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 Dow Pines (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 Dow Pines. 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.

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

• Hancock County     (The home county of Dow Pines)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Dow Pines, with the one closest to Dow Pines listed first.
  • Great Pond
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Pond
    • Great Pond is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Aurora
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
    • Aurora is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <2>
  • Amherst
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
    • Amherst is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Osborn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osborn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
    • Osborn is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Mariaville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • 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
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Eastbrook
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastbrook
    • Eastbrook is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastbrook <2>
  • Otis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Franklin
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
  • Dedham
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dedham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
    • Dedham is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,666 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dedham <2>
  • Franklin Road
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franklin Road. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Road
    • Franklin Road is located in Hancock County
  • Ellsworth
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
    • Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,249 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsworth <2>
  • Hancock
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
    • Hancock is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <2>
• Penobscot County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Dow Pines, with the one closest to Dow Pines listed first.
  • Greenfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Greenfield is located in Penobscot County
  • Clifton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Bradley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
    • Bradley is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <2>
  • Costigan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Costigan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costigan
    • Costigan is located in Penobscot County
  • Milford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
    • Milford is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,973 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <2>
  • Old Town
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Old Town is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,404 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Town <2>
  • Lowell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Lowell is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
  • East Eddington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Eddington
    • East Eddington is located in Penobscot County
  • Burlington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Burlington is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <2>
  • East Lowell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Lowell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lowell
    • East Lowell is located in Penobscot County
  • Greenbush
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbush have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
    • Greenbush is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,519 people
  • Olamon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olamon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olamon
    • Olamon is located in Penobscot County
  • Orono
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orono have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
    • Orono is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,636 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orono <2>
• Washington County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Dow Pines, with the one closest to Dow Pines listed first.
  • Beddington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beddington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beddington
    • Beddington is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beddington <2>
  • Deblois
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deblois
    • Deblois is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Grand Lake Stream
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Lake Stream have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Stream
    • Grand Lake Stream is located in Washington County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Lake Stream <2>
  • Cherryfield
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
    • Cherryfield is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryfield <2>
  • Wesley
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • Wesley is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesley <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Dow Pines ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dow Pines.

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

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

• Great Pond Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Great Pond Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Great Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Jackson Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Aurora Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aurora Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aurora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Amherst Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amherst Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amherst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Hadley Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hadley Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hadley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Number 2 Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Number 2 Cemetery
• Number 1 Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Number 1 Cemetery
• Penny Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Penny Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Penny Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
• Frost Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frost Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frost Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Hillside Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
• Cardville Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cardville Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cardville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Continue List   (87 more) ...
  • Beddington Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beddington Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2366808 <4>
  • Turner Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #800932 <4>

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.<5>

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

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

• Great Pond
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Pond
  • Great Pond is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
• Aurora
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <2>
• Amherst
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
• Greenfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Penobscot County
• Beddington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beddington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beddington
  • Beddington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beddington <2>
• Clifton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
• Cardville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardville
  • Cardville is located in Penobscot County
• Waltham
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • 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
• Costigan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Costigan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costigan
  • Costigan is located in Penobscot County
• Milford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <2>
• Old Town
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Old Town is located in Penobscot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Town <2>
• Great Works
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Works have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Works
  • Great Works is located in Penobscot County
• Continue List   (14 more) ...
  • Bradley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
    • Bradley is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <2>
  • East Eddington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Eddington
    • East Eddington is located in Penobscot County
  • Eastbrook
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastbrook
    • Eastbrook is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastbrook <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Dow Pines ...

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 125 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dow Pines.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dow Pines, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dow Pines.

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 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 Dow Pines:

• Websites specific to Maine
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Maine State Archives

• Pages specific to Hancock County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Penobscot County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Washington County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Maine
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Maine
  • Cemeteries of Hancock County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Maine
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Maine
  • Cemeteries of Hancock County

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dow Pines. 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/