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 Starks (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 Starks. 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 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.
Starks is located in Somerset 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 Somerset County: Franklin, Kennebec, Penobscot, Piscataquis & Waldo.
Below are the counties that are near Starks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Starks:
- Somerset County (The home county of Starks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Starks, with the one closest to Starks listed first.
- Mercer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Anson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Madison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norridgewock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Barron Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barron Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Corner
- North Anson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Smithfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Skowhegan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- East New Portland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East New Portland is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Portland
- New Portland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Embden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Embden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- East Madison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Madison is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
- Cornville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cornville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Starks, with the one closest to Starks listed first.
- Livermore Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shy Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shy Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shy Corner
- East Livermore
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
- North Livermore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- North Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Livermore
- North Leeds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Livermore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Livermore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Livermore
- Leeds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <1>
- Howes Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Howes Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Corner
- North Turner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Turner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Turner
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Starks, with the one closest to Starks listed first.
- Industry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Industry is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
- New Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Vineyard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Vineyard is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vineyard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
- Farmington Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairbanks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairbanks is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- West Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Farmington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farmington
- North Chesterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
- South Strong
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- South Strong is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Strong
- Strong
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- East Wilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Wilton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wilton
- Temple
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Temple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Starks, with the one closest to Starks listed first.
- Rome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vienna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Belgrade Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North Belgrade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Belgrade is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belgrade
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Morrison Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Corner
- Belgrade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Locks Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Locks Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locks Corner
- North Fayette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Fayette is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fayette
- Waterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Benton Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Benton Station is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
- Winslow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Starks, with the one closest to Starks listed first.
- Canton Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Canton Point is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton Point
- Gilbertville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbertville is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Canton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Canton is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
- Peru
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dixfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Peru
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Peru is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peru
- Dickvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dickvale is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickvale
- Hartford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford is located in Oxford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
- Mexico
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Piscataquis County
- Wellington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Starks, with the one closest to Starks listed first.
- Burnham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Burnham is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
- Winnecook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Winnecook is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Starks, see our County-by-County Page for Starks.
Cemeteries Near Starks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Starks.
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 Starks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Starks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Starks, with the one closest to Starks listed first.
- Frederic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Locke Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pike Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Boardman - True Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Swan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Athearn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Center Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Weeks Mills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Land of Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Village Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (225 more) ...
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Starks had a population of 120 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Starks had a population of 638 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Starks, with the one closest to Starks listed first.
- Mercer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- East Mercer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mercer
- Allens Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Allens Mills is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Mills
- New Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Madison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norridgewock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fairbanks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairbanks is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Farmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smithfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Anson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- New Vineyard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Vineyard is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vineyard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
- North Chesterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
- Rome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Starks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Starks.
Newspapers Published in Starks ...
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 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around Starks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Starks, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Starks.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Starks:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Somerset County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Franklin County
- Kennebec County
- Oxford County
- Piscataquis 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> | 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 Starks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Starks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |