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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 Ellsworth Falls (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 Ellsworth Falls. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

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

  • Hancock County     (The home county of Ellsworth Falls)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth Falls, with the one closest to Ellsworth Falls listed first.
    • Ellsworth
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • North Ellsworth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • North Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ellsworth
    • Surry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Surry is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surry <1>
    • Franklin Road
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Franklin Road is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Road
    • West Trenton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • West Trenton is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Trenton
    • Lamoine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hancock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Trenton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • East Lamoine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • East Lamoine is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lamoine
    • South Hancock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • South Hancock is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hancock
    • Franklin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • East Blue Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Penobscot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth Falls, with the one closest to Ellsworth Falls listed first.
    • Clifton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Clifton is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 901 people
    • East Eddington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • East Eddington is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Eddington
    • Holden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Goodale Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
    • Brewer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Brewer is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,948 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewer <1>
    • Eddington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • North Orrington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • North Orrington is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Orrington
    • Orrington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bangor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Hampden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Veazie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Orono
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth Falls, with the one closest to Ellsworth Falls listed first.
    • Prospect Ferry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
    • Sandy Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Prospect
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Winterport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Frankfort
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • North Winterport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • North Winterport is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
    • Stockton Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • North Searsport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • North Searsport is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsport
    • Searsport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • North Islesboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
    • Swanville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Islesboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Islesboro is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islesboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth Falls, with the one closest to Ellsworth Falls listed first.
    • Steuben
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Deblois
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Deblois is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deblois
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Cherryfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • East Steuben
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • East Steuben is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Steuben
    • Milbridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Beddington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Ellsworth Falls ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellsworth Falls.

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 Ellsworth Falls - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Old Burying Ground Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Juniper Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • MacKenzie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Woodbine Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jordan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Remick Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • McFarland Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Village Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Nicolin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • North Ellsworth Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (215 more) ...
    • Birch Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Whittenmore Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Morgan Bay Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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, Ellsworth Falls had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Ellsworth
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • East Surry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • East Surry is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Surry
  • Surry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Surry is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surry <1>
  • North Ellsworth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • North Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ellsworth
  • West Ellsworth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • West Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ellsworth
  • Franklin Road
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Franklin Road is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Road
  • Egypt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Egypt is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
  • West Trenton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • West Trenton is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Trenton
  • Lamoine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • West Franklin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • West Franklin is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Franklin
  • Trenton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • East Lamoine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • East Lamoine is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lamoine
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • South Hancock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • South Hancock is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hancock
    • Hancock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Green Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 Ellsworth Falls. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ellsworth Falls.

Newspapers Published in Ellsworth Falls ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ellsworth Falls.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ellsworth Falls, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ellsworth Falls.

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 Ellsworth Falls:

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