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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 West Old Town (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 Old Town. 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 Old Town ...

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 have occurred.

Another variation: West Oldtown.

  • A typical abbreviation for West Old Town: W. Old Town

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 Old Town is located in Penobscot 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 Penobscot County: Aroostook, Hancock, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo & Washington.

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

  • Penobscot County     (The home county of West Old Town)
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Old Town, with the one closest to West Old Town listed first.
    • Old Town Landing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
      • Old Town Landing is located in Penobscot County
    • Alton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
      • Alton is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <2>
    • Lucky Landing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Landing
      • Lucky Landing is located in Penobscot County
    • Glenburn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
      • Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
    • Hudson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,499 people
    • Stillwater
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
      • Stillwater is located in Penobscot County
    • Costigan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Costigan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costigan
      • Costigan is located in Penobscot County
    • Milford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
      • Milford is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,973 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <2>
    • Old Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,404 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Town <2>
    • Bradley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Orono
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orono have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
      • Orono is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,636 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orono <2>
    • Kenduskeag
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Old Town, with the one closest to West Old Town listed first.
    • Dedham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dedham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
      • Dedham is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,666 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dedham <2>
    • Amherst
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
      • Amherst is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
    • Aurora
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <2>
    • Great Pond
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Bucksport Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
      • Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
    • Otis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
      • Otis is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
    • Mariaville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
      • Mariaville is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
    • Bucksport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucksport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
      • Bucksport is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,916 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucksport <2>
    • Orland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland
      • Orland is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,173 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland <2>
    • Verona Island
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Island
      • Verona Island is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
      • Former name for Verona Island:
      • Verona
    • Waltham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waltham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
      • Waltham is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
    • East Orland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Orland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orland
      • East Orland is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Orland <2>
  • Piscataquis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Old Town, with the one closest to West Old Town listed first.
    • Medford Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Center
      • Medford Center is located in Piscataquis County
    • Atkinson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
      • Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Atkinson Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
      • Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County
    • South Dover
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
      • South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
    • Medford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
      • Medford is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • Dover South Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover South Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
      • Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
    • Milo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
      • Milo is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milo <2>
    • Adams
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
      • Adams is located in Piscataquis County
    • Brownville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
      • Brownville is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownville <2>
    • Dover - Foxcroft
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover - Foxcroft have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover - Foxcroft
      • Dover - Foxcroft is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,086 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover - Foxcroft <2>
    • Sebec
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebec have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebec
      • Sebec is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebec <2>
    • Lake View Plantation
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake View Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Plantation
      • Lake View Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Old Town, with the one closest to West Old Town listed first.
    • Detroit
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
      • Detroit is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <2>
    • Ripley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
      • Ripley is located in Somerset County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
    • Palmyra
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Houston Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
      • Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from West Old Town, with the one closest to West Old Town listed first.
    • North Winterport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Winterport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
      • North Winterport is located in Waldo County
    • Winterport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterport
      • Winterport is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterport <2>
    • Frankfort
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
      • Frankfort is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <2>
    • Prospect Ferry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
      • Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
    • Monroe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
    • Monroe Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
      • Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
    • North Searsport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsport
      • North Searsport is located in Waldo County
    • Prospect
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
      • Prospect is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <2>
    • Jackson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people

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

Newspapers Published in West Old Town ...

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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Old Town.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Old Town, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Old Town.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Old Town:

Cemeteries Near West Old Town ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Old Town.

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 West Old Town covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Alton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alton Cemetery
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lawndale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Tribal Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cedarvale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedarvale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedarvale Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Milford Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milford Cemetery
  • Kenduskeag Village Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (165 more) ...
    • Hemlock Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hemlock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hemlock Cemetery
    • Mills Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mills Cemetery
    • Williams Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams 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 West Old Town had a population of 60 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Pea Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pea Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Cove
    • Pea Cove is located in Penobscot County
  • Alton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Alton is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <2>
  • Glenburn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
    • Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
  • Hudson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Hudson is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,499 people
  • Old Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Old Town is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,404 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Town <2>
  • Milford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
    • Milford is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,973 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <2>
  • Costigan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Costigan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costigan
    • Costigan is located in Penobscot County
  • Argyle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argyle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
    • Argyle is located in Penobscot County
  • Kenduskeag
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Orono
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orono have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
    • Orono is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,636 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orono <2>
  • Webster
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Webster is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • Great Works
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Works have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Works
    • Great Works is located in Penobscot County
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    • Bradley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bradford Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Center
      • Bradford Center is located in Penobscot County
    • South Lagrange
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lagrange have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lagrange
      • South Lagrange is located in Penobscot County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Old Town. 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Old Town) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in West Old Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.9849, Longitude: -68.7790    
<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 West Old Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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