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 Hampden (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 Hampden. 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 Hampden ...
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 Hampden: E. Hampden
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Hampden is located in Penobscot 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 Penobscot County: Aroostook, Hancock, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near East Hampden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Hampden:
- Penobscot County (The home county of East Hampden)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Hampden, with the one closest to East Hampden listed first.
- North Orrington
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
- Bangor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hampden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brewer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Orrington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hampden Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
- Holden
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Bangor
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Bangor is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
- Snow Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Corner
- Goodale Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
- Eddington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hermon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Hampden, with the one closest to East Hampden listed first.
- Dedham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bucksport Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- Bucksport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Orland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Verona Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Verona Island is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Former name for Verona Island:
- Verona
- East Orland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Otis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Otis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- North Ellsworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ellsworth
- Mariaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mariaville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- North Penobscot
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- North Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Penobscot
- West Penobscot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
- Amherst
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Amherst is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Piscataquis County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Hampden, with the one closest to East Hampden listed first.
- Boyd Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Boyd Lake is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Lake
- Atkinson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Atkinson Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
- Dover South Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
- South Dover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Hampden, with the one closest to East Hampden listed first.
- Detroit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Houston Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Dogtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Palmyra
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pittsfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- West Palmyra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Hampden, with the one closest to East Hampden listed first.
- North Winterport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Winterport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
- Winterport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Frankfort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Prospect Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
- Prospect
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Monroe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Monroe Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- North Searsport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Searsport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsport
- Sandy Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stockton Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Swanville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Hampden, see our County-by-County Page for East Hampden.
Cemeteries Near East Hampden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Hampden.
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 Hampden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Hampden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Hampden, with the one closest to East Hampden listed first.
- North Orrington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Brewer.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90734 <2>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Copeland Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (240 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beth Abraham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Hampden had a population of 207 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Hampden, with the one closest to East Hampden listed first.
- South Brewer
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- South Brewer is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brewer
- North Orrington
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
- Hampden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Orrington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Orrington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orrington
- Bangor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Bangor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Bangor is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bangor
- Orrington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orrington Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Orrington Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrington Center
- Brewer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hampden Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
- Hermon Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hermon Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon Center
- South Orrington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Orrington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Orrington
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Goodale Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
- North Bangor
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Bangor is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bangor
- Holden
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Hampden. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Hampden.
Newspapers Published in East Hampden ...
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 129 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Hampden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Hampden, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Hampden.
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 East Hampden:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Penobscot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Piscataquis County
- Somerset County
- Waldo 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> | 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Hampden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Hampden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |