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 Skinner (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 Skinner. 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 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.
Skinner is located in Franklin 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 Franklin County: Androscoggin, Kennebec, Oxford & Somerset.
Below are the counties that are near Skinner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Skinner:
- Franklin County (The home county of Skinner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Skinner, with the one closest to Skinner listed first.
- Coburn Gore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburn Gore
- Coburn Gore is located in Franklin County
- Eustis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eustis
- Eustis is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eustis <1>
- Stratton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- Stratton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratton <1>
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Skinner, with the one closest to Skinner listed first.
- Holeb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Dennistown Plantation
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennistown Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennistown Plantation
- Dennistown Plantation is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Jackman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackman
- Jackman is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackman <1>
- Moose River
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose River
- Moose River is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Long Pond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pond
- Long Pond is located in Somerset County
- West Forks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Forks
- West Forks is located in Somerset County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Forks <1>
- Mackamp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - West Forks Plantation
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Forks Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Forks Plantation
- West Forks Plantation is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Skinner, see our County-by-County Page for Skinner.
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 helpful 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 Skinner:
- 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 Franklin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Somerset County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Somerset County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Maine
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Maine
- Cemeteries of Franklin County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Maine
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Maine
Cemeteries Near Skinner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Skinner.
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 Skinner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Skinner, with the one closest to Skinner listed first.
- Eustis Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eustis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eustis Cemetery
- Flagstaff Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flagstaff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flagstaff Cemetery
- Flagstaff Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flagstaff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flagstaff Cemetery
- Dell Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2257920 <3>
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 Skinner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Skinner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Skinner, with the one closest to Skinner listed first.
- Lowelltown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowelltown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowelltown
- Lowelltown is located in Franklin County
- Holeb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Jackman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackman
- Jackman is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackman <1>
- Moose River
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose River
- Moose River is located in Somerset County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Long Pond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pond
- Long Pond is located in Somerset County
- Eustis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eustis
- Eustis is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eustis <1>
- Stratton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- Stratton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratton <1>
- West Forks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Forks
- West Forks is located in Somerset County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Forks <1>
- Mackamp
(29 miles [46.7 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 Skinner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Skinner.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Skinner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/
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 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Skinner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |