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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 Ducktrap (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 Ducktrap. 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 and hospitals 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.

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

  • Waldo County     (The home county of Ducktrap)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ducktrap, with the one closest to Ducktrap listed first.
    • Lincolnville
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Northport
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincolnville Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Islesboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Islesboro is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islesboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • East Northport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • East Northport is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
    • North Islesboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
    • Belmont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Belmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
    • Center Belmont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
    • Belfast
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bickfords Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Bickfords Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
    • Greers Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Greers Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Corner
    • Belmont Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Belmont Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Corner
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ducktrap, with the one closest to Ducktrap listed first.
    • Cape Rosier
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
    • Harborside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Castine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Penobscot
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • West Brooksville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
    • Little Deer Isle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Brooksville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Sargentville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Sargentville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
    • Sunset
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • West Penobscot
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
    • Deer Isle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Mountainville
      (19 miles [30.6 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 Ducktrap, with the one closest to Ducktrap listed first.
    • Branch Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
    • Albion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • China
      (28 miles [45.1 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 <1>
    • North Windsor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
    • South China
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Windsor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • South Windsor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ducktrap, with the one closest to Ducktrap listed first.
    • Lake City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake City is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Camden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hope
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Rockport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • South Hope
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • South Hope is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
    • West Rockport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen Cove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Glen Cove is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
    • Pulpit Harbor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pulpit Harbor is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulpit Harbor
    • Appleton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • North Haven
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • West Appleton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • West Appleton is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
    • Owls Head
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ducktrap, with the one closest to Ducktrap listed first.
    • Davis Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
    • Flanders Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
    • Waldoboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jefferson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • South Waldoboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldoboro
    • Somerville
      (23 miles [37 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
    • Nobleboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Coopers Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Harrington Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
    • Medomak
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Medomak is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medomak
    • Bremen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Penobscot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ducktrap, with the one closest to Ducktrap listed first.
    • East Dixmont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
    • 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 Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
    • South Newburgh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
    • Newburgh
      (28 miles [45.1 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
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner

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

Cemeteries Near Ducktrap ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ducktrap.

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 Ducktrap - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Beach Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Knight Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Collier Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Saturday Cove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hills Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pitcher Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lower Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Upper Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (300 more) ...
    • South Belfast Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Watson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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 Ducktrap in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ducktrap.

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

  • Lincolnville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Northport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Camden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • North Islesboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
  • East Northport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • East Northport is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
  • Hope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Belmont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Belmont is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
  • Center Belmont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
  • Rockport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Belfast
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • North Appleton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • North Appleton is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Appleton
  • South Hope
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • South Hope is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cape Rosier
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
    • Searsmont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • 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

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

Newspapers Published in Ducktrap ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ducktrap.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ducktrap, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ducktrap.

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 helpful 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 Ducktrap:

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 Ducktrap, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ducktrap) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.