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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 Clark Island (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 Clark Island. 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 Clark Island ...

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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Clark Island: Clark Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Clark Island is located in Knox 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 Knox County: Lincoln & Waldo.

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

  • Knox County     (The home county of Clark Island)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clark Island, with the one closest to Clark Island listed first.
    • Saint George
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Saint George is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
    • Long Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Long Cove is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cove
    • Spruce Head
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Tenants Harbor
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cushing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • South Thomaston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Martinsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Martinsville is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
    • South Cushing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • South Cushing is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cushing
    • Thomaston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Port Clyde
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant Point is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
    • Friendship
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Owls Head
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clark Island, with the one closest to Clark Island listed first.
    • Stonington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunset
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Deer Isle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cape Rosier
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
    • Harborside
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Oceanville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Oceanville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clark Island, with the one closest to Clark Island listed first.
    • East Pittston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
    • South Windsor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
    • Windsor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clark Island, with the one closest to Clark Island listed first.
    • South Waldoboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldoboro
    • Eugley Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
    • Waldoboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Medomak
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Medomak is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medomak
    • Bremen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Loudville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Loudville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudville
    • Davis Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
    • Round Pond
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Chamberlain
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Monhegan Plantation
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Monhegan Plantation is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monhegan Plantation
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Bristol
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Harrington Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
    • Nobleboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Sagadahoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clark Island, with the one closest to Clark Island listed first.
    • Murphys Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Murphys Corner is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Corner
    • MacMahan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • MacMahan is located in Sagadahoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for MacMahan
    • Georgetown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clark Island, with the one closest to Clark Island listed first.
    • Lincolnville Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Lincolnville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bickfords Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Bickfords Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
    • Searsmont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Slab City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Slab City is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
    • Islesboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Islesboro is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islesboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • Belmont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Belmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
    • Center Belmont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
    • Greers Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Greers Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Corner
    • South Montville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • South Montville is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
    • Northport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • North Islesboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
    • Belmont Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Belmont Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Corner

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

Cemeteries Near Clark Island ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clark Island.

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 Clark Island - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Seaside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • North Parish Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ocean View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Counce Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • South Warren Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • The Village Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Thomaston Village Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hall Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Head of Bay Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (180 more) ...
    • Farnsworth Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Wayside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Harbor Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<3>

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

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

  • Saint George
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Saint George is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
  • Tenants Harbor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Spruce Head
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • North Cushing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • North Cushing is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cushing
  • Cushing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Martinsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Martinsville is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • South Thomaston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • South Cushing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • South Cushing is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cushing
  • Thomaston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Point is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
  • Port Clyde
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • East Friendship
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • East Friendship is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Friendship
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • South Warren
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • South Warren is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warren
    • Ash Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ash Point is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Point
    • Friendship
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Clark Island ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clark Island.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clark Island, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clark Island.

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 Clark Island:

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>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.
<3>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 Clark Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Clark Island) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.