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 Six Mile Falls (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 Six Mile Falls. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Six Mile Falls 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 Six Mile Falls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Six Mile Falls:
- Penobscot County (The home county of Six Mile Falls)
- The following are listed by their distance from Six Mile Falls, with the one closest to Six Mile Falls listed first.
- East Bangor
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Bangor is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
- Glenburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
- Lucky Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lucky Landing is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Landing
- Snow Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Corner
- Bangor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hermon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Levant
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eddington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Veazie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old Town Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Town Landing is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
- Kenduskeag
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brewer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hampden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Six Mile Falls, with the one closest to Six Mile Falls listed first.
- Dedham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bucksport Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- Bucksport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Orland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Verona Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- 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
- East Orland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Otis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Otis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Amherst
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Amherst is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Mariaville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mariaville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- North Ellsworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ellsworth
- Aurora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- North Penobscot
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Penobscot
- Waltham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waltham is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
- Piscataquis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Six Mile Falls, with the one closest to Six Mile Falls listed first.
- Boyd Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Boyd Lake is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Lake
- Atkinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Atkinson Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Dover South Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
- South Dover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
- Medford Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Medford Center is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Center
- Milo
(28 miles [45.1 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 <1>
- Medford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Medford is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Dover - Foxcroft
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Sangerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Six Mile Falls, with the one closest to Six Mile Falls listed first.
- Detroit
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Houston Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Palmyra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dogtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Pittsfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ripley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ripley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Saint Albans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- West Palmyra
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Hartland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Six Mile Falls, with the one closest to Six Mile Falls listed first.
- North Winterport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Winterport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
- Winterport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Frankfort
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Monroe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Prospect Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
- Monroe Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- North Searsport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- North Searsport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsport
- Prospect
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jackson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Sandy Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Swanville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Troy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brooks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Six Mile Falls, see our County-by-County Page for Six Mile Falls.
Cemeteries Near Six Mile Falls ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Six Mile Falls.
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 Six Mile Falls - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Six Mile Falls covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Six Mile Falls, with the one closest to Six Mile Falls listed first.
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Birch Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Brewer.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90734 <2>
- Continue List (217 more) ...
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beth Abraham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beth Israel 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Six Mile Falls had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Six Mile Falls, with the one closest to Six Mile Falls listed first.
- East Bangor
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- East Bangor is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
- North Bangor
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- North Bangor is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bangor
- North Hermon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Hermon is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hermon
- Snow Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Corner
- Glenburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
- West Bangor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Bangor is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bangor
- Bangor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hermon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hermon Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hermon Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon Center
- Levant
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Hampden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Hampden is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hampden
- South Brewer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Brewer is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brewer
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Brewer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eddington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Veazie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Six Mile Falls. See our List of 1890's Communities around Six Mile Falls.
Newspapers Published in Six Mile Falls ...
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 134 newspapers that have been published in the area around Six Mile Falls.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Six Mile Falls, 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 Six Mile Falls.
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 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 Six Mile Falls:
- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- Six Mile Falls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Six Mile Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |