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 East Blue Hill (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 Blue Hill. 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 Blue Hill ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for East Blue Hill: E. Blue Hill
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
East Blue Hill is located in Hancock 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 Hancock County: Penobscot, Waldo & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near East Blue Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Blue Hill:
- Hancock County (The home county of East Blue Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Blue Hill, with the one closest to East Blue Hill listed first.
- Blue Hill Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Hill Falls is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill Falls
- Blue Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Blue Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blue Hill
- Surry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Trenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Trenton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Trenton
- Trenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Indian Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Indian Point is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
- North Brooklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Brooklin is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooklin
- North Penobscot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Penobscot
- Brooksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sedgwick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Blue Hill, with the one closest to East Blue Hill listed first.
- Isle Au Haut
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pulpit Harbor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pulpit Harbor is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulpit Harbor
- North Haven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vinalhaven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Camden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Blue Hill, with the one closest to East Blue Hill listed first.
- Goodale Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
- Holden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East Eddington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East Eddington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Eddington
- North Orrington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
- Orrington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 901 people
- Brewer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hampden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eddington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bangor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hampden Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
- Newburgh Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Blue Hill, with the one closest to East Blue Hill listed first.
- Sandy Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
- Stockton Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Prospect
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Islesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
- Islesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Islesboro is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islesboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
- Searsport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Frankfort
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winterport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Northport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Northport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
- Northport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Belfast
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Blue Hill, with the one closest to East Blue Hill listed first.
- Steuben
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- East Steuben
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- East Steuben is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Steuben
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Blue Hill, see our County-by-County Page for East Blue Hill.
Cemeteries Near East Blue Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Blue Hill.
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 East Blue Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Blue Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Blue Hill, with the one closest to East Blue Hill listed first.
- Curtis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Haskell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Seaside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bayview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Morgan Bay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Surry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Early Settlers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Murch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (228 more) ...
- Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Long Island Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 East Blue Hill had a population of 450 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Blue Hill, with the one closest to East Blue Hill listed first.
- South Surry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- South Surry is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Surry
- Blue Hill Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Hill Falls is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill Falls
- Blue Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- South Blue Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blue Hill
- Surry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Sedgwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Sedgwick is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sedgwick
- West Trenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Trenton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Trenton
- East Surry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Surry is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Surry
- Trenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Brooklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Brooklin is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooklin
- Pretty Marsh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pretty Marsh is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Marsh
- Indian Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Indian Point is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Brooksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sedgwick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Blue Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Blue Hill.
Newspapers Published in East Blue Hill ...
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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Blue Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Blue Hill, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Blue Hill.
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 Blue Hill:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Knox County
- Penobscot County
- Waldo County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Blue Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 East Blue Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |