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 Troutdale (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 Troutdale. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Troutdale is located in Somerset 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 Somerset County: Franklin, Kennebec, Penobscot, Piscataquis & Waldo.

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

• Somerset County     (The home county of Troutdale)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Troutdale, with the one closest to Troutdale listed first.
  • The Forks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Forks
    • The Forks is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • The Forks has also been known as:
    • The Forks Plantation
    • Plantation of The Forks
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for The Forks <1>
  • Caratunk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caratunk
    • Caratunk is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caratunk <1>
  • West Forks Plantation
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Forks Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Forks Plantation
    • West Forks Plantation is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
  • West Forks
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Forks
    • West Forks is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Forks <1>
  • Mayfield Corner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Corner
    • Mayfield Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Pleasant Ridge Plantation
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Plantation
    • Pleasant Ridge Plantation is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • Moscow
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
    • Moscow is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <1>
  • Bingham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
    • Bingham is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bingham <1>
  • Highland Plantation
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Plantation
    • Highland Plantation is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Brighton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Brighton is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Brighton has also been known as:
    • Brighton Plantation
  • Somerset Junction
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Junction
    • Somerset Junction is located in Somerset County
  • Mackamp
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mackamp. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackamp
    • Mackamp is located in Somerset County
• Franklin County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Troutdale, with the one closest to Troutdale listed first.
  • Carrabassett Valley
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrabassett Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrabassett Valley
    • Carrabassett Valley is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrabassett Valley <1>
  • Bigelow
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
    • Bigelow is located in Franklin County
  • Kingfield
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingfield
    • Kingfield is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 972 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingfield <1>
• Piscataquis County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Troutdale, with the one closest to Troutdale listed first.
  • Shirley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
    • Shirley is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Shirley Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Mills
    • Shirley Mills is located in Piscataquis County
  • Lower Shirley Corner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shirley Corner
    • Lower Shirley Corner is located in Piscataquis County
  • Upper Shirley Corner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Shirley Corner
    • Upper Shirley Corner is located in Piscataquis County
  • Greenville Junction
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Junction
    • Greenville Junction is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville Junction <1>
  • Kingsbury Plantation
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbury Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Plantation
    • Kingsbury Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
  • Monson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
    • Monson is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monson <1>
  • Greenville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,628 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <1>
  • Monson Junction
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson Junction
    • Monson Junction is located in Piscataquis County
  • Abbot
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbot
    • Abbot is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbot <1>
  • Moosehead
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moosehead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosehead
    • Moosehead is located in Piscataquis County
  • Wellington
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
    • Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people

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

Cemeteries Near Troutdale ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Troutdale.

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

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

• Shirley Mills Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shirley Mills Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shirley Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Baker Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Baker Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southwest of Bingham.
  • The Baker Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Sugartown Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2354971 <5>
• Union Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Bingham Village Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bingham Village Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2149826 <5>
• Foss Hill Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foss Hill Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foss Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Hillside Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Monson Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monson Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Lake Road Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Road Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Road Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Greenville Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenville Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Flagstaff Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flagstaff Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flagstaff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Taylor Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Abbot Village Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abbot Village Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abbot Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Continue List   (35 more) ...
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pierce Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierce Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Klondike Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Klondike Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Klondike Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<6>

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

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

• The Forks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Forks
  • The Forks is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
  • The Forks has also been known as:
  • The Forks Plantation
  • Plantation of The Forks
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for The Forks <1>
• Shirley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
  • Shirley is located in Piscataquis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
• Shirley Mills
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Mills
  • Shirley Mills is located in Piscataquis County
• Blanchard
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
  • Blanchard is located in Piscataquis County
• West Forks
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Forks
  • West Forks is located in Somerset County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Forks <1>
• Kingsbury
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
  • Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
• Greenville Junction
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Junction
  • Greenville Junction is located in Piscataquis County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville Junction <1>
• Bingham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
  • Bingham is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bingham <1>
• Monson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
  • Monson is located in Piscataquis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monson <1>
• Greenville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Piscataquis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,628 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <1>
• Brighton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
  • Brighton is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
  • Brighton has also been known as:
  • Brighton Plantation
• Monson Junction
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson Junction
  • Monson Junction is located in Piscataquis County
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Abbot
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbot
    • Abbot is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbot <1>
  • Wellington
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
    • Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • North Guilford
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Guilford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 Troutdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Troutdale.

Newspapers Published in Troutdale ...

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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Troutdale.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Troutdale, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Troutdale.

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 Troutdale:

• Websites specific to Maine
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Maine State Archives

• Pages specific to Somerset County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Franklin County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Piscataquis County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Maine
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Maine
  • Cemeteries of Somerset County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Maine
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Maine

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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