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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 Goose Rocks (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 Goose Rocks. 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.

Goose Rocks is located in Knox 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 Knox County: Lincoln & Waldo.

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

  • Knox County     (The home county of Goose Rocks)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goose Rocks, with the one closest to Goose Rocks listed first.
    • North Haven
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Pulpit Harbor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pulpit Harbor is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulpit Harbor
    • Vinalhaven
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Isle Au Haut
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Owls Head
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Camden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Glen Cove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Glen Cove is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
    • Rockland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Lake City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake City is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • South Thomaston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • West Rockport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goose Rocks, with the one closest to Goose Rocks listed first.
    • Sunset
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Stonington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Deer Isle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Oceanville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Oceanville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
    • Mountainville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mountainville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
    • Little Deer Isle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cape Rosier
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
    • Sargentville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Sargentville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
    • Harborside
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Brooklin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Haven
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Haven is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven
    • Sedgwick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goose Rocks, with the one closest to Goose Rocks listed first.
    • South Waldoboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • South Waldoboro is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waldoboro
    • Davis Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Davis Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corner
    • Waldoboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Eugley Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Eugley Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugley Corner
    • Flanders Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Flanders Corner is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders Corner
    • Medomak
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Medomak is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medomak
  • Waldo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goose Rocks, with the one closest to Goose Rocks listed first.
    • Islesboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Islesboro is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islesboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • Lincolnville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • North Islesboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • North Islesboro is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Islesboro
    • Northport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lincolnville Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • East Northport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • East Northport is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Northport
    • Belfast
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Belmont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Belmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
    • Center Belmont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Center Belmont is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Belmont
    • Searsport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Bickfords Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bickfords Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickfords Corner
    • Greers Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Greers Corner is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greers Corner

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

Cemeteries Near Goose Rocks ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goose Rocks.

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 Goose Rocks - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Kent Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Frye Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Fuller Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Seaview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Seaview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Browns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Browns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Leadbetter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pooles Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • John Carver Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Eaton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (204 more) ...
    • Lane Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cummins Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<2>

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

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

  • North Haven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pulpit Harbor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pulpit Harbor is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulpit Harbor
  • Vinalhaven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sunset
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • South Deer Isle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • South Deer Isle is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Deer Isle
  • Deer Isle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Oceanville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Oceanville is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanville
  • Owls Head
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • North Deer Isle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Deer Isle is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Deer Isle
  • Camden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Ash Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ash Point is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Point
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Sargentville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Sargentville is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargentville
    • Cape Rosier
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Cape Rosier is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Rosier
    • Lincolnville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Goose Rocks ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goose Rocks.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goose Rocks, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Goose Rocks.

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 Goose Rocks:

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>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 Goose Rocks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Goose Rocks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.