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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 Atlantic (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 Atlantic. 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.

Atlantic is located in Hancock 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 Hancock County: Penobscot, Waldo & Washington.

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

  • Hancock County     (The home county of Atlantic)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Atlantic, with the one closest to Atlantic listed first.
    • Minturn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
      • Minturn is located in Hancock County
    • Swans Island
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swans Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swans Island
      • Swans Island is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swans Island <2>
    • Frenchboro
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchboro
      • Frenchboro is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchboro <2>
    • Bernard
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bass Harbor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bass Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Harbor
      • Bass Harbor is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bass Harbor <2>
    • Tremont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
      • Tremont is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
    • Seal Cove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seal Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Cove
      • Seal Cove is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seal Cove <2>
    • Manset
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manset
      • Manset is located in Hancock County
    • Southwest Harbor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwest Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Harbor
      • Southwest Harbor is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,793 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southwest Harbor <2>
    • Brooklin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Oceanville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
      • Oceanville is located in Hancock County
    • Cranberry Isles
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Isles
      • Cranberry Isles is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
    • Mountainville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
      • Mountainville is located in Hancock County
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Atlantic, with the one closest to Atlantic listed first.
    • Isle Au Haut
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle Au Haut have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Au Haut
      • Isle Au Haut is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isle Au Haut <2>
    • Vinalhaven
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • North Haven
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Haven
      • North Haven is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Haven <2>
    • Pulpit Harbor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulpit Harbor
      • Pulpit Harbor is located in Knox County
    • Matinicus Isle Plantation
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matinicus Isle Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matinicus Isle Plantation
      • Matinicus Isle Plantation is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Atlantic, with the one closest to Atlantic listed first.
    • Islesboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Islesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islesboro
      • Islesboro is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • North Islesboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
      • North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
    • Northport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northport
      • Northport is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,593 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northport <2>
    • Lincolnville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
      • Lincolnville is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,252 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnville <2>
    • Sandy Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
      • Sandy Point is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Point <2>
    • Stockton Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton Springs
      • Stockton Springs is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton Springs <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Atlantic ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Atlantic.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Atlantic, 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 Atlantic.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Atlantic:

Cemeteries Near Atlantic ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Atlantic.

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

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

  • Norwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwood Cemetery
  • Bernard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bernard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bernard Cemetery
  • Hillrest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillrest Cemetery
  • Pomroy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pomroy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pomroy Cemetery
  • Murphy Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murphy Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murphy Hill Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Mt. Height Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Height Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Height Cemetery
  • Flye Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flye Cemetery
  • Robbins Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robbins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robbins Cemetery
  • Freethy Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freethy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freethy Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Langley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Langley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Langley Cemetery
  • Continue List   (125 more) ...
    • Brooklin Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kimball Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kimball Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kimball Cemetery
    • Hodgdon Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodgdon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodgdon 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 in 1895, Atlantic had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Swans Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swans Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swans Island
    • Swans Island is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swans Island <2>
  • Tremont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
    • Tremont is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
  • West Tremont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Tremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tremont
    • West Tremont is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Tremont <2>
  • Seal Cove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seal Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Cove
    • Seal Cove is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seal Cove <2>
  • Seawall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seawall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seawall
    • Seawall is located in Hancock County
  • Southwest Harbor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwest Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Harbor
    • Southwest Harbor is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,793 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southwest Harbor <2>
  • Brooklin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Oceanville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
    • Oceanville is located in Hancock County
  • Cranberry Isles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Isles
    • Cranberry Isles is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
  • Northeast Harbor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Asticou
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asticou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asticou
    • Asticou is located in Hancock County
  • Pretty Marsh
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pretty Marsh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Marsh
    • Pretty Marsh is located in Hancock County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • North Brooklin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Brooklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooklin
      • North Brooklin is located in Hancock County
    • South Deer Isle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Deer Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deer Isle
      • South Deer Isle is located in Hancock County
    • Seal Harbor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seal Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Harbor
      • Seal Harbor is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seal Harbor <2>

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

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

The official website for Hancock County: www.co.hancock.me.us/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Atlantic) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Atlantic. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1717, Longitude: -68.4242       In this case, the coordinates for Atlantic 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 Atlantic, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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