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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 Wesley (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 Wesley. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Wesley is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Aroostook, Hancock & Penobscot.

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of Wesley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wesley, with the one closest to Wesley listed first.
    • Crawford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Northfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
      • Northfield is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Cooper
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
      • Cooper is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Alexander
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexander have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
      • Alexander is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexander <2>
    • Meddybemps
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Grand Lake Stream
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Lake Stream have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Stream
      • Grand Lake Stream is located in Washington County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Lake Stream <2>
    • Centerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Washington County
    • Marshfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
      • Marshfield is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Whitneyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitneyville
      • Whitneyville is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Woodland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
    • Baileyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baileyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
      • Baileyville is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baileyville <2>
    • East Machias
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Machias have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Machias
      • East Machias is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Machias <2>
  • Hancock County
    • Great Pond
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Pond
      • Great Pond is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people

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

Newspapers Published in Wesley ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wesley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wesley, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wesley.

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 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 Wesley:

Cemeteries Near Wesley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wesley.

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

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

  • Old Crawford Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Crawford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Crawford Cemetery
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
  • Longfellow Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Longfellow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longfellow Cemetery
  • Princeton Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Princeton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Princeton Cemetery
  • St. Annes Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Annes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Annes Cemetery
  • Columbia Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Columbia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbia Cemetery
  • Court Street Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • O'Brien Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Brien Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Brien Cemetery
  • East Machias Village Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Beddington Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mailey Hill Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mailey Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mailey Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (33 more) ...
    • Dennysville Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dennysville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dennysville Cemetery
    • Forest Hills Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Church Hill Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church Hill Cemetery

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wesley had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Wesley had a population of 94 people.

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

  • Crawford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Crawford is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
  • Northfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
    • Northfield is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Cooper
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Cooper is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Alexander
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexander have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
    • Alexander is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexander <2>
  • Meddybemps
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Grand Lake Stream
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Lake Stream have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Stream
    • Grand Lake Stream is located in Washington County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Lake Stream <2>
  • Whitneyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitneyville
    • Whitneyville is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Marion
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in Washington County
  • Epping
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epping have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epping
    • Epping is located in Washington County
  • Machias
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • East Machias
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Machias have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Machias
    • East Machias is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Machias <2>
  • Baileyville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baileyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
    • Baileyville is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baileyville <2>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Princeton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 799 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <2>
    • Beddington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beddington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beddington
      • Beddington is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beddington <2>
    • Columbia Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Falls
      • Columbia Falls is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia Falls <2>

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wesley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wesley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9523, Longitude: -67.6608       In this case, the coordinates for Wesley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Wesley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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