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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 (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. 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 northwest 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 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.

Ellsworth is located in Hancock County and is the County Seat.

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 Hancock County: Penobscot, Waldo & Washington.

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

  • Hancock County     (The home county of Ellsworth)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
    • Franklin Road
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Surry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lamoine
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Trenton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
      • Trenton is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,568 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <2>
    • West Trenton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • East Lamoine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hancock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • South Hancock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Franklin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
    • West Sullivan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Salsbury Cove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salsbury Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salsbury Cove
      • Salsbury Cove is located in Hancock County
    • East Blue Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Blue Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blue Hill
      • East Blue Hill is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Blue Hill <2>
    • Indian Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Penobscot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
    • East Eddington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Clifton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 901 people
    • Goodale Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Holden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
      • Holden is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <2>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Holden
      • From Ellsworth to Holden
    • Brewer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
      • Brewer is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,948 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewer <2>
    • Eddington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • North Orrington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Orrington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Bangor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hampden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden
      • Hampden is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,513 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampden <2>
    • Veazie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veazie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veazie
      • Veazie is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,824 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veazie <2>
    • Hampden Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Orono
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orono have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
      • Orono is located in Penobscot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,636 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orono <2>
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
    • Prospect Ferry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Sandy Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
      • Sandy Point is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Point <2>
    • Prospect
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Stockton Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton Springs
      • Stockton Springs is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton Springs <2>
    • Winterport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterport
      • Winterport is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterport <2>
    • North Winterport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Frankfort
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
      • Frankfort is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <2>
    • Searsport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • North Searsport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • North Islesboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Islesboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Islesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islesboro
      • Islesboro is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • Swanville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanville
      • Swanville is located in Waldo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanville <2>
    • East Northport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ellsworth, with the one closest to Ellsworth listed first.
    • Steuben
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steuben have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Cherryfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • East Steuben
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Deblois
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Milbridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Beddington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beddington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beddington
      • Beddington is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beddington <2>
    • Harrington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Ellsworth ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ellsworth.

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

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

  • Old Burying Ground Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Burying Ground Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Burying Ground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jordan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Woodbine Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • MacKenzie Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Remick Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Remick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Remick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McFarland Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McFarland Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McFarland Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Juniper Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Juniper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Juniper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Village Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Village Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whittenmore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whittenmore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whittenmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morgan Bay Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Bay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Bay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (203 more) ...
    • South Surry Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Surry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Surry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Moore Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Leland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ellsworth had a population of 4,804 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ellsworth had a population of 8,249 people.

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

  • Ellsworth Falls
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsworth Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth Falls
    • Ellsworth Falls is located in Hancock County
  • East Surry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Surry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Surry
    • East Surry is located in Hancock County
  • Surry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin Road
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lamoine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Egypt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Egypt is located in Hancock County
  • West Ellsworth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Ellsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ellsworth
    • West Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
  • West Trenton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Trenton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Trenton is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,568 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <2>
  • East Lamoine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • North Ellsworth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ellsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ellsworth
    • North Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
  • Lamoine Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamoine Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoine Beach
    • Lamoine Beach is located in Hancock County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Marlboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
      • Marlboro is located in Hancock County
    • South Hancock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hancock
      (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 Ellsworth. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ellsworth.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Ellsworth ...

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 Ellsworth.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Ellsworth. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Ellsworth and those printed in the larger area surrounding Ellsworth.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4> of Ellsworth.

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 either 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:

The official website for Ellsworth: www.ci.ellsworth.me.us/

The official website for Hancock County: www.co.hancock.me.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Ellsworth) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ellsworth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5430, Longitude: -68.4200    
<5>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.
<6>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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