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 Orland (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 Orland. 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.
East Orland 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 Orland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Orland:
- Hancock County (The home county of East Orland)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Orland, with the one closest to East Orland listed first.
- Orland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Penobscot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Penobscot
- Bucksport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Verona Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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
- Dedham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Ellsworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ellsworth
- Bucksport Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- West Penobscot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
- Surry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- East Blue Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Orland, with the one closest to East Orland listed first.
- Pulpit Harbor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pulpit Harbor is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulpit Harbor
- 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 Orland, with the one closest to East Orland listed first.
- Goodale Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
- Holden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Orrington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hampden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Orrington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
- Brewer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bangor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- East Eddington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- East Eddington is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Eddington
- Hampden Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hampden Center is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden Center
- Eddington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Newburgh Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
- South Newburgh
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Orland, with the one closest to East Orland listed first.
- Prospect Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
- Sandy Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winterport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stockton Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frankfort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Winterport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Winterport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
- North Searsport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- North Searsport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsport
- Searsport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Swanville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Monroe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Monroe is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Monroe Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Orland, see our County-by-County Page for East Orland.
Cemeteries Near East Orland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Orland.
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 Orland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Orland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Orland, with the one closest to East Orland listed first.
- Front Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Back Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gross Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Leaches Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Surry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Granite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Silver Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Buck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Buck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (285 more) ...
- Village Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Whitman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leach Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that East Orland had a population of 84 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Orland, with the one closest to East Orland listed first.
- Orland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Penobscot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Penobscot
- Bucks Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bucks Mills is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Mills
- North Orland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Orland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orland
- Bucksport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Ellsworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ellsworth
- Prospect Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
- East Bucksport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Bucksport is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bucksport
- West Penobscot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
- South Penobscot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Penobscot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Penobscot
- North Ellsworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ellsworth
- Dedham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bucksport Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
- Goodale Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
- Green Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Orland. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Orland.
Newspapers Published in East Orland ...
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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Orland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Orland, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Orland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Orland:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Knox County
- Penobscot 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> | 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 Orland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Orland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |