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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 Eggemoggin (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 Eggemoggin. 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 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.

Eggemoggin 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 Eggemoggin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eggemoggin:

  • Hancock County     (The home county of Eggemoggin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eggemoggin, with the one closest to Eggemoggin listed first.
    • Little Deer Isle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sargentville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Sargentville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
    • Brooksville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cape Rosier
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
    • Harborside
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sedgwick
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • West Brooksville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
    • Castine
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Penobscot
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Deer Isle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Haven
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Haven is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
    • Sunset
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eggemoggin, with the one closest to Eggemoggin listed first.
    • Pulpit Harbor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Pulpit Harbor is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulpit Harbor
    • North Haven
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Isle Au Haut
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Camden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Vinalhaven
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Rockport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Lake City is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Glen Cove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Glen Cove is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
    • West Rockport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hope
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Owls Head
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Penobscot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eggemoggin, with the one closest to Eggemoggin listed first.
    • Goodale Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
    • Orrington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Newburgh Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Newburgh Village is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Village
    • South Newburgh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • South Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Newburgh
    • Hampden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Holden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Holden is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <1>
    • North Orrington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
    • East Dixmont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • East Dixmont is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dixmont
    • Newburgh
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Newburgh is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eggemoggin, with the one closest to Eggemoggin listed first.
    • Islesboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Islesboro is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islesboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • North Islesboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
    • Northport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • East Northport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • East Northport is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
    • Lincolnville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Sandy Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Searsport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Stockton Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Belfast
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bryants Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bryants Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Corner
    • Prospect Ferry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
    • Lincolnville Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Eggemoggin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eggemoggin.

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

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

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

  • Grays Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Blastow's Cove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Forest Home Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Condon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Wood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Carters Point Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Indian Bar Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Douglass Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • West Brooksville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (253 more) ...
    • Witherspoon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Quinn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Mt. Adams 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.<4>

While we didn't find Eggemoggin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eggemoggin.

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

  • South Brooksville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • South Brooksville is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
  • Sargentville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sargentville is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
  • Brooksville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cape Rosier
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
  • North Deer Isle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • North Deer Isle is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Deer Isle
  • Sedgwick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • West Brooksville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • West Brooksville is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brooksville
  • Deer Isle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Castine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Penobscot
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunset
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • North Sedgwick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • North Sedgwick is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sedgwick
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • North Castine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • North Castine is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Castine
    • South Deer Isle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • South Deer Isle is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deer Isle
    • Brooklin
      (8 miles [12.9 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 Eggemoggin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eggemoggin.

Newspapers Published in Eggemoggin ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eggemoggin.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eggemoggin, 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 Eggemoggin.

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 helpful 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 Eggemoggin:

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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eggemoggin) 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 Eggemoggin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.