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 Blue Hill Falls (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 Blue Hill Falls. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Blue Hill Falls is located in Hancock 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 Hancock County: Penobscot, Waldo & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Blue Hill Falls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blue Hill Falls:
- Hancock County (The home county of Blue Hill Falls)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Hill Falls, with the one closest to Blue Hill Falls listed first.
- Blue Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Blue Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blue Hill
- East Blue Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Brooklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Brooklin is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooklin
- Sedgwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brooksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brooklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Haven is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
- Sargentville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sargentville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
- Surry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Little Deer Isle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Brooksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Hill Falls, with the one closest to Blue Hill Falls listed first.
- Isle Au Haut
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pulpit Harbor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pulpit Harbor is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulpit Harbor
- North Haven
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Vinalhaven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Camden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Rockport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Hill Falls, with the one closest to Blue Hill Falls listed first.
- Goodale Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
- Holden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Orrington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Eddington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- East Eddington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Eddington
- Hampden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Orrington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
- Brewer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hampden Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
- Newburgh Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
- Bangor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clifton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 901 people
- South Newburgh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blue Hill Falls, with the one closest to Blue Hill Falls listed first.
- Sandy Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stockton Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Islesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
- Prospect Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
- Islesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Islesboro is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islesboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
- Prospect
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Searsport
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Northport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Northport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Northport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
- Frankfort
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belfast
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lincolnville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- Steuben
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blue Hill Falls, see our County-by-County Page for Blue Hill Falls.
Cemeteries Near Blue Hill Falls ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blue Hill Falls.
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 Blue Hill Falls - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blue Hill Falls covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blue Hill Falls, with the one closest to Blue Hill Falls listed first.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seaside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Early Settlers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Curtis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Birchland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Long Island Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rural Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Ephraim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bayview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Haskell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Stream Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (223 more) ...
- Lakeview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Douglass Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Blue Hill Falls had a population of 123 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blue Hill Falls, with the one closest to Blue Hill Falls listed first.
- South Blue Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blue Hill
- Blue Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Sedgwick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Sedgwick is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sedgwick
- East Blue Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sedgwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Brooklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- North Brooklin is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooklin
- South Surry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Surry is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Surry
- Brooksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sargentville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sargentville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
- Brooklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pretty Marsh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pretty Marsh is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Marsh
- Surry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- South Penobscot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Penobscot
- South Brooksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- South Brooksville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
- North Deer Isle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Deer Isle is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Deer Isle
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blue Hill Falls. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blue Hill Falls.
Newspapers Published in Blue Hill Falls ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blue Hill Falls.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blue Hill Falls, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blue Hill Falls.
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 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 Blue Hill Falls:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Knox County
- Penobscot County
- Waldo 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Blue Hill Falls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Blue Hill Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |