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 Unity (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 Unity. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Unity is located in Waldo 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 Waldo County: Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Penobscot & Somerset.
Below are the counties that are near Unity. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Unity:
- Waldo County (The home county of Unity)
- The following are listed by their distance from Unity, with the one closest to Unity listed first.
- Winnecook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winnecook is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
- Thorndike
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Troy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Knox Ledge Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knox Ledge Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Ledge Corner
- Burnham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burnham is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
- Knox
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Knox is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jackson is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Brooks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Palermo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- North Palermo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
- Montville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Monroe Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unity, with the one closest to Unity listed first.
- Bucksport Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- Bucksport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Verona Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Verona Island is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Former name for Verona Island:
- Verona
- West Penobscot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
- Orland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Castine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Penobscot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unity, with the one closest to Unity listed first.
- Albion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Benton Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
- Benton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
- China
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Benton Station is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
- Morrison Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Morrison Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Corner
- Winslow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Branch Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
- Waterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- North Vassalboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
- East Vassalboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unity, with the one closest to Unity listed first.
- West Appleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Burkettville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Appleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lucas Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- Razorville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stickney Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
- Globe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lake City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- South Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unity, with the one closest to Unity listed first.
- Somerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Coopers Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Flanders Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
- North Whitefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unity, with the one closest to Unity listed first.
- Dixmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
- Plymouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Dixmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
- East Newport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- East Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newport
- Newport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- South Newburgh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
- Newburgh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
- Newburgh Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
- Carmel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Etna
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Etna is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
- North Newport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- North Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport
- North Newburgh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newburgh
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Unity, with the one closest to Unity listed first.
- Detroit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dogtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Houston Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Pittsfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shawmut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shawmut is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Fairfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nyes Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nyes Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyes Corner
- West Palmyra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Canaan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hinckley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hinckley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Palmyra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hartland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Unity, see our County-by-County Page for Unity.
Cemeteries Near Unity ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Unity.
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 Unity - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Unity covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Unity, with the one closest to Unity listed first.
- Pond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Chandler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fowler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boulter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saywood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Thorndike Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thorndike Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Number 4 Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wing Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (327 more) ...
- Cole Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Webster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Holly 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Unity had a population of 320 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Unity had a population of 2,111 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Unity, with the one closest to Unity listed first.
- Thorndike
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Winnecook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winnecook is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
- Freedom
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Troy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Thorndike
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Thorndike is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thorndike
- East Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Benton
- Albion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Halldale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Halldale is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halldale
- Knox Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Knox Center is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Center
- East Troy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Troy is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Troy
- Knox
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Knox is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Smithton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Smithton is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- East Knox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Knox is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Knox
- Dixmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Unity. See our List of 1890's Communities around Unity.
Newspapers Published in Unity ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Unity.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Unity, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Unity.
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 Unity:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Waldo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Kennebec County
- Knox County
- Lincoln County
- Penobscot County
- Somerset 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> | 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 Unity, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Unity) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |