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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 Saint Croix Junction (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 Saint Croix Junction. 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 Saint Croix Junction ...

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 Saint Croix Junction: St. Croix Jct. (or less commonly used: St. Croix Jctn.)

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 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.

Saint Croix Junction is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Aroostook, Hancock & Penobscot.

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of Saint Croix Junction)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saint Croix Junction, with the one closest to Saint Croix Junction listed first.
    • Baring
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baring
      • Baring is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
      • Baring has also been known as:
      • Baring Plantation
    • Calais
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calais have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calais
      • Calais is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calais <2>
    • Woodland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
    • Red Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Beach
      • Red Beach is located in Washington County
    • Baileyville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baileyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
      • Baileyville is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baileyville <2>
    • Meddybemps
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Charlotte
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlotte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
      • Charlotte is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
    • Alexander
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexander have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
      • Alexander is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexander <2>
    • Robbinston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • North Perry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Perry
      • North Perry is located in Washington County
    • Pembroke
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cooper
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
      • Cooper is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Crawford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people

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

Newspapers Published in Saint Croix Junction ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Croix Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Croix Junction, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Croix Junction.

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 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 Saint Croix Junction:

  • Genealogy information for nearby counties

Cemeteries Near Saint Croix Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Croix Junction.

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 Saint Croix Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Croix Junction, with the one closest to Saint Croix Junction listed first.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Saint Croix Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saint Croix Junction.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Croix Junction, with the one closest to Saint Croix Junction listed first.

  • Baring
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baring
    • Baring is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
    • Baring has also been known as:
    • Baring Plantation
  • Milltown
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milltown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
    • Milltown is located in Washington County
  • Calais
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calais have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calais
    • Calais is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calais <2>
  • Red Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Beach
    • Red Beach is located in Washington County
  • Baileyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baileyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
    • Baileyville is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baileyville <2>
  • Meddybemps
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Alexander
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexander have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
    • Alexander is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexander <2>
  • Charlotte
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlotte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
    • Charlotte is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
  • South Robbinston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Robbinston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Robbinston
    • South Robbinston is located in Washington County
  • Robbinston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • North Perry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Perry
    • North Perry is located in Washington County
  • Crawford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Crawford is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cooper
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
      • Cooper is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • West Pembroke
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pembroke
      • West Pembroke is located in Washington County
    • Pembroke
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Saint Croix Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Croix Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1490, Longitude: -67.2933       In this case, the coordinates for Saint Croix Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Saint Croix Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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