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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 Saponac (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 Saponac. 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 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.

Saponac is located in Penobscot 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 Penobscot County: Aroostook, Hancock, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo & Washington.

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

  • Penobscot County     (The home county of Saponac)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saponac, with the one closest to Saponac listed first.
    • Burlington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Burlington is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <2>
    • East Lowell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Lowell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lowell
      • East Lowell is located in Penobscot County
    • Lowell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Lowell is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
    • Greenfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Greenfield is located in Penobscot County
    • Lee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
      • Lee is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <2>
    • Lakeville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
      • Lakeville is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Enfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
      • Enfield is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
    • Olamon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olamon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olamon
      • Olamon is located in Penobscot County
    • Passadumkeag
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passadumkeag
      • Passadumkeag is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
    • Lincoln
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,882 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <2>
    • West Enfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Enfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Enfield
      • West Enfield is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Enfield <2>
    • Greenbush
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbush have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
      • Greenbush is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
    • Howland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Aroostook County
    • Molunkus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molunkus
      • Molunkus is located in Aroostook County
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saponac, with the one closest to Saponac listed first.
    • Great Pond
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Pond
      • Great Pond is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Aurora
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <2>
    • Amherst
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
      • Amherst is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
    • Osborn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osborn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
      • Osborn is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Piscataquis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saponac, with the one closest to Saponac listed first.
    • Medford Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Center
      • Medford Center is located in Piscataquis County
    • Boyd Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyd Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Lake
      • Boyd Lake is located in Piscataquis County
    • Medford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
      • Medford is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • Lake View Plantation
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake View Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Plantation
      • Lake View Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Adams
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Adams is located in Piscataquis County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Saponac, with the one closest to Saponac listed first.
    • Beddington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beddington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beddington
      • Beddington is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beddington <2>
    • Grand Lake Stream
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Lake Stream have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Stream
      • Grand Lake Stream is located in Washington County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Lake Stream <2>
    • Talmadge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talmadge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
      • Talmadge is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Grand Lake Stream Plantation
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Lake Stream Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Stream Plantation
      • Grand Lake Stream Plantation is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people

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

Cemeteries Near Saponac ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saponac.

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 Saponac covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Turner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Repose Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Repose Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Repose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Page Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Page Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Page Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lowell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Number 1 Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Ridge Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West End Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West End Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West End Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Number 2 Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Half Twp. Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Half Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Half Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Transalpine Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Transalpine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Transalpine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sunny Slope Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunny Slope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunny Slope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (49 more) ...
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Academy Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Academy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Academy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Dennis Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dennis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dennis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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

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

  • Burlington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Burlington is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <2>
  • East Lowell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Lowell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lowell
    • East Lowell is located in Penobscot County
  • Lowell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Lowell is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
  • Greenfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Greenfield is located in Penobscot County
  • Lee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
    • Lee is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <2>
  • Enfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
    • Enfield is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
  • Olamon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olamon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olamon
    • Olamon is located in Penobscot County
  • Passadumkeag
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passadumkeag
    • Passadumkeag is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
  • Cardville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardville
    • Cardville is located in Penobscot County
  • Great Pond
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Pond
    • Great Pond is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Lincoln Center
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
    • Lincoln Center is located in Penobscot County
  • Lincoln
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Lincoln is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,882 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <2>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Greenbush
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbush have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
      • Greenbush is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
    • South Springfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Springfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Springfield
      • South Springfield is located in Penobscot County
    • Springfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Saponac ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saponac.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saponac, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saponac.

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 Saponac:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saponac. 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Saponac, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saponac) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saponac. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1709, Longitude: -68.3181       In this case, the coordinates for Saponac have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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