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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 Elliot Landing (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 Elliot Landing. 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 Elliot Landing ...

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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Elliot Landing: Elliot Lndg. (or less commonly used: Elliot Lndng.)

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 hospitals 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.

Elliot Landing is located in Penobscot 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 Penobscot County: Aroostook, Hancock, Piscataquis, Somerset, Waldo & Washington.

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

  • Penobscot County     (The home county of Elliot Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elliot Landing, with the one closest to Elliot Landing listed first.
    • Lucky Landing
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Lucky Landing is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Landing
    • Old Town Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Old Town Landing is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
    • East Bangor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • East Bangor is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
    • Glenburn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
    • Orono
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Orono is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,636 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orono <1>
    • Stillwater
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Stillwater is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
    • Webster
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Webster is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Veazie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Veazie is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veazie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veazie <1>
    • West Old Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • West Old Town is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Old Town
    • Old Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bangor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Bangor is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,998 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <1>
    • Eddington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elliot Landing, with the one closest to Elliot Landing listed first.
    • Dedham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Bucksport Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Bucksport Center is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport Center
    • Amherst
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Amherst is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
    • Otis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Otis is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
    • Aurora
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Mariaville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mariaville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
    • Bucksport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Orland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Verona Island
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • North Ellsworth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • North Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ellsworth
    • East Orland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Great Pond
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Great Pond is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Pond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Piscataquis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elliot Landing, with the one closest to Elliot Landing listed first.
    • Boyd Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Boyd Lake is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Lake
    • Atkinson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Atkinson Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Mills
    • Medford Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Medford Center is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford Center
    • South Dover
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dover
    • Dover South Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover South Mills
    • Milo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Milo is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milo <1>
    • Medford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Medford is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • Dover - Foxcroft
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Adams
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Adams is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Somerset County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elliot Landing, with the one closest to Elliot Landing listed first.
    • Detroit
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Houston Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Houston Corner is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Corner
    • Palmyra
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Dogtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Dogtown is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
    • Pittsfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Ripley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Ripley is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elliot Landing, with the one closest to Elliot Landing listed first.
    • North Winterport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • North Winterport is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
    • Winterport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Frankfort
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Prospect Ferry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
    • Monroe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Monroe is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
    • Prospect
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Monroe Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Monroe Center is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
    • North Searsport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • North Searsport is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsport
    • Jackson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jackson is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
    • Sandy Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Troy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Troy is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <1>
    • Stockton Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Elliot Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elliot Landing.

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 Elliot Landing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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>

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

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

  • Six Mile Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Six Mile Falls is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile Falls
  • East Bangor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • East Bangor is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
  • Glenburn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Glenburn is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,567 people
  • North Bangor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • North Bangor is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bangor
  • Orono
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Orono is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,636 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orono <1>
  • North Hermon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • North Hermon is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hermon
  • Veazie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Veazie is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veazie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veazie <1>
  • Basin Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Basin Mills is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Mills
  • Webster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Webster is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • Bangor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Bangor is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <1>
  • Eddington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Great Works
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Great Works is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Works
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Old Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • West Old Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • West Old Town is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Old Town
    • Snow Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Snow Corner is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Corner

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

Newspapers Published in Elliot Landing ...

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 122 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elliot Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elliot Landing, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elliot Landing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Elliot Landing:

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 Elliot Landing, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elliot Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.