Our Genealogy Helper
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 West Levant (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 West Levant. 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 West Levant ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Levant: W. Levant
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 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.
West Levant is located in Penobscot 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 Penobscot County: Aroostook, Hancock, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near West Levant. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Levant:
- Penobscot County (The home county of West Levant)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Levant, with the one closest to West Levant listed first.
- Kenduskeag
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Corinth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Corinth is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
- Levant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Exeter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Exeter
- Stetson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stetson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Exeter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
- Carmel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hermon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Corner
- Etna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Etna is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
- Glenburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Levant, with the one closest to West Levant listed first.
- Bucksport Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- Dedham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bucksport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Verona Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Verona Island is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Former name for Verona Island:
- Verona
- Orland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Orland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Otis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Otis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Kennebec County
- Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Piscataquis County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Levant, with the one closest to West Levant listed first.
- Dover South Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
- Atkinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- South Dover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
- Atkinson Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Boyd Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Boyd Lake is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Lake
- Dover - Foxcroft
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Sangerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sangerville
- Howard Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Corner
- Milo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Milo is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milo <1>
- Sangerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Medford Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Medford Center is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Center
- Guilford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Levant, with the one closest to West Levant listed first.
- Detroit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Houston Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Palmyra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dogtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Ripley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ripley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Pittsfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Albans
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- West Palmyra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Hartland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cambridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mainstream
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mainstream is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainstream
- Harmony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Levant, with the one closest to West Levant listed first.
- North Winterport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Winterport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
- Monroe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Monroe is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Troy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Monroe Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Winterport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Frankfort
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brooks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Searsport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Searsport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsport
- Prospect Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
- Burnham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burnham is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
- Knox Ledge Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Knox Ledge Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Ledge Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Levant, see our County-by-County Page for West Levant.
Cemeteries Near West Levant ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Levant.
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 West Levant - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Levant covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Levant, with the one closest to West Levant listed first.
- Waughn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lucas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Page Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kenduskeag Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Boutell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Tree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Birch Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Exeter Mills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tibbets Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (218 more) ...
- Corinthian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coboro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 West Levant had a population of 89 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Levant, with the one closest to West Levant listed first.
- South Levant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Levant is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Levant
- West Corinth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Corinth is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Corinth
- Levant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kenduskeag
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Corinth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Corinth is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corinth
- Corinth
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Exeter Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Exeter Mills is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Mills
- East Exeter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Exeter
- East Corinth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South Exeter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Exeter is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Exeter
- Stetson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stetson is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Etna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Etna is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Damascus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Damascus is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Carmel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hermon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Levant. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Levant.
Newspapers Published in West Levant ...
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 118 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Levant.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Levant, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Levant.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 West Levant:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Penobscot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Kennebec County
- Piscataquis County
- Somerset County
- Waldo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- West Levant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 West Levant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |