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 Knox (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 Knox. 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 Knox ...
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 Knox: E. Knox
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 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 Knox 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 East Knox. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Knox:
- Waldo County (The home county of East Knox)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Knox, with the one closest to East Knox listed first.
- Knox
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Knox is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Knox Ledge Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Knox Ledge Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Ledge Corner
- Freedom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brooks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Thorndike
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Morrill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Montville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- West Searsmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
- Waldo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waldo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
- Jackson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Belmont Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Corner
- Greers Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greers Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Corner
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Knox, with the one closest to East Knox listed first.
- Bucksport Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- Bucksport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Castine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Penobscot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Verona Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- 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
- West Penobscot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
- Harborside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Orland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Brooksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
- Cape Rosier
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
- East Orland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North Penobscot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Penobscot
- Brooksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kennebec County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Knox, with the one closest to East Knox listed first.
- Albion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Branch Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
- China
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benton Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
- Benton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,720 people
- South China
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Benton Station is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
- East Vassalboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
- Morrison Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Morrison Corner is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Corner
- North Vassalboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
- Waterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Winslow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Knox, with the one closest to East Knox listed first.
- West Appleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Appleton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Appleton
- Appleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Burkettville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Burkettville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
- Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lucas Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
- Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lake City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Razorville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Razorville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razorville
- Stickney Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stickney Corner is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney Corner
- South Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- South Hope is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
- Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Camden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Globe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Globe is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Knox, with the one closest to East Knox listed first.
- Somerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Somerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Coopers Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Flanders Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
- Jefferson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
- North Whitefield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Whitefield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Whitefield
- Waldoboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Whitefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Knox, with the one closest to East Knox listed first.
- Dixmont
(12 miles [19.3 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
- East Dixmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
- Newburgh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
- South Newburgh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
- Plymouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Newburgh Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
- North Newburgh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newburgh
- Carmel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- East Newport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- East Newport is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newport
- Etna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Etna is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
- Newport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hampden Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
- Hampden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Knox, with the one closest to East Knox listed first.
- Fairfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Detroit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Houston Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
- Pittsfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shawmut
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shawmut is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
- Dogtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dogtown is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Nyes Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nyes Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyes Corner
- Palmyra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Canaan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hinckley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hinckley is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- West Palmyra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Palmyra is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Palmyra
- Hartland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Albans
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Knox, see our County-by-County Page for East Knox.
Cemeteries Near East Knox ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Knox.
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 Knox - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Knox covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Knox, with the one closest to East Knox listed first.
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Side Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Leonard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Green Wood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cates Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Saywood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Smithton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (343 more) ...
- Whitten Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greer Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90048 <2>
- Shorey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, East Knox had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Knox, with the one closest to East Knox listed first.
- Knox
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Knox is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Knox Center
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Knox Center is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Center
- Halldale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Halldale is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halldale
- Center Montville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Center Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Montville
- Freedom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Montville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Montville is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Morrill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Thorndike
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Thorndike
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Thorndike is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thorndike
- Smithton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Smithton is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- Whites Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whites Corner is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Corner
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- North Searsmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Searsmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsmont
- West Searsmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
- Waldo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waldo is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Knox. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Knox.
Newspapers Published in East Knox ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Knox.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Knox, 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 East Knox.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Knox:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Waldo County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Kennebec County
- Knox County
- Lincoln County
- Penobscot County
- Somerset 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> | 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 Knox, 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' (or 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 Knox) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |