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 Round Mountain (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 Round Mountain. 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 Round Mountain ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Round Mountain: Round Mtn. (or less commonly used: Round Mntn.)

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Round Mountain is located in Aroostook County.

To see how the shape of Maine's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Aroostook County: Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset & Washington.

Below are the counties that are near Round Mountain. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Round Mountain:

• Aroostook County     (The home county of Round Mountain)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Round Mountain, with the one closest to Round Mountain listed first.
  • Garfield Plantation
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garfield Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Plantation
    • Garfield Plantation is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
  • Nashville Plantation
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville Plantation
    • Nashville Plantation is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Oxbow Plantation
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxbow Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow Plantation
    • Oxbow Plantation is located in Aroostook County
    • Estimated population in 2018: 61 people
  • Ashland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Ashland is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <2>
  • Sheridan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
    • Sheridan is located in Aroostook County
  • Oxbow
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxbow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
    • Oxbow is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxbow <2>
  • Portage Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portage Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lake
    • Portage Lake is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
  • Portage
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
    • Portage is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <2>
  • Masardis
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masardis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masardis
    • Masardis is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Walker
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Walker is located in Aroostook County
  • Quimby
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quimby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quimby
    • Quimby is located in Aroostook County
  • Castle Hill
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hill
    • Castle Hill is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Winterville Plantation
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterville Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterville Plantation
    • Winterville Plantation is located in Aroostook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Round Mountain, see our County-by-County Page for Round Mountain.

Newspapers Published in Round Mountain ...

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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Round Mountain.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Round Mountain, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Round Mountain.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Round Mountain:

• Websites specific to Maine
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Maine State Archives

• Pages specific to Aroostook County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Maine
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Maine
  • Cemeteries of Aroostook County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Maine
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Maine
  • Cemeteries of Aroostook County

Cemeteries Near Round Mountain ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Round Mountain.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Round Mountain covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Round Mountain, with the one closest to Round Mountain listed first.

• Alieff Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alieff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alieff Cemetery
• Dunn Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunn Cemetery
• McCormack Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCormack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCormack Cemetery
• Botting Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Botting Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Botting Cemetery
• Robinson Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
• Ashland Municipal Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashland Municipal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashland Municipal Cemetery
• Ashland Sheridan Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashland Sheridan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashland Sheridan Cemetery
• Sutherland Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sutherland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutherland Cemetery
• Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Cemetery
• Willard Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willard Cemetery
• Rafford Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rafford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rafford Cemetery
• Winslow Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winslow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winslow Cemetery
• Continue List   (17 more) ...
  • Old St. Marks Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old St. Marks Cemetery
  • Oxbow Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oxbow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oxbow Cemetery
  • Goodblood Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodblood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodblood Cemetery

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 Round Mountain in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Round Mountain.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Round Mountain, with the one closest to Round Mountain listed first.

• Oxbow
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxbow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
  • Oxbow is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxbow <2>
• Ashland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <2>
• Portage
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Aroostook County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <2>
• Masardis
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masardis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masardis
  • Masardis is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
• Castle Hill
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hill
  • Castle Hill is located in Aroostook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Round Mountain. See our List of 1890's Communities around Round Mountain.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Round Mountain. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Aroostook County: www.aroostook.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/