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Nearest Communities to Washburn Junction,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Washburn Junction, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Washburn Junction:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.


Washburn Junction is located in Aroostook County.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Aroostook County: Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset & Washington.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 110 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Washburn Junction.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Washburn Junction (which is Aroostook County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Washburn Junction

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Aroostook County   (where Washburn Junction resides)
    • Given the large number of communities that are located in Aroostook County, we have limited the list to those within 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> of Washburn Junction (about 100 communities).
    • County Website:   https://aroostook.me.us/
    • County Seat for Aroostook:   Houlton
    • Note: The Canadian Province of Quebec lies to the northwest and the Province of New Brunswick to the east
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Washburn Junction   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Washburn Junction.
      • Presque Isle Junction
        (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
        • Presque Isle Junction is located in Aroostook County
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      • Presque Isle
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Rands
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Rands is located in Aroostook County
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      • Parkhurst
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Parkhurst is located in Aroostook County
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      • Phair
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Phair is located in Aroostook County
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      • Spragueville
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Spragueville is located in Aroostook County
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      • Easton Station
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Easton Station is located in Aroostook County
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      • Fairmount
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Fairmount is located in Aroostook County
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      • Campbell
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Campbell is located in Aroostook County
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      • Maysville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Maysville is located in Aroostook County
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      • Sawyer Corner
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Sawyer Corner is located in Aroostook County
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      • Easton
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Easton is located in Aroostook County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,177 people
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        • Maple Grove
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
          • Maple Grove is located in Aroostook County
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        • Powers Corner
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
          • Powers Corner is located in Aroostook County
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        • Roberts
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
          • Roberts is located in Aroostook County
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        • Crouseville
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Crouseville is located in Aroostook County
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        • Easton Center
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Easton Center is located in Aroostook County
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        • Green Ridge
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
          • Green Ridge is located in Aroostook County
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        • Adaline
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Adaline is located in Aroostook County
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        • McGraw
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
          • McGraw is located in Aroostook County
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          • McGraw has also been known as:
          • McGraw Siding
        • McShea
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
          • McShea is located in Aroostook County
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        • Chapman
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Chapman is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 450 people
        • Mapleton
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • State Road
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • State Road is located in Aroostook County
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        • East Lyndon
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
          • East Lyndon is located in Aroostook County
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        • Maine
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
          • Maine is located in Aroostook County
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        • Fort Fairfield
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Goodwin
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Goodwin is located in Aroostook County
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        • Stevensville
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Stevensville is located in Aroostook County
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        • Bugbee
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Bugbee is located in Aroostook County
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        • Westfield
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
          • Westfield is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
        • Grindstone
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Grindstone is located in Aroostook County
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        • Bishop
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
          • Bishop is located in Aroostook County
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        • Grimes Mill
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
          • Grimes Mill is located in Aroostook County
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        • Hurd
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
          • Hurd is located in Aroostook County
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        • Pauls
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
          • Pauls is located in Aroostook County
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        • Washburn
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Caribou
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Houghtonville
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Houghtonville is located in Aroostook County
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        • Castle Hill
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Castle Hill is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
        • Goodrich
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Goodrich is located in Aroostook County
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        • Carson
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Carson is located in Aroostook County
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        • North Wade
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • North Wade is located in Aroostook County
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        • Deadmans Corner
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Deadmans Corner is located in Aroostook County
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        • Kings Grove
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Kings Grove is located in Aroostook County
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        • Somers Corner
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Somers Corner is located in Aroostook County
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        • Mars Hill
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Walker
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Walker is located in Aroostook County
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        • Barretts
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Barretts is located in Aroostook County
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        • Brown Corner
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Brown Corner is located in Aroostook County
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        • Four Corners
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Four Corners is located in Aroostook County
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        • Morris Corner
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Morris Corner is located in Aroostook County
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        • Perham
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Wade
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Wade is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
        • Blaine
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Cote Corner
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Cote Corner is located in Aroostook County
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        • Ogren
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Ogren is located in Aroostook County
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        • Colby
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Colby is located in Aroostook County
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        • Woodland Center
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Woodland Center is located in Aroostook County
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        • Huson Landing
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Huson Landing is located in Aroostook County
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        • Grass Corner
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Grass Corner is located in Aroostook County
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        • Limestone
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Margison
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Margison is located in Aroostook County
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        • Robinson
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Robinson is located in Aroostook County
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        • North Lyndon
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • North Lyndon is located in Aroostook County
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        • Spaulding
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Spaulding is located in Aroostook County
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        • New Sweden Station
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • New Sweden Station is located in Aroostook County
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        • New Sweden
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Sweden
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Sweden is located in Aroostook County
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        • Bridgewater Corner
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Bridgewater Corner is located in Aroostook County
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        • Hanford
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Hanford is located in Aroostook County
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        • Bridgewater
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Sugar Hill
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Sugar Hill is located in Aroostook County
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        • Sheridan
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Sheridan is located in Aroostook County
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        • Acadia
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Acadia is located in Aroostook County
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        • Squapan
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Squapan is located in Aroostook County
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        • Ashland
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Blackstone
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Blackstone is located in Aroostook County
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        • Snow Settlement
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Snow Settlement is located in Aroostook County
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        • Masardis
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Masardis is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
        • Caswell
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Caswell is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
        • Jemtland Station
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Jemtland Station is located in Aroostook County
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        • Jemtland
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Jemtland is located in Aroostook County
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        • Westmanland
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Westmanland is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
        • Blackwater
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Blackwater is located in Aroostook County
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        • Nashville Plantation
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Nashville Plantation is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
        • Portage
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Skerry
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Skerry is located in Aroostook County
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        • Harvey
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Harvey is located in Aroostook County
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        • Griswold
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Griswold is located in Aroostook County
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        • Portage Lake
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Portage Lake is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
        • Stockholm
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Jewells Corner
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Jewells Corner is located in Aroostook County
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        • Hawkins
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Hawkins is located in Aroostook County
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        • Buffalo
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Buffalo is located in Aroostook County
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        • Garfield Plantation
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Garfield Plantation is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
        • California
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • California is located in Aroostook County
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        • Cyr Plantation
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Cyr Plantation is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
        • Hamlin
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Hamlin is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
        • Monticello
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Morey Brow
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Morey Brow is located in Aroostook County
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        • Pride
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Pride is located in Aroostook County
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        • Nixon
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Nixon is located in Aroostook County
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        • Howe Brook
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Howe Brook is located in Aroostook County
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        • Sharp
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Sharp is located in Aroostook County
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        • Hill
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Hill is located in Aroostook County
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        • Little Canada
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Little Canada is located in Aroostook County
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        • Grassy Landing
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Grassy Landing is located in Aroostook County
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Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Washburn Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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