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 Upper Abbot (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 Upper Abbot. 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.
Upper Abbot 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 Upper Abbot. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Upper Abbot:
- Piscataquis County (The home county of Upper Abbot)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Abbot, with the one closest to Upper Abbot listed first.
- Monson Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Monson Junction is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson Junction
- Abbot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Guilford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Parkman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sangerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Willimantic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Willimantic is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willimantic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Kingsbury Plantation
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsbury Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Howard Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
- East Sangerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
- Kingsbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Dover - Foxcroft
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lower Shirley Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Shirley Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Shirley Corner
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Abbot, with the one closest to Upper Abbot listed first.
- Silvers Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Silvers Mills is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Mills
- Dexter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner
- Garland
(18 miles [29 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
- Corinna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston
(22 miles [35.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- East Exeter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Exeter
- North Bradford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Bradford is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradford
- North Newport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport
- Corinth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stetson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stetson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Bradford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Abbot, with the one closest to Upper Abbot listed first.
- Cambridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mayfield Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Corner
- Ripley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ripley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Brighton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Harmony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mainstream
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mainstream is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
- Saint Albans
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Athens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Athens is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- Hartland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moscow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cass Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cass Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass Corner
- Caratunk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Upper Abbot, see our County-by-County Page for Upper Abbot.
Cemeteries Near Upper Abbot ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Upper Abbot.
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 Upper Abbot - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Upper Abbot covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Upper Abbot, with the one closest to Upper Abbot listed first.
- Abbot Village Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lake Road Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Parkman Corner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pingree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rural Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (91 more) ...
- Foss Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gray Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Frenchs Mills Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Upper Abbot in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Upper Abbot.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Upper Abbot, with the one closest to Upper Abbot listed first.
- Monson Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Monson Junction is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson Junction
- Abbot
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North Guilford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Guilford is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Guilford
- Guilford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Parkman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sangerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Willimantic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Willimantic is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willimantic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Blanchard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blanchard is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- East Sangerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
- Kingsbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- North Dexter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Dexter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dexter
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cambridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Onawa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Onawa is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onawa
- Shirley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shirley is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Upper Abbot. See our List of 1890's Communities around Upper Abbot.
Newspapers Published in Upper Abbot ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Upper Abbot.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Upper Abbot, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Upper Abbot.
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 Upper Abbot:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Piscataquis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- 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 Upper Abbot, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Upper Abbot) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |