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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 South Robbinston (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 Robbinston. 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 Robbinston ...

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 South Robbinston: S. Robbinston

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 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.

South Robbinston 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 South Robbinston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Robbinston:

  • Washington County     (The home county of South Robbinston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Robbinston, with the one closest to South Robbinston listed first.
    • Robbinston
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • North Perry
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Perry
      • North Perry is located in Washington County
    • Red Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Beach
      • Red Beach is located in Washington County
    • Perry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Perry is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
    • Charlotte
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlotte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Calais
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calais have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Pembroke
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • West Pembroke
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pembroke
      • West Pembroke is located in Washington County
    • Baring
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Lower Dennysville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Dennysville
      • Lower Dennysville is located in Washington County
    • Eastport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastport
      • Eastport is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastport <1>
    • Dennysville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennysville
      • Dennysville is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennysville <1>
    • Meddybemps
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in South Robbinston ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Robbinston.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Robbinston, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Robbinston.

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 South Robbinston:

  • Genealogy information for nearby counties

Cemeteries Near South Robbinston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Robbinston.

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

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

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Brewer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brewer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewer Cemetery
  • St. Andrews Rural Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Andrew's RC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Chapel of Ease of St. John the Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bayside United Baptist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bayside United Baptist Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Bayside (NB).
    • The Bayside United Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bayside Baptist Cemetery
    • Bayside United Baptist Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bayside United Baptist Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2511464 <4>
  • Sandy Point Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fairhaven Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairhaven United Baptist Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cummings Cove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cummings Cove Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummings Cove Cemetery
  • Leonardville Community Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (61 more) ...

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that South Robbinston had a population of 92 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • North Perry
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Perry
    • North Perry is located in Washington County
  • Robbinston
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Red Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Beach
    • Red Beach is located in Washington County
  • Charlotte
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlotte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  • Perry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Perry is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
  • West Pembroke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pembroke
    • West Pembroke is located in Washington County
  • Pembroke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Calais
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calais have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Baring
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Dennysville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennysville
    • Dennysville is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennysville <1>
  • Eastport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastport
    • Eastport is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastport <1>
  • Milltown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milltown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
    • Milltown is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Meddybemps
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • North Lubec
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lubec
      • North Lubec is located in Washington County
    • Marion
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Marion is located in Washington County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Robbinston. 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- South Robbinston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in South Robbinston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0573, Longitude: -67.1200       In this case, the coordinates for South Robbinston 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>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.
<6>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 Robbinston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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