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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 Dedham (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 Dedham. 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 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.

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

  • Hancock County     (The home county of Dedham)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dedham, with the one closest to Dedham listed first.
    • East Orland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Orland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orland
      • East Orland is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Orland <2>
    • Bucksport Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Orland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland
      • Orland is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,173 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland <2>
    • Otis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
      • Otis is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
    • Bucksport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucksport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
      • Bucksport is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,916 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucksport <2>
    • Verona Island
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • North Penobscot
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Mariaville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
      • Mariaville is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
    • Waltham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waltham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
      • Waltham is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
    • Ellsworth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Surry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • West Penobscot
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Penobscot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dedham, with the one closest to Dedham listed first.
    • Holden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
      • Holden is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <2>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Holden
      • From Dedham to Holden
    • Goodale Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • East Eddington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Brewer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
      • Brewer is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,948 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewer <2>
    • North Orrington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Orrington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Eddington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bangor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hampden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
      • Hampden is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,513 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampden <2>
    • Veazie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veazie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veazie
      • Veazie is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veazie <2>
    • Clifton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 901 people
    • Hampden Center
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dedham, with the one closest to Dedham listed first.
    • Winterport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterport
      • Winterport is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterport <2>
    • North Winterport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Prospect Ferry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Frankfort
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
      • Frankfort is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <2>
    • Prospect
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandy Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • North Searsport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Stockton Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Monroe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Monroe Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Searsport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Swanville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanville
      • Swanville is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanville <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Dedham ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dedham.

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

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

  • Parker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Central Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eastern Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastern Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastern Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Granite Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granite Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Granite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Copeland Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Copeland Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Copeland Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Tree Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Tree Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Tree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Clewleyville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clewleyville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clewleyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Orrington Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Orrington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Orrington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (257 more) ...
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • North Ellsworth Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Ellsworth Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Ellsworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Nicolin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nicolin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nicolin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Dedham had a population of 62 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Dedham had a population of 1,666 people.

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

  • East Bucksport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bucksport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bucksport
    • East Bucksport is located in Hancock County
  • North Orland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Orland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orland
    • North Orland is located in Hancock County
  • East Holden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Holden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holden
    • East Holden is located in Penobscot County
  • Holden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
    • Holden is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <2>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Holden
    • From Dedham to Holden
  • Goodale Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bucks Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucks Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Mills
    • Bucks Mills is located in Hancock County
  • Green Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
    • Green Lake is located in Hancock County
  • East Orrington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Orrington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orrington
    • East Orrington is located in Penobscot County
  • Orrington Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrington Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrington Center
    • Orrington Center is located in Penobscot County
  • North Bucksport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bucksport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bucksport
    • North Bucksport is located in Hancock County
  • Brewer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
    • Brewer is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,948 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewer <2>
  • East Eddington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • South Orrington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Orrington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Orrington
      • South Orrington is located in Penobscot County
    • East Orland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Orland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orland
      • East Orland is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Orland <2>
    • North Ellsworth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ellsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ellsworth
      • North Ellsworth is located in Hancock County

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

Newspapers Published in Dedham ...

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 146 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dedham.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dedham, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dedham.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Dedham:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dedham. 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Dedham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Dedham) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dedham. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6920, Longitude: -68.6592       In this case, the coordinates for Dedham have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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