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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 Steuben (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 Steuben. 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 Steuben ...

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 Steuben: E. Steuben

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 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 Steuben is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Aroostook, Hancock & Penobscot.

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of East Steuben)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Steuben, with the one closest to East Steuben listed first.
    • Steuben
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steuben have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
      • Steuben is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,148 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steuben <2>
    • Milbridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherryfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
      • Cherryfield is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryfield <2>
    • Harrington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Addison
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
      • Addison is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addison <2>
    • Columbia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Columbia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Columbia is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Columbia
      • From East Steuben to Columbia
    • Columbia Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Falls
      • Columbia Falls is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia Falls <2>
    • Epping
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Epping. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epping
      • Epping is located in Washington County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Epping
      • From East Steuben to Epping
    • Beals
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beals have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals
      • Beals is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beals <2>
    • Jonesport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Deblois
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Centerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Washington County
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Steuben, with the one closest to East Steuben listed first.
    • Gouldsboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gouldsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouldsboro
      • Gouldsboro is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gouldsboro <2>
    • Corea
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corea
      • Corea is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corea <2>
    • Goodwin Siding
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goodwin Siding. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin Siding
      • Goodwin Siding is located in Hancock County
      • Goodwin Siding has also been known as:
      • Goodwins
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Goodwin Siding
      • From East Steuben to Goodwin Siding
    • Prospect Harbor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • West Gouldsboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Birch Harbor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • South Gouldsboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Winter Harbor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Harbor
      • Winter Harbor is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Harbor <2>
    • East Sullivan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Sorrento
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sorrento have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrento
      • Sorrento is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sorrento <2>
    • Sullivan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sullivan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
      • Sullivan is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <2>
    • Bar Harbor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near East Steuben ...

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

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

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

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Corea Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corea Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rock Maple Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Maple Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Maple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant River Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Flat Bay Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flat Bay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flat Bay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morse Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hall Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Hills Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Birch Tree Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Birch Tree Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Birch Tree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (86 more) ...
    • Dyer Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dyer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Church Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Simpson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 in 1895, East Steuben had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Steuben
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steuben have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
    • Steuben is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,148 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steuben <2>
  • Milbridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gouldsboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gouldsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouldsboro
    • Gouldsboro is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gouldsboro <2>
  • Cherryfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryfield
    • Cherryfield is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryfield <2>
  • West Harrington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Harrington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Harrington
    • West Harrington is located in Washington County
  • West Gouldsboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Prospect Harbor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Birch Harbor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Harrington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ashville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashville
    • Ashville is located in Hancock County
  • South Gouldsboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Winter Harbor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Harbor
    • Winter Harbor is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Harbor <2>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • South Addison
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Addison
      • South Addison is located in Washington County
    • East Sullivan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Sorrento
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sorrento have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrento
      • Sorrento is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sorrento <2>

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

Newspapers Published in East Steuben ...

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 Steuben.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Steuben, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Steuben.

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 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 Steuben:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 Steuben, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- East Steuben) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Steuben. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5030, Longitude: -67.9253       In this case, the coordinates for East Steuben have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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