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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 Waltons Mill (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 Waltons Mill. 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 Waltons Mill ...
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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Waltons Mill: Waltons Ml. (or less commonly used: Waltons Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Waltons Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Waltons Mill may originally have been Walton's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Waltons Mill might be written as Walton Mill.
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 and hospitals 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.
Waltons Mill 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 Waltons Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waltons Mill:
- Somerset County (The home county of Waltons Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waltons Mill, with the one closest to Waltons Mill listed first.
- Cornville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cornville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Cass Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cass Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass Corner
- Athens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Athens is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- East Madison
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Madison is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
- Skowhegan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canaan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barron Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Barron Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Corner
- Hartland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mainstream
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mainstream is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
- Embden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Embden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- Hinckley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hinckley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Madison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waltons Mill, with the one closest to Waltons Mill listed first.
- Industry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Industry is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
- New Sharon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Vineyard
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Vineyard is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vineyard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
- Kingfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Farmington Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairbanks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fairbanks is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- North Chesterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chesterville
- West Farmington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Farmington is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Farmington
- South Strong
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- South Strong is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Strong
- Strong
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chesterville
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Avon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Avon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waltons Mill, with the one closest to Waltons Mill listed first.
- Morrison Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Morrison Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Corner
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Benton Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Benton Station is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
- Benton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
- Benton Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
- Waterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Winslow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rome
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Belgrade
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- North Belgrade is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belgrade
- Albion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Vassalboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
- Belgrade Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waltons Mill, with the one closest to Waltons Mill listed first.
- Newport
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Corinna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- East Newport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- East Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newport
- North Newport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- North Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newport
- Dexter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Russell Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Russell Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner
- Stetson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stetson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Silvers Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silvers Mills is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Mills
- Etna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Etna is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
- Exeter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- Dixmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
- East Exeter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Exeter
- Piscataquis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waltons Mill, with the one closest to Waltons Mill listed first.
- Wellington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Kingsbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Kingsbury Plantation
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kingsbury Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Parkman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Abbot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Guilford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sangerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Monson Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Monson Junction is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson Junction
- East Sangerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
- Howard Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
- Dover South Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
- Monson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dover - Foxcroft
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waltons Mill, with the one closest to Waltons Mill listed first.
- Burnham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burnham is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
- Winnecook
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Winnecook is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
- Unity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Troy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Thorndike
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Freedom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Knox Ledge Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knox Ledge Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Ledge Corner
- Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- North Palermo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Palermo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waltons Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Waltons Mill.
Cemeteries Near Waltons Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waltons Mill.
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 Waltons Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Waltons Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waltons Mill, with the one closest to Waltons Mill listed first.
- East Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Richards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kinsman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Slab City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jordan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Madison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Athens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blunt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nevins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (200 more) ...
- South Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pooler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<5>
While we didn't find Waltons Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Waltons Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Waltons Mill, with the one closest to Waltons Mill listed first.
- Cornville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cornville is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
- Athens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Athens is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- East Madison
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Madison is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison
- Skowhegan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canaan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Athens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Athens is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Athens
- South Solon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Solon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Hartland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mainstream
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mainstream is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
- Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Madison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Norridgewock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- West Palmyra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Embden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Embden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- Anson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waltons Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waltons Mill.
Newspapers Published in Waltons Mill ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waltons Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waltons Mill, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Waltons Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Waltons Mill:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Somerset County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Kennebec County
- Penobscot County
- Piscataquis County
- Waldo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Waltons Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Waltons Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |