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 South Exeter (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 South Exeter. 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 South Exeter ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Exeter: S. Exeter
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.
South Exeter 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 South Exeter. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Exeter:
- Penobscot County (The home county of South Exeter)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Exeter, with the one closest to South Exeter listed first.
- Exeter
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- East Exeter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Exeter
- Stetson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stetson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- North Newport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport
- Garland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
- Corinth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corinna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Russell Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Russell Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner
- South Corinth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Corinth is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
- Etna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Etna is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
- Dexter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Newport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newport
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Exeter, with the one closest to South Exeter listed first.
- Bucksport Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- Dedham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bucksport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Exeter, with the one closest to South Exeter listed first.
- Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Corner
- Piscataquis County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Exeter, with the one closest to South Exeter listed first.
- Dover South Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
- South Dover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
- Atkinson Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Atkinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- East Sangerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
- Dover - Foxcroft
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Howard Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
- Sangerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Guilford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Parkman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd Lake is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Lake
- Steadman Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Steadman Landing is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steadman Landing
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Exeter, with the one closest to South Exeter listed first.
- Ripley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ripley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Palmyra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Detroit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Albans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dogtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Houston Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- West Palmyra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Hartland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pittsfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mainstream
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mainstream is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
- Harmony
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Exeter, with the one closest to South Exeter listed first.
- Troy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jackson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Burnham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burnham is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
- Monroe
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Monroe is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- North Winterport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- North Winterport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
- Winnecook
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Winnecook is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
- Monroe Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Unity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Winterport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Knox Ledge Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Knox Ledge Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Ledge Corner
- Thorndike
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Frankfort
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Exeter, see our County-by-County Page for South Exeter.
Cemeteries Near South Exeter ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Exeter.
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 South Exeter - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Exeter covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Exeter, with the one closest to South Exeter listed first.
- Bragg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chamberlain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Clark Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Crowell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tibbets Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Exeter Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Page Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- No Exeter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Newport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Boutell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (203 more) ...
- Coboro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lucas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Garland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that South Exeter had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Exeter, with the one closest to South Exeter listed first.
- Exeter
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- East Exeter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Exeter
- Stetson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stetson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Exeter Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Exeter Mills is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Mills
- North Newport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport
- Spragues Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spragues Mill is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spragues Mill
- West Corinth
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Corinth is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Corinth
- Corinna Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Corinna Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinna Center
- Corinna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Levant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Levant is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Levant
- Corinth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Corinth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Garland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
- Etna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Etna is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
- South Levant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Levant is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Levant
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Exeter. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Exeter.
Newspapers Published in South Exeter ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Exeter.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Exeter, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Exeter.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 South Exeter:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Penobscot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Kennebec 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> | 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 South Exeter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Exeter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |