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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 Warren (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 Warren. 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 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.

Warren is located in Knox 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 Knox County: Lincoln & Waldo.

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

  • Knox County     (The home county of Warren)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Warren, with the one closest to Warren listed first.
    • Warren Station
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Thomaston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Union
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <2>
    • Cushing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Glen Cove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
      • Glen Cove is located in Knox County
    • West Rockport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rockport
      • West Rockport is located in Knox County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Rockport <2>
    • Saint George
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint George. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
      • Saint George is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saint George
      • From Warren to Saint George
    • South Thomaston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Thomaston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Thomaston
      • South Thomaston is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Thomaston <2>
    • South Cushing
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Owls Head
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Rockport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
      • Rockport is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,389 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <2>
    • Long Cove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Warren, with the one closest to Warren listed first.
    • Cape Rosier
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Harborside
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harborside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harborside
      • Harborside is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harborside <2>
    • Sunset
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
      • Sunset is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset <2>
    • Stonington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
      • Stonington is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stonington <2>
    • Castine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Penobscot
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penobscot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penobscot
      • Penobscot is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penobscot <2>
    • Deer Isle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Isle
      • Deer Isle is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Isle <2>
    • Little Deer Isle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • West Brooksville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Warren, with the one closest to Warren listed first.
    • South Windsor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Windsor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Windsor is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,620 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <2>
    • East Pittston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • North Windsor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Branch Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • South China
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South China have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South China
      • South China is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South China <2>
    • Chelsea
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • South Gardiner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
      • South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
    • Pittston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pittston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
      • Pittston is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pittston
      • From Warren to Pittston
    • Randolph
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <2>
    • Farmingdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
      • Farmingdale is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,925 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmingdale <2>
    • Gardiner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • China
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
      • China is located in Kennebec County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <2>
  • Lincoln County
  • Sagadahoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Warren, with the one closest to Warren listed first.
    • Murphys Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Richmond
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • MacMahan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Harwards
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harwards. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
      • Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harwards
      • From Warren to Harwards
    • Days Ferry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Woolwich
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woolwich have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolwich
      • Woolwich is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,218 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woolwich <2>
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Warren, with the one closest to Warren listed first.
    • Lincolnville Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Searsmont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searsmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsmont
      • Searsmont is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Searsmont <2>
    • Lincolnville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Lincolnville is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,252 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnville <2>
    • Bickfords Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Slab City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
      • Slab City is located in Waldo County
    • South Montville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Belmont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
    • Greers Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Liberty
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <2>
    • Belmont Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • West Searsmont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Northport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northport
      • Northport is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,593 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northport <2>
    • Islesboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Islesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islesboro
      • Islesboro is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people

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

Cemeteries Near Warren ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Warren.

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

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Warren had a population of 825 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Warren had a population of 4,835 people.

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

  • Warren Station
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • South Warren
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warren
    • South Warren is located in Knox County
  • Thomaston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • North Cushing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Cushing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cushing
    • North Cushing is located in Knox County
  • South Union
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Union
    • South Union is located in Knox County
  • Waldoboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Union
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Knox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <2>
  • South Waldoboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cushing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rockland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Rockville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Rockville is located in Knox County
  • East Union
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
    • East Union is located in Knox County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • West Waldoboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Waldoboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Waldoboro
      • West Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
    • Saint George
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint George. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
      • Saint George is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Saint George
      • From Warren to Saint George
    • South Thomaston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Thomaston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Thomaston
      • South Thomaston is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Thomaston <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Warren ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Warren.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Warren, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Warren.

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 Warren:

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

The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcounty.midcoast.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Warren) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Warren. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1195, Longitude: -69.2476    
<6>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 Warren, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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