Penobscot County (The home county of Rollins Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins Mills, with the one closest to Rollins Mills listed first.
- Dixmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
- Plymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Dixmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
- Newburgh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
- Etna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Etna is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
- Carmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Newburgh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
- East Newport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newport
- Newburgh Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
- North Newburgh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newburgh
- Newport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Newport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- North Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins Mills, with the one closest to Rollins Mills listed first.
- Bucksport Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- Bucksport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Verona Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Verona Island is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Former name for Verona Island:
- Verona
- Orland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dedham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- East Orland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Penobscot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
- North Penobscot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Penobscot
- Castine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Penobscot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Brooksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
- Harborside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins Mills, with the one closest to Rollins Mills listed first.
- Clinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Albion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Morrison Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Corner
- Benton Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
- Benton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
- Benton Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Station is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
- China
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winslow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Branch Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
- North Vassalboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
- East Vassalboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins Mills, with the one closest to Rollins Mills listed first.
- West Appleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Appleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Burkettville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Piscataquis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins Mills, with the one closest to Rollins Mills listed first.
- Dover South Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
- South Dover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
- Atkinson Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Atkinson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- East Sangerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
- Wellington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins Mills, with the one closest to Rollins Mills listed first.
- Detroit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Houston Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Dogtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Pittsfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Palmyra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Palmyra
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Saint Albans
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ripley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ripley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Shawmut
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Shawmut is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Nyes Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Nyes Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyes Corner
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rollins Mills, with the one closest to Rollins Mills listed first.
- Troy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(8 miles [12.9 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 Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Monroe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Brooks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Knox Ledge Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Knox Ledge Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Ledge Corner
- Thorndike
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Unity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winnecook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winnecook is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
- Burnham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Burnham is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
- Frankfort
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rollins Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Rollins Mills.
Cemeteries Near Rollins Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rollins Mills.
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 Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rollins Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rollins Mills, with the one closest to Rollins Mills listed first.
- Simpson Corners Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Toothaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sawyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Monk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Graveyard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hathaway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mudgett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stephen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Webster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jewel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fogg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (295 more) ...
- Porter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bean Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bickford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Rollins Mills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rollins Mills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rollins Mills, with the one closest to Rollins Mills listed first.
- North Dixmont
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dixmont
- Dixmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
- Dixmont Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dixmont Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont Center
- Etna Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Etna Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna Center
- Plymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Troy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Troy is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Troy
- East Dixmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
- Troy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newburgh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
- Carmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Etna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Etna is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- North Monroe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Monroe is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Monroe
- South Newburgh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
- Newburgh Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Newburgh Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rollins Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rollins Mills.
Newspapers Published in Rollins Mills ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rollins Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rollins Mills, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rollins Mills.
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 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 Rollins Mills:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Penobscot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Kennebec County
- Knox 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> | 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 Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rollins Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |