Our Genealogy Helper
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 Fletchers 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 Fletchers 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 Fletchers 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.
- A typical abbreviation for Fletchers Landing: Fletchers Lndg. (or less commonly used: Fletchers Lndng.)
- While the name of this community is Fletchers Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Fletchers Landing may originally have been Fletcher's Landing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Fletchers Landing might be written as Fletcher Landing.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Fletchers Landing 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 Fletchers Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fletchers Landing:
- Hancock County (The home county of Fletchers Landing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fletchers Landing, with the one closest to Fletchers Landing listed first.
- Ellsworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Franklin Road
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Road is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Road
- North Ellsworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ellsworth
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Otis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Otis is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Waltham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Waltham is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
- Mariaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mariaville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Eastbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lamoine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Surry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Penobscot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fletchers Landing, with the one closest to Fletchers Landing listed first.
- Clifton
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 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)
- Goodale Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Goodale Corner is located in Penobscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodale Corner
- Brewer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eddington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bangor
(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
- Veazie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hampden
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Orono
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Orrington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Waldo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fletchers Landing, with the one closest to Fletchers Landing listed first.
- Prospect Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Prospect Ferry is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Ferry
- Sandy Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Winterport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- North Winterport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Winterport
- Winterport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Frankfort
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Prospect
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stockton Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- North Searsport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- North Searsport is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Searsport
- Searsport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Monroe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Monroe is located in Waldo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Swanville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fletchers Landing, with the one closest to Fletchers Landing listed first.
- Deblois
(20 miles [32.2 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Steuben
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beddington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- East Steuben
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- East Steuben is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Steuben
- Milbridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Harrington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Columbia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Columbia is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fletchers Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Fletchers Landing.
Cemeteries Near Fletchers Landing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fletchers 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 Fletchers Landing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fletchers Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fletchers Landing, with the one closest to Fletchers Landing listed first.
- Juniper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- MacKenzie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woodbine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Burying Ground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beech Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McFarland Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jordan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Abbott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nicolin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Ellsworth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (196 more) ...
- Remick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Birch Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Fletchers Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fletchers Landing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fletchers Landing, with the one closest to Fletchers Landing listed first.
- Ellsworth Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellsworth Falls is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth Falls
- Ellsworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Franklin Road
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Road is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Road
- Egypt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- West Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Franklin is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Franklin
- North Ellsworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ellsworth
- East Surry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Surry is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Surry
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Waltham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Waltham is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
- West Ellsworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Ellsworth is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ellsworth
- Hancock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eastbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Surry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lamoine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fletchers Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fletchers Landing.
Newspapers Published in Fletchers 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 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fletchers Landing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fletchers Landing, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fletchers Landing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Fletchers Landing:
- Websites specific to Maine
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Penobscot County
- Waldo County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maine
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Fletchers Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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 Fletchers Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |