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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 Steadman Landing (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 Steadman Landing. 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 Steadman Landing ...

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 Steadman Landing: Steadman Lndg. (or less commonly used: Steadman Lndng.)

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

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

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

  • Piscataquis County     (The home county of Steadman Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Steadman Landing, with the one closest to Steadman Landing listed first.
    • Bowerbank
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowerbank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerbank
      • Bowerbank is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
    • Sebec
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebec have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebec
      • Sebec is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebec <2>
    • Dover - Foxcroft
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover - Foxcroft have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover - Foxcroft
      • Dover - Foxcroft is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,086 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover - Foxcroft <2>
    • Brownville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
      • Brownville is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownville <2>
    • South Dover
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • East Sangerville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Howard Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Brownville Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Atkinson Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Atkinson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
      • Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Sangerville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sangerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangerville
      • Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sangerville <2>
    • Dover South Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Guilford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Penobscot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Steadman Landing, with the one closest to Steadman Landing listed first.
    • Silvers Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Charleston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Garland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • North Bradford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dexter
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
      • Dexter is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,702 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <2>
    • Russell Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Lagrange
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Bradford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Exeter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Maxfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxfield
      • Maxfield is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • East Exeter
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Corinth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Corinth is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,830 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <2>
    • South Lagrange
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Steadman Landing, with the one closest to Steadman Landing listed first.
    • Cambridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Cambridge is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <2>
    • Ripley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mainstream
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Harmony
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Harmony is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 895 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <2>
    • Saint Albans
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
      • Saint Albans is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,979 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <2>
    • Mayfield Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Brighton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
      • Hartland is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartland <2>
    • Palmyra
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Steadman Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Steadman Landing.

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 Steadman Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Bowerbank Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowerbank Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowerbank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sebec Corner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sebec Corner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sebec Corner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sebec Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sebec Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sebec Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gray Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Foss Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foss Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rural Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rural Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McAllister Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McAllister Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McAllister Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Atkinson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Atkinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Atkinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Guilford Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guilford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guilford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Dover Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Village Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hart Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (84 more) ...
    • Farnham Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farnham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farnham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Village Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Village Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

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

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

  • Sebec
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebec have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebec
    • Sebec is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebec <2>
  • East Dover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dover
    • East Dover is located in Piscataquis County
  • Barnard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
    • Barnard is located in Piscataquis County
  • South Sebec
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Sebec have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sebec
    • South Sebec is located in Piscataquis County
  • East Sangerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • South Dover
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Brownville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
    • Brownville is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownville <2>
  • Sangerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sangerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangerville
    • Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sangerville <2>
  • Atkinson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
    • Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
  • Brownville Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Guilford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dover South Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Milo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Willimantic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willimantic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willimantic
      • Willimantic is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • North Guilford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Guilford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Guilford
      • North Guilford is located in Piscataquis County

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

Newspapers Published in Steadman Landing ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Steadman Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Steadman Landing, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Steadman Landing.

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 Steadman Landing:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Steadman Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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>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 Steadman Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Steadman Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Steadman Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2589, Longitude: -69.2049    









 

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