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 Spooners Mill (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 Spooners Mill. 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 Spooners Mill ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Spooners Mill: Spooners Ml. (or less commonly used: Spooners Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Spooners Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Spooners Mill may originally have been Spooner's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Spooners Mill might be written as Spooner Mill.
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.
Spooners Mill 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 Spooners Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spooners Mill:
- Penobscot County (The home county of Spooners Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spooners Mill, with the one closest to Spooners Mill listed first.
- Russell Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Russell Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner
- Dexter
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Silvers Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Silvers Mills is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Mills
- Garland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
- Corinna
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Exeter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- East Exeter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Exeter
- North Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport
- Stetson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stetson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Newport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Corinth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Charleston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Charleston is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,675 people
- East Newport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- East Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newport
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spooners Mill, with the one closest to Spooners Mill 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 Spooners Mill, with the one closest to Spooners Mill listed first.
- Dover South Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
- East Sangerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
- Howard Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
- Sangerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- South Dover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
- Parkman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dover - Foxcroft
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Guilford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinson Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Atkinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Abbot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wellington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Monson Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Monson Junction is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson Junction
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spooners Mill, with the one closest to Spooners Mill listed first.
- Ripley
(5 miles [8 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Palmyra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hartland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mainstream
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mainstream is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
- Harmony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Detroit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Palmyra
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Dogtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Houston Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Pittsfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Athens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Athens is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spooners Mill, with the one closest to Spooners Mill listed first.
- Burnham
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Burnham is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
- Troy
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Winnecook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Winnecook is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
- Unity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jackson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Thorndike
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Monroe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Monroe Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- North Winterport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Winterport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spooners Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Spooners Mill.
Cemeteries Near Spooners Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spooners Mill.
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 Spooners Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spooners Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spooners Mill, with the one closest to Spooners Mill listed first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Garland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Storer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nutter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fern - Dale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crowell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Frenchs Mills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Newport Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chamberlain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Weeks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (180 more) ...
- West Ripley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bragg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- No Exeter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Spooners Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spooners Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spooners Mill, with the one closest to Spooners Mill listed first.
- Dexter
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Corinna Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Corinna Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinna Center
- Ripley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ripley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Corinna
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Garland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Garland is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
- North Dexter
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Dexter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dexter
- Silvers Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Silvers Mills is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Mills
- Spragues Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spragues Mill is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spragues Mill
- Exeter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- South Exeter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Exeter
- North Newport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport
- East Exeter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Exeter
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dover South Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
- Saint Albans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Exeter Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Exeter Mills is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spooners Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spooners Mill.
Newspapers Published in Spooners Mill ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spooners Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spooners Mill, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spooners Mill.
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 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 Spooners Mill:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Penobscot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kennebec County
- Piscataquis County
- Somerset County
- Waldo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Spooners Mill, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spooners Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |