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 Winn (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 Winn. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Winn 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 Winn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Winn:
- Penobscot County (The home county of Winn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winn, with the one closest to Winn listed first.
- Mattawamkeag
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chester is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Pea Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pea Ridge is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Kingman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Medway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Millinocket
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Plantation of Prentiss
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- South Lincoln
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Lincoln is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lincoln
- Aroostook County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winn, with the one closest to Winn listed first.
- Molunkus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Molunkus is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molunkus
- Macwahoc Plantation
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Macwahoc Plantation is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macwahoc Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Wytopitlock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wytopitlock is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wytopitlock
- Reed Plantation
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Reed Plantation is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Bancroft
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bancroft is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Benedicta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Glenwood Plantation
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood Plantation is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
- Sherman Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sherman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sherman is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
- Haynesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haynesville is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Weston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Piscataquis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winn, with the one closest to Winn listed first.
- Lake View Plantation
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lake View Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Plantation
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Adams
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Adams is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Medford Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Medford Center is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Center
- Medford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Medford is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winn, with the one closest to Winn listed first.
- Danforth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brookton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Talmadge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Talmadge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Winn, see our County-by-County Page for Winn.
Cemeteries Near Winn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winn.
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 Winn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Winn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Winn, with the one closest to Winn listed first.
- North Chester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- South Winn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Winn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Chester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Half Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Academy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Village Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fiske Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (44 more) ...
- Transalpine Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belding Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Long Ridge Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Winn had a population of 587 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Winn had a population of 402 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Winn, with the one closest to Winn listed first.
- Mattawamkeag
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- North Lincoln
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Lincoln is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lincoln
- East Winn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Winn is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Winn
- Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chester is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
- Lincoln Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
- Lee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kingman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Macwahoc
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Macwahoc is located in Aroostook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macwahoc
- Medway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- South Lincoln
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Lincoln is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lincoln
- South Springfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Springfield is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Springfield
- Carroll
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Carroll is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Carroll has also been known as:
- Carroll Plantation
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Winn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Winn.
Newspapers Published in Winn ...
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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Winn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Winn, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Winn.
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 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 Winn:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Penobscot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Aroostook County
- Piscataquis County
- Washington 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> | 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 Winn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Winn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |