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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 Union (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 Union. 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 Union ...

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 Union: E. Union

You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Union. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Union.

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 doctors 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 Union is located in Knox 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 Knox County: Lincoln & Waldo.

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

  • Knox County     (The home county of East Union)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Union, with the one closest to East Union listed first.
    • South Hope
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • South Hope is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
    • Union
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hope
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • West Rockport
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Appleton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lake City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Lake City is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Warren
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Camden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Rockport
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Burkettville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Burkettville is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
    • Lucas Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lucas Corner is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Corner
    • Warren Station
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Warren Station is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Union, with the one closest to East Union listed first.
    • Cape Rosier
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
    • Harborside
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Castine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Penobscot
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunset
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Little Deer Isle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • West Brooksville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
    • Deer Isle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Sargentville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Sargentville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
    • Stonington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Brooksville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • West Penobscot
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • West Penobscot is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Penobscot
  • Kennebec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Union, with the one closest to East Union listed first.
    • Branch Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
    • Windsor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • South Windsor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • South Windsor is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windsor
    • North Windsor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • North Windsor is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windsor
    • South China
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • East Pittston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • East Pittston is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittston
    • China
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • China is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <1>
    • Albion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • East Vassalboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
    • Chelsea
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Pittston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Pittston is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,819 people
    • Randolph
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Union, with the one closest to East Union listed first.
    • Davis Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
    • Flanders Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
    • Waldoboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jefferson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • South Waldoboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldoboro
    • Eugley Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
    • Somerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Somerville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
    • Nobleboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrington Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Harrington Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Corner
    • Coopers Mills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Bremen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Medomak
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Medomak is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medomak
  • Sagadahoc County
    • Richmond
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Union, with the one closest to East Union listed first.
    • Lincolnville Center
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bickfords Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Bickfords Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
    • Searsmont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Slab City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Slab City is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab City
    • South Montville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • South Montville is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montville
    • Lincolnville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Greers Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Greers Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Corner
    • Liberty
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • West Searsmont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • West Searsmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Searsmont
    • Belmont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Belmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
    • Center Belmont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
    • Belmont Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Belmont Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Corner

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

Cemeteries Near East Union ...

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

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 Union - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Union covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Village Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Post Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hope Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Clark Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sprague Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Newcomb Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (317 more) ...
    • New Rockville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Skidmore Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Perry Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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 East Union had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • South Hope
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • South Hope is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hope
  • South Union
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • South Union is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Union
  • Union
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hope
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Appleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Warren
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rockville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockville is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • North Appleton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • North Appleton is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Appleton
  • North Union
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • North Union is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Union
  • North Waldoboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • North Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Waldoboro
  • Warren Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Warren Station is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Station
  • Rockport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Camden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Burkettville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Burkettville is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkettville
    • Washington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in East Union ...

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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Union.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Union, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Union.

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 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 Union:

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 Union, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Union) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.