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 Spragues 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 Spragues 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 Spragues 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 Spragues Mill: Spragues Ml. (or less commonly used: Spragues Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Spragues Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Spragues Mill may originally have been Sprague's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Spragues Mill might be written as Sprague 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 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.
Spragues 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 Spragues Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spragues Mill:
- Penobscot County (The home county of Spragues Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spragues Mill, with the one closest to Spragues Mill listed first.
- Corinna
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Newport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport
- Stetson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stetson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Exeter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- East Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newport
- Dexter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Russell Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Russell Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner
- East Exeter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Exeter
- Garland
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Etna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Etna is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
- Plymouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carmel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock County
- Bucksport Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spragues Mill, with the one closest to Spragues Mill listed first.
- Clinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Corner
- Benton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
- Albion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Benton Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
- Benton Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Station is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
- Piscataquis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spragues Mill, with the one closest to Spragues Mill listed first.
- Dover South Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
- East Sangerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
- South Dover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
- Howard Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
- Parkman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dover - Foxcroft
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Guilford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sangerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Atkinson Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Atkinson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Wellington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Abbot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsbury Plantation
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsbury Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spragues Mill, with the one closest to Spragues Mill listed first.
- Palmyra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Albans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ripley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ripley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Detroit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dogtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Houston Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- West Palmyra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Hartland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pittsfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mainstream
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mainstream is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
- Harmony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Canaan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spragues Mill, with the one closest to Spragues Mill listed first.
- Troy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Burnham
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Winnecook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Winnecook is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
- Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Unity
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Thorndike
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Monroe Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Monroe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Knox Ledge Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Knox Ledge Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Ledge Corner
- Brooks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North Winterport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Winterport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
- Freedom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Frankfort
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spragues Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Spragues Mill.
Cemeteries Near Spragues Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spragues 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 Spragues Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spragues Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spragues Mill, with the one closest to Spragues Mill listed first.
- North Newport Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Weeks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nutter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stuart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chamberlain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clark Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Palmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bragg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crowell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (220 more) ...
- Village Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coboro Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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, Spragues Mill had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spragues Mill, with the one closest to Spragues Mill listed first.
- Corinna
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Newport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport
- Corinna Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Corinna Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinna Center
- Newport
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stetson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stetson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- South Exeter
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Exeter
- East Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newport
- Exeter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- Palmyra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Exeter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Exeter
- Saint Albans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Detroit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ripley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ripley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Hartland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spragues Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spragues Mill.
Newspapers Published in Spragues 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 Spragues Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spragues Mill, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spragues Mill.
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 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 Spragues Mill:
- 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> | 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 Spragues 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spragues Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |