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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 Weeks Mills (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 Weeks Mills. 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 Weeks Mills ...
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 Weeks Mills: Weeks Mls. (or less commonly used: Weeks Mlls.)
- While the name of this community is Weeks Mills, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Weeks Mills may originally have been Week's Mills.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Weeks Mills might be written as Week Mills.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Weeks Mills. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Weeks Mills.
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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Weeks Mills is located in Kennebec 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 Kennebec County: Androscoggin, Franklin, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, Somerset & Waldo.
Below are the counties that are near Weeks Mills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Weeks Mills:
- Kennebec County (The home county of Weeks Mills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weeks Mills, with the one closest to Weeks Mills listed first.
- South China
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Windsor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
- Windsor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Branch Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
- East Vassalboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
- South Windsor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
- China
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Vassalboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
- Vassalboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sidney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sidney is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,543 people
- Chelsea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Albion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Augusta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Androscoggin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weeks Mills, with the one closest to Weeks Mills listed first.
- Curtis Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Curtis Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Corner
- Wales Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wales Corner is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales Corner
- Wales
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wales is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
- Leeds Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Leeds Junction is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Junction
- Leeds
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <2>
- East Livermore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- East Livermore is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Livermore
- North Leeds
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Leeds is located in Androscoggin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Leeds
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weeks Mills, with the one closest to Weeks Mills listed first.
- Chesterville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
- New Sharon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weeks Mills, with the one closest to Weeks Mills listed first.
- Razorville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burkettville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Globe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Lucas Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- Stickney Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
- West Appleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Appleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Warren Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Warren Station is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
- Warren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weeks Mills, with the one closest to Weeks Mills listed first.
- Somerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Coopers Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Whitefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Flanders Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
- Davis Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
- Alna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Head Tide
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Head Tide is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Tide
- North Newcastle
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- North Newcastle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newcastle
- Harrington Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
- Nobleboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dresden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Penobscot County
- Dixmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
- Sagadahoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weeks Mills, with the one closest to Weeks Mills listed first.
- Richmond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Corner
- Harwards
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwards
- Bowdoin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bowdoin is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,222 people
- Bowdoinham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bowdoin Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bowdoin Center is located in Sagadahoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdoin Center
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weeks Mills, with the one closest to Weeks Mills listed first.
- Fairfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shawmut
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Shawmut is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Nyes Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Nyes Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyes Corner
- Hinckley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hinckley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Smithfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Norridgewock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Skowhegan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mercer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
- Pittsfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weeks Mills, with the one closest to Weeks Mills listed first.
- Palermo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Palermo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Palermo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- South Montville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- South Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
- West Searsmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
- Montville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Freedom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Searsmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Slab City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Slab City is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
- Bickfords Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bickfords Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
- Knox
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Knox is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Belmont Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Belmont Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Corner
- Center Belmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Weeks Mills, see our County-by-County Page for Weeks Mills.
Cemeteries Near Weeks Mills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Weeks Mills.
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 Weeks Mills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Weeks Mills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Weeks Mills, with the one closest to Weeks Mills listed first.
- Deer Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chadwick Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dyer Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Windsor Neck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dudley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dirigo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Coburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Resthaven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Branch Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Haskell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fowler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (358 more) ...
- China Neck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eastman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Friends Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Weeks Mills had a population of 226 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Weeks Mills, with the one closest to Weeks Mills listed first.
- North Windsor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
- South China
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Windsor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Windsor
- Windsor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Vassalboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vassalboro
- Somerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Palermo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Windsor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
- Coopers Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Vassalboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
- East Palermo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Palermo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palermo
- West Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Washington is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Washington
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- China
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Riverside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- North Whitefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Weeks Mills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Weeks Mills.
Newspapers Published in Weeks Mills ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Weeks Mills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Weeks Mills, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Weeks Mills.
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 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 Weeks Mills:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Kennebec County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Androscoggin County
- Franklin County
- Knox County
- Lincoln County
- Penobscot County
- Sagadahoc County
- Somerset 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> | 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> | 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 Weeks Mills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Weeks Mills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |