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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 Bayside (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 Bayside. 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 and doctors 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.

Bayside is located in Waldo 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 Waldo County: Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Lincoln, Penobscot & Somerset.

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

  • Waldo County     (The home county of Bayside)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bayside, with the one closest to Bayside listed first.
    • East Northport
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • East Northport is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
    • Northport
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Belfast
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bryants Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bryants Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Corner
    • North Islesboro
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
    • Searsport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Islesboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Islesboro is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islesboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • Waldo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Waldo is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
    • Lincolnville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Belmont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Belmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
    • Center Belmont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
    • Greers Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Greers Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Corner
    • Belmont Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Belmont Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Corner
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bayside, with the one closest to Bayside listed first.
    • Harborside
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cape Rosier
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
    • Castine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Penobscot
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • West Brooksville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
    • West Penobscot
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
    • Brooksville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Little Deer Isle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sargentville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Sargentville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
    • Bucksport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Verona Island
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Deer Isle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bayside, with the one closest to Bayside listed first.
    • Albion
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Branch Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
    • China
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • China is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <1>
    • South China
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • North Windsor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
    • Windsor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bayside, with the one closest to Bayside listed first.
    • Lake City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake City is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Camden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hope
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • West Appleton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • West Appleton is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
    • Pulpit Harbor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Pulpit Harbor is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulpit Harbor
    • Appleton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • South Hope
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • South Hope is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
    • West Rockport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • North Haven
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Glen Cove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Glen Cove is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
    • Burkettville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Burkettville is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
    • Lucas Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bayside, with the one closest to Bayside listed first.
    • Davis Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
    • Flanders Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
    • Jefferson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Somerville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Somerville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
    • Waldoboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • South Waldoboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldoboro
    • Eugley Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
    • Coopers Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Penobscot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bayside, with the one closest to Bayside listed first.
    • East Dixmont
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
    • Newburgh Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
    • South Newburgh
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
    • Newburgh
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
    • Dixmont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
    • Goodale Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
    • Hampden Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
    • North Newburgh
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • North Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newburgh
    • Orrington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Hampden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • North Orrington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
    • Carmel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Carmel is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,857 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel <1>
    • Hermon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Hermon is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,104 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Bayside ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bayside.

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 Bayside - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bayside covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • East Northport Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Saturday Cove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • South Belfast Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Collier Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • East Belfast Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Knight Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • West Belfast Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pitcher Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bayview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Gordon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Watson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (318 more) ...
    • Hills Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Pitcher Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)

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>

While we didn't find Bayside in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bayside.

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

  • East Northport
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • East Northport is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
  • Northport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Belfast
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • North Islesboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
  • Searsport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • City Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • City Point is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point
  • Lincolnville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Waldo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Waldo is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
  • Belmont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Belmont is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
  • Center Belmont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
  • Cape Rosier
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
  • Penobscot
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Castine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Stockton Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Morrill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Bayside ...

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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bayside.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bayside, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bayside.

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 Bayside:

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 Bayside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bayside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.