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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 Wattons 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 Wattons 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 Wattons 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 Wattons Mill: Wattons Ml. (or less commonly used: Wattons Mll.)
  • While the name of this community is Wattons Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Wattons Mill may originally have been Watton's Mill.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Wattons Mill might be written as Watton 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Wattons Mill is located in Knox 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 Knox County: Lincoln & Waldo.

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

  • Knox County     (The home county of Wattons Mill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wattons Mill, with the one closest to Wattons Mill listed first.
    • South Hope
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • South Hope is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
    • Union
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Warren
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • West Rockport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Warren Station
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Warren Station is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
    • Thomaston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Glen Cove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Glen Cove is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
    • Rockport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hope
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Camden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Appleton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Globe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Globe is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wattons Mill, with the one closest to Wattons Mill listed first.
    • Cape Rosier
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
    • Harborside
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunset
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Castine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Penobscot
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Deer Isle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Little Deer Isle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Stonington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • West Brooksville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
    • Sargentville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Sargentville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
    • Brooksville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountainville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Mountainville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
    • Oceanville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Oceanville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wattons Mill, with the one closest to Wattons Mill listed first.
    • Windsor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • South Windsor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
    • Branch Mills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
    • North Windsor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
    • East Pittston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
    • South China
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chelsea
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • China
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • China is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <2>
    • South Gardiner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • South Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gardiner
    • Albion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • East Vassalboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
    • Pittston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Pittston is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
    • Randolph
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wattons Mill, with the one closest to Wattons Mill listed first.
    • Davis Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
    • Waldoboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Flanders Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
    • South Waldoboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldoboro
    • Eugley Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
    • Jefferson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Harrington Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
    • Medomak
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Medomak is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medomak
    • Nobleboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Somerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Somerville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
    • Bremen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Coopers Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Damariscotta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sagadahoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wattons Mill, with the one closest to Wattons Mill listed first.
    • Richmond
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Murphys Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Murphys Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
    • Harwards
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wattons Mill, with the one closest to Wattons Mill listed first.
    • Lincolnville Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bickfords Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Bickfords Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
    • Searsmont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Slab City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Slab City is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
    • South Montville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • South Montville is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
    • Lincolnville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Greers Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Greers Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Corner
    • Belmont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Belmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
    • Center Belmont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
    • Liberty
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • West Searsmont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
    • Belmont Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Belmont Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Corner
    • Northport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Wattons Mill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wattons 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 Wattons Mill - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wattons Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Post Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Newcomb Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Village Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • New Rockville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Goshen Road Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Counce Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • South Warren Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Thomaston Village Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (303 more) ...
    • The Village Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Achorn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tolman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<5>

While we didn't find Wattons Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wattons Mill.

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

  • East Union
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • East Union is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
  • South Union
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • South Union is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Union
  • Warren
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • South Hope
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • South Hope is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
  • Union
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Warren Station
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Warren Station is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
  • Rockville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Rockville is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • South Warren
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • South Warren is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warren
  • Thomaston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rockland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • North Waldoboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • North Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Waldoboro
    • Waldoboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • North Union
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • North Union is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union

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

Newspapers Published in Wattons 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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wattons Mill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wattons Mill, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wattons Mill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Wattons Mill:

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>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wattons Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Wattons Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.