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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 Crows Nest (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 Crows Nest. 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 Crows Nest ...

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.

While the name of this community is Crows Nest, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Crows Nest may originally have been Crow's Nest.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Crows Nest might be written as Crow Nest.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Crows Nest. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crows Nest.

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 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.

Crows Nest 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 Crows Nest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crows Nest:

  • Waldo County     (The home county of Crows Nest)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crows Nest, with the one closest to Crows Nest listed first.
    • Northport
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Islesboro
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Islesboro is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islesboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • Lincolnville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • North Islesboro
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
    • East Northport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • East Northport is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
    • Lincolnville Center
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Belfast
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Belmont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Belmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
    • Bryants Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Bryants Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Corner
    • Center Belmont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
    • Greers Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Greers Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Corner
    • Bickfords Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Bickfords Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crows Nest, with the one closest to Crows Nest 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
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Penobscot
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • West Brooksville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
    • Little Deer Isle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Brooksville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Sargentville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Sargentville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
    • West Penobscot
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
    • Sunset
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Deer Isle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Mountainville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Mountainville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crows Nest, with the one closest to Crows Nest listed first.
    • Branch Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
    • Albion
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • China
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • 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
    • South China
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Windsor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crows Nest, with the one closest to Crows Nest listed first.
    • Lake City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake City is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Camden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hope
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Pulpit Harbor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Pulpit Harbor is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulpit Harbor
    • West Rockport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • North Haven
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Glen Cove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Glen Cove is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
    • South Hope
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • South Hope is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
    • Appleton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • 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
    • Rockland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crows Nest, with the one closest to Crows Nest listed first.
    • Davis Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
    • Flanders Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
    • South Waldoboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldoboro
    • Waldoboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jefferson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Somerville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Somerville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
    • Eugley Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
    • Coopers Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Harrington Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
    • Medomak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Medomak is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medomak
    • Nobleboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Penobscot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crows Nest, with the one closest to Crows Nest listed first.
    • East Dixmont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
    • Newburgh Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
    • South Newburgh
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
    • Dixmont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,119 people
    • Newburgh
      (27 miles [43.5 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
    • Goodale Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
    • Orrington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Hampden Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
    • Hampden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • North Newburgh
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • North Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newburgh

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

Cemeteries Near Crows Nest ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crows Nest.

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 Crows Nest - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Saturday Cove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Collier Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Knight Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Beach Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • East Northport Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pitcher Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hills Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • South Belfast Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (307 more) ...
    • Bayview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • West Belfast Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Watson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<3>

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

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

  • Northport
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lincolnville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • North Islesboro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
  • East Northport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • East Northport is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
  • Camden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Belfast
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • 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
  • Belmont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Belmont is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
  • Castine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Penobscot
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Center Belmont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
  • Hope
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Rockport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • City Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • City Point is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point
    • Searsport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Crows Nest ...

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 Crows Nest.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crows Nest, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crows Nest.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Crows Nest:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Crows Nest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Crows Nest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.