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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 East Bangor (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 East Bangor. 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 East Bangor ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for East Bangor: E. Bangor

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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

East Bangor is located in Penobscot 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 Penobscot County: Aroostook, Hancock, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo & Washington.

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

  • Penobscot County     (The home county of East Bangor)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Bangor, with the one closest to East Bangor listed first.
    • Lucky Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Glenburn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bangor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Snow Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Veazie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veazie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Hermon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
      • Hermon is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,104 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <1>
    • Eddington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Old Town Landing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
      • Old Town Landing is located in Penobscot County
    • Brewer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Levant
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Kenduskeag
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hampden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Bangor, with the one closest to East Bangor listed first.
    • Dedham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bucksport Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Bucksport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucksport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Orland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Verona Island
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • East Orland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Orland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Otis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Amherst
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Mariaville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariaville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Aurora
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • North Penobscot
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Waltham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waltham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  • Piscataquis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Bangor, with the one closest to East Bangor listed first.
    • Boyd Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyd Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Lake
      • Boyd Lake is located in Piscataquis County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boyd Lake
      • From East Bangor to Boyd Lake
    • Atkinson Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Atkinson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
      • Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Dover South Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • South Dover
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Medford Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Milo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Medford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Dover - Foxcroft
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover - Foxcroft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover - Foxcroft
      • Dover - Foxcroft is located in Piscataquis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,086 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover - Foxcroft <1>
  • Somerset County
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Bangor, with the one closest to East Bangor listed first.
    • North Winterport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Winterport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Frankfort
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Prospect Ferry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Monroe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Prospect
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Monroe Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • North Searsport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jackson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jackson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jackson
      • From East Bangor to Jackson
    • Sandy Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Swanville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Troy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>

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

Cemeteries Near East Bangor ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Bangor.

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

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

  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pleasant Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Beth Abraham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Abraham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth Abraham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (215 more) ...
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Birch Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Birch Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Birch Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, East Bangor had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Six Mile Falls
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Mile Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile Falls
    • Six Mile Falls is located in Penobscot County
  • North Bangor
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bangor
    • North Bangor is located in Penobscot County
  • North Hermon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hermon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hermon
    • North Hermon is located in Penobscot County
  • Snow Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • West Bangor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bangor
    • West Bangor is located in Penobscot County
  • Bangor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenburn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hermon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
    • Hermon is located in Penobscot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <1>
  • Hermon Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermon Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon Center
    • Hermon Center is located in Penobscot County
  • East Hampden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hampden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hampden
    • East Hampden is located in Penobscot County
  • South Brewer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Brewer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brewer
    • South Brewer is located in Penobscot County
  • Veazie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veazie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in East Bangor ...

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 130 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Bangor.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Bangor, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Bangor.

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 East Bangor:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Bangor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/

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 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.
<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>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.
<5>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 East Bangor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- East Bangor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Bangor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8529, Longitude: -68.8104       In this case, the coordinates for East Bangor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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