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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 Starbirds (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 Starbirds. 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 doctors 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.

Starbirds is located in Piscataquis 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 Piscataquis County: Aroostook, Penobscot & Somerset.

Below are the counties that are near Starbirds. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Starbirds:

  • Piscataquis County     (The home county of Starbirds)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Starbirds, with the one closest to Starbirds listed first.
    • Dover South Mills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
    • Dover - Foxcroft
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • East Sangerville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
    • South Dover
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
    • Howard Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
    • Sangerville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Atkinson Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
    • Guilford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Atkinson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Steadman Landing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Steadman Landing is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steadman Landing
    • Bowerbank
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Bowerbank is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerbank
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
    • Parkman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Sebec
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sebec is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebec
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebec <1>
  • Penobscot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Starbirds, with the one closest to Starbirds listed first.
    • Silvers Mills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Silvers Mills is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Mills
    • Garland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Garland is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
    • Dexter
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Dexter is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,702 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <1>
    • Russell Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Russell Corner is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner
    • Charleston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Charleston is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,675 people
    • Exeter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Exeter is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
    • North Bradford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • North Bradford is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradford
    • East Exeter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Exeter
    • Corinna
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Corinth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bradford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • North Newport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • North Newport is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport
    • Bradford Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Bradford Center is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Center
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Starbirds, with the one closest to Starbirds listed first.
    • Ripley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ripley is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
    • Cambridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mainstream
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Mainstream is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
    • Saint Albans
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Harmony
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Palmyra
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Hartland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • West Palmyra
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
    • Mayfield Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Mayfield Corner is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Corner
    • Detroit
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Brighton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Brighton is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Brighton has also been known as:
      • Brighton Plantation
    • Dogtown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Dogtown is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
    • Houston Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner

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

Cemeteries Near Starbirds ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Starbirds.

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 Starbirds - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Starbirds covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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>

While we didn't find Starbirds in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Starbirds.

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

  • Dover South Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
  • Silvers Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Silvers Mills is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Mills
  • East Sangerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
  • South Dover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
  • East Dover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • East Dover is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dover
  • North Dexter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • North Dexter is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dexter
  • Sangerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Garland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Garland is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • Guilford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Dexter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Dexter is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,702 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <1>
  • Atkinson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
  • South Sebec
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • South Sebec is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sebec
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • West Charleston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • West Charleston is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Charleston
    • Parkman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Charleston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Charleston is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,675 people

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

Newspapers Published in Starbirds ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Starbirds.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Starbirds, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Starbirds.

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 Starbirds:

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 Starbirds, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Starbirds) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.